In the Netherlands, dental care for adults is not part of the basic benefits package. In the past, several attempts have been made by parties in parliament to reintroduce it without success. A recent attempt was again rejected by the majority in parliament on 30 January 2024. This would have included all dental care in the package or only the yearly screening. The expectation is that it will return on the agenda when the new government is formally in place. The majority in parliament had included the inclusion of dental care in the basic package in their electoral programmes.
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Attempts to include dental care in the basic benefits package are unsuccessful yet again in the Netherlands
02 February 2024 | Country Update
Authors
- Madelon Kroneman
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References
KNMT. Lower house rejects motions for oral care in basic insurance [Tweede Kamer verwerpt moties voor mondzorg in de basisverzekering]. 31 January 2024, accessed 1 February 2024. https://knmt.nl/nieuws/tweede-kamer-verwerpt-moties-voor-mondzorg-in-de-basisverzekering
Tweede Kamer. Motion by members Dijk and Ergin on the inclusion of oral care in the in the basic package [Motie van de leden Dijk en Ergin over mondzorg opnemen in het basispakket], #36410-XVI-73, 25 January 2024,accessed 1 February 2024, https://www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken/detail?id=2024Z01158&did=2024D02675
Tweede
Kamer. Motion by members Bushoff and Dijk on adding one periodic dental
check-up per year to the basic package [Motie van de leden Bushoff en
Dijk over één periodieke controle bij de tandarts per jaar toevoegen aan
het basispakket]. #36410-XVI-52, 25 January 2024. Accessed 1 February
2024, https://www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken/detail?id=2024Z01137&did=2024D02654
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