Research Article
Exploring the Challenges in Covering Dental Services through Complementary Insurance in Iran: A Qualitative Study
Table 1
Characteristics of participants in individual in-depth interviews.
| | Characteristics | Health policymakers | Insurers | Policyholders | Dentists | Insured people | Special institution managers |
| | Age, mean (±SD) | 53.2 (±3.5) | 48.8 (±6.5) | 44.5 (±4.2) | 46.5 (±8.8) | 41.7 (±10.4) | 49.0 (±5.7) |
| | Gender | Male | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | Female | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| | Education | Bachelor or lower | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | | Master of science | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | PhD/DDS/MD | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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