The Nova Scotia Dental Surgical Program provides coverage for medically necessary oral surgery requiring hospital admission. Utilization and payment data includes Fiscal Year, number of services rendered, amount paid, persons insured, and beneficiaries. The dataset is published by the Government of Nova Scotia and was last updated on April 17, 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze annual trends in dental surgical service utilization based on Fiscal Year and # of Services Rendered
- Evaluate program cost efficiency based on Amount Paid and Paid per Insured Person metrics
- Assess program reach and beneficiary demographics based on Persons Insured and Beneficiaries counts
- Compare service intensity across populations based on # of Services per Insured Person and # of Services per Beneficiary
Strengths
- Data includes nine specific metrics such as Fiscal Year, Amount Paid, and Persons Insured
- Published by the authoritative Government of Nova Scotia
- Last updated on April 17, 2026, indicating recent maintenance
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Nova Scotia
- Time Range
- Fiscal Year
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:30:10.614119
- Geography
- Nova Scotia, Canada