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The new government is promising free dental care without saying exactly how or when. Still, patients are canceling their dental appointments in hopes of getting treatment for free. Dentists are worried.

»It’s pulling the wool over people’s eyes«: Patients are canceling dental appointments because the state has promised to pick up the tab

According to the government platform, the new government will initially set aside four billion kroner through 2030. The money is to be invested in free dental care that, at the outset, is aimed at people on disability pensions and other vulnerable groups. Foto: Katinka Hustad
According to the government platform, the new government will initially set aside four billion kroner through 2030. The money is to be invested in free dental care that, at the outset, is aimed at people on disability pensions and other vulnerable groups. Foto: Katinka Hustad
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The Danish Dental Association is urging the government and the new Minister of Health, in the strongest terms, to move quickly to roll out and spell out the sweeping dental plan that is meant to guarantee Danes free dental care.

Even though the new government’s proposal is riddled with loose ends, more and more patients are canceling their dental appointments because they expect to be able to get the same treatment free of charge in the near future.

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