Information about general elderly people applying for free dentures.

(Photo provided by Kaohsiung City Health Bureau)

[Reporter Xu Lijuan/Kaohsiung Report] This year (2023) the elderly in Kaohsiung City will apply for free dentures from March 1 to June 30 (applications will be closed when the funds are exhausted). Elderly applications, applications for half-mouthed, toothless elders will be open from April 1st.

The Health Bureau pointed out that last year, the free denture fitting program for the elderly in Kaohsiung City subsidized 2,157 elders to install dentures. This year, it will continue to help more elders who need dentures to maintain oral health.

Elderly people who can apply for the program are those who were born before December 31, 2047 (inclusive), who were originally registered in Kaohsiung (county) city before November 26, 1999 (inclusive), and who are still registered in Kaohsiung City during the planning period .

From March 1st, only fully edentulous elders can apply (subsidy for full upper and lower jaw full dentures). removable dentures).

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In addition, low- and middle-income elderly people or aborigines over the age of 55, in addition to subsidies for full or half removable dentures, can also apply for partial removable dentures or a maximum subsidy of 6,600 yuan per person per year for removable denture repairs.

The Health Bureau stated that qualified elders should bring their "ID card, seal, and health insurance card" to the designated place of the Health Bureau for oral screening before the quota deadline. For those who pass the screening, the Health Bureau will send a certificate of denture installation to the elders. And before November 30th of this year, the denture installation will be completed at this year's Kaohsiung Special Denture Institute for the Elderly.

For screening locations, please go to the Dentures Section of the Health Bureau of the Kaohsiung City Government, or go to the district clinics, district offices, and district chief offices at the end of February to obtain the list of special institutes and related information.

Information about dentures for low- and middle-income seniors or aborigines over 55 years old.

(Photo provided by Kaohsiung City Health Bureau)