Table 2 Classification of countries by the human development index, density of dentists and coverage of dental care

HDI group 1

Estonia (0.860)

Group 1

Austria (5)

CODCARE 0

Czech Republic (1–50)

(HDI < =0.874)

Hungary (0.874)

Density <6

Poland (3)

(0-50%)

Denmark (1–50)

Lithuania (0.862)

Slovak republic (5)

France (1–50)

Latvia (0.855)

Hungary (5)

Greece (1–50)

Poland (0.870)

Spain (5)

Hungary (1–50)

Slovak Republic (0.863)

The Netherlands (5)

Ireland (0)

Italy (1–50)

The Netherlands (1–50)

Norway (0)

Portugal (1–50)

Sweden (1–50)

HDI group 2

Austria (0.948)

Group 2

Portugal (6)

CODCARE 1

Austria (100)

(0.874 – 0.952)

Belgium (0.946)

density: 6-7

Italy (6)

(51-100%)

Belgium (76–99)

Cyprus (0.903)

Ireland (6)

Spain (100)

Czech Republic (0.891)

Latvia (7)

Finland (76–99)

Denmark (0.949)

Lithuania (7)

Iceland (76–99)

Spain (0.949)

Czech Republic (7)

Luxembourg (51–75)

Greece (0.926)

France (7)

Poland (100)

Italy (0.941)

Slovak Republic (51–75)

Luxembourg (0.944)

United Kingdom (76–99)

Portugal (0.897)

United Kingdom (0.946)

HDI group 3

Finland (0.952)

Group 3

Belgium (8)

(HDI > =0.952)

France (0.952)

Density >7

Luxembourg (8)

Ireland (0.959)

Denmark (8)

Iceland (0.968)

Sweden (8)

The Netherlands (0.953)

Estonia (9)

Norway (0.968)

Cyprus (9)

Sweden (0.956)

Finland (9)

Norway (9)

United Kingdom (10)

Iceland (10)

Greece (12)