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The expenses covered by the national insurance for periodontal treatment have greatly increased during the last 4-5 years. Total reimbursement for periodontal treatment and subsequent oral rehabilitation is close to NOK 300 million per year. In the light of this great increase, the aim of this article is to describe the treatment profile offered by Norwegian specialists in periodontics. The information was collected using a questionnaire sent to all specialists in periodontics in Norway in 2007. The response rate was 72 per cent. More than 40 per cent of periodontists are located in the counties of Oslo and Hordaland. Each periodontist treated on average 973 patients per year and had more than 60 patient visits per week. Systematic non-surgical periodontal treatment and maintenance therapy were the most common treatments provided. Periodontal surgery made up a considerably smaller proportion. About 50 per cent of the periodontists offered implant treatment, but only 20 per cent performed oral rehabilitation covered by the national insurance. Although Norwegian periodontists still spend most time on traditional periodontal treatment, the results of the present study indicate that implant treatment is becoming an increasingly important part of the treatment profile.

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