Dental Insurance is a special type of contract between an insurance company and it client which is designed to pay the costs associated with dental treatment. Comprehensive Dental Insurance is almost non-existent contrary to western countries. Owing to the growing awareness about oral health among patients there is a need for dental insurance. Therefore the present article is written with the aim to review the available schemes on dental insurance in India.
Key words: Oral Health, Dental Insurance, Dentsahakti, OCARE.

Corresponding Address: Dr. Karandeep Singh Sandhu, Senior lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sri Sukhmani Dental College and Hospital, Dera bassi, Mohali.

This article may be cited as: Sandhu KS, Gupta N. Dental Insurance in India - The current scenario and challenges. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2017;3(3):11-16.