Decades of dental care evolution: a cross-national comparative study on public dental expenditures and policy shifts in Taiwan and OECD Countries (2010-2025).

Taiwan's dental spending remained substantially lower than OECD countries between 2010–2025, with global budget constraints creating trade-offs between service volume and payment rates; COVID-19 reduced dental claims, and preventive care increased but lagged comparable nations despite the system's cost-containment success.

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