Hsinchu County has begun accepting applications for this year's subsidy for low- and middle-income elderly people to wear dentures.

(Taken from the official website of Zhu County Government)

[Reporter Huang Meizhu/Hsinchu Report] To make it easy for the elderly to eat and eat healthy, Hsinchu County has started this year’s subsidy for wearing dentures for the elderly in low- and middle-income households. The dentures can receive 10,000 yuan depending on whether the dentures are completely missing or partially missing Funding subsidies ranging from 7,000 yuan to 44,000 yuan.

If you already have dentures but they are broken and need to be repaired, or you need to increase the number of dentures, or you want to replace the hooks, etc., you can get a subsidy of up to 6,600 yuan, and you can apply for it every year.

County magistrate Yang Wenke said that long-term tooth loss for the elderly will make it difficult to eat, affect nutritional intake, and increase the risk of chronic diseases.

But making dentures is not cheap, and health insurance does not pay for them, so the county government provides financial subsidies for dentures for the elderly in low- and middle-income households.

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Chen Xinyi, Director of the Social Affairs Department of the county government, said that the conditions for the denture subsidy for the elderly in low- and middle-income households in Hsinchu County are elders over 65 years old in Hsinchu County, or aboriginal folks over 55 years old, and they must be listed as low- and middle-income household.

There are a total of 9 cooperative and special dental clinics in the county, which are located in Zhubei, Zhudong and Hukou, and they have begun to accept applications for this year.

Because missing teeth will affect the chewing function, as long as the doctor evaluates the need to install removable dentures, you can go to the county government with supporting documents such as low-income household assistance, living allowance for the elderly in low- and middle-income households, or living allowance for the physically and mentally handicapped. Those who pass the screening at the cooperative medical institution can go to the original screening medical institution to install dentures. Last year, 46 elderly people from low- and middle-income households applied for denture subsidies, and a total of 1,522,300 yuan was issued. payment.

There are 9 special dental hospitals in cooperation with the Hsinchu County Government.

(Taken from the official website of Zhu County Government)

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