The High Authority for Health (HAS) released its evaluation report this Wednesday on the “relevance of reimbursement for implant-prosthetic care” for people who are missing all or part of their teeth. “Favorable” report which, if followed by Health Insurance, would put dental implants within everyone’s reach.
According to the HAS, the world population will be 30% toothless by 2030. And if the figure has not been specified for France, the Authority assures that “the number of people affected by the loss of a or even all of the teeth are set to grow” among our fellow citizens. Still according to the HAS, this “constitutes a functional, aesthetic and social handicap with consequences on health”.
How much will a refund be?
Currently, Social Security only reimburses relatively light prostheses. Either dentures, when all the teeth are missing, or bridges and crowns, when it is a question of replacing or hiding an isolated tooth. Implants are currently not reimbursed even though nearly a million will be carried out per year in France in 2023, according to HAS figures.
In the name of improving access to care, the Authority therefore calls for “reimbursement of these acts in the general population”. However, if the HAS recommendations are followed by Health Insurance, the question will arise of the exact extent of the coverage. Reimbursement of dentures, for example, is capped by Social Security, which effectively leaves a large part of it to the patient's mutual insurance company.
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