Frequently Asked Questions
1. General information
In the Republic of Kazakhstan, dental care is provided within the framework of the CSHI to certain categories of citizens.
This contributes to maintaining public health and improving the quality of life of citizens, making dental care more accessible to vulnerable categories of people.
Source: Order of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated September 21, 2020 No. KR DSM-106/2020 "On approval of the list of certain categories of the population subject to emergency and planned dental care"
This contributes to maintaining public health and improving the quality of life of citizens, making dental care more accessible to vulnerable categories of people.
Source: Order of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated September 21, 2020 No. KR DSM-106/2020 "On approval of the list of certain categories of the population subject to emergency and planned dental care"
2. Who can receive assistance at the expense of the CSHI funds?
Children and pregnant women can receive dental care on a planned and emergency basis.
Emergency dental care is provided to:
Emergency dental care is provided to:
- pensioners and WWII veterans;
- persons with disabilities of groups 1, 2, 3;
- recipients of targeted social assistance;
- patients with infectious, socially significant diseases and posing a danger to others;
- non-working persons caring for a child with a disability or a person with a disability of the first group;
- to mothers with many children, awarded with pendants "Altyn alka", "Kumis alka".
3. What is included in the planned dental care?
Planned dental care includes:
Source: Appendix to the Order of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated September 21, 2020 No. KR DSM-106/2020 “On approval of the list of certain categories of the population subject to emergency and planned dental care”
- Regular checkups
- Preventive procedures
- Caries treatment
- Tooth extraction (simple and complex)
- Preparation and application of fillings (from composite materials of chemical hardening)
- Sealing of fissures with sealants
- Other preventive and therapeutic measures
Source: Appendix to the Order of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated September 21, 2020 No. KR DSM-106/2020 “On approval of the list of certain categories of the population subject to emergency and planned dental care”
4. What is included in emergency dental care?
Emergency dental care can be provided in a polyclinic or hospital and includes:
If it is impossible to provide outpatient care, the dentist can refer the patient to the hospital.
Indications for emergency hospitalization include acute or aggravated inflammatory diseases, injuries to the maxillofacial region and bleeding.
Source: Appendix to the Order of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated September 21, 2020 No. KR DSM-106/2020 “On approval of the list of certain categories of the population subject to emergency and planned dental care”
- Treatment of complicated forms of caries, pulpitis, periodontitis, alveolitis
- Treatment of neuralgia, neuritis, acute forms of stomatitis
- Removal of complex teeth
- Opening of the abscess
- Removal of an odontogenic cyst
- Reduction of dislocation of the jaw
- Temporary splinting of teeth
- Removal of benign neoplasms and epulis
- Plastic surgery of the frenulum of the lips and tongue (according to the OSMS)
If it is impossible to provide outpatient care, the dentist can refer the patient to the hospital.
Indications for emergency hospitalization include acute or aggravated inflammatory diseases, injuries to the maxillofacial region and bleeding.
Source: Appendix to the Order of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated September 21, 2020 No. KR DSM-106/2020 “On approval of the list of certain categories of the population subject to emergency and planned dental care”
5. Is CSHI covered for orthodontic care?
Yes. Orthodontic care is provided to children with congenital pathology of the maxillofacial region, children from low-income families in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On State targeted social assistance" aged 6 to 12 years with various types of dental anomalies.
In particular, for children with congenital pathology of the maxillofacial region using a device to eliminate dental anomalies, as well as for children with various types of dental anomalies using an orthodontic plate.
Source: Appendix to the Order of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated September 21, 2020 No. KR DSM-106/2020 “On approval of the list of certain categories of the population subject to emergency and planned dental care”
In particular, for children with congenital pathology of the maxillofacial region using a device to eliminate dental anomalies, as well as for children with various types of dental anomalies using an orthodontic plate.
Source: Appendix to the Order of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated September 21, 2020 No. KR DSM-106/2020 “On approval of the list of certain categories of the population subject to emergency and planned dental care”
6. In which dental clinics does the OSMS operate and do I need a referral from the district doctor of the polyclinic?
Dental care can be obtained both in the dental office at polyclinics and in private dental clinics that have signed an agreement with the Social Medical Insurance Fund.
A referral from a local doctor is not required.
An up-to-date list of dental clinics can be found on the official website of the msqory Foundation.kz in the section (Home – Suppliers – Execution of the contract for the purchase of medical services – Rules and documents – 7. List of dental service providers)
https://msqory.kz/en/postavshchikam/ispolnenie-dogovora-zakupa-meduslug/pravila-i-dokumenty/
You can also contact the Unified Contact Center at 1414.
A referral from a local doctor is not required.
An up-to-date list of dental clinics can be found on the official website of the msqory Foundation.kz in the section (Home – Suppliers – Execution of the contract for the purchase of medical services – Rules and documents – 7. List of dental service providers)
https://msqory.kz/en/postavshchikam/ispolnenie-dogovora-zakupa-meduslug/pravila-i-dokumenty/
You can also contact the Unified Contact Center at 1414.
7. If you need to undergo an X-ray, make allergy tests to exclude drug allergies or anesthesia before dental treatment, will this be paid for by the CSHI?
Yes, the OSMS covers radiography, allergy tests and anesthesia if there are medical indications.
Conditions:
Conditions:
- A consultation sheet from a dentist is required.
- The district doctor issues a referral for additional examinations.
- Application form
- Conductor
- Infiltrative
- Rehabilitation of children under 4 years of age with multiple complications of caries.
- Rehabilitation of children with disabilities and the risk of complications is carried out under general anesthesia or sedation.
- The clinic must have a license for anesthesiology and intensive care.
8. Professional examination of pregnant women
To undergo a preventive examination of the oral cavity, a pregnant woman needs to register for pregnancy.
Procedure:
Procedure:
- The GP prescribes a referral to the dentist.
- The dentist performs an examination.
- According to the results of the examination, the dentist prescribes a referral for free treatment.
9. Children's occupational examinations
Preventive examinations of the oral cavity in children are carried out annually from 2 to 18 years of age.
Procedure:
Procedure:
- Get a referral from a GP doctor at a polyclinic.
- The dentist performs an examination.
- According to the results of the examination, the dentist prescribes a referral for free treatment.