The Health Minister promises better opportunities to scrutinize dentist prices.

Health Minister Sophie Løhde (V) promises better opportunities to scrutinize dental prices

Political negotiations are set to begin before Christmas.

It has taken a long time to establish a new model for adult dental care, acknowledges Health Minister Sophie Løhde (V). (Photo: Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix) (Photo: © Ida Marie Odgaard, Ritzau Scanpix) 32 minutes ago

A new model for adult dental care is to be created, which will make it easier to be a patient.

Originally, an agreement on the matter was to be presented in 2019, but after more than six years and three health ministers, it is only now that the parties in Parliament are being invited to negotiations.

And it has taken far too long, admits Health Minister Sophie Løhde (V).

- It's frustrating that it has taken so long. When I took office as health minister, I had to note that the work had come to a standstill for years due to the resources being used on other important tasks in our healthcare system because of Covid-19.

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Both a number of patients and experts, as well as health spokespersons, have criticized the market to DR, which they believe is unclear with prices and diagnoses that vary greatly from one dentist to another. And this is to be changed with the upcoming agreement, says Health Minister Sophie Løhde (V).

- Our ambition is to improve adult dental care in Denmark by making it easier to compare prices and easier to change dentists, which are some of the main things we are taking action on.

However, there is no prospect of a coming agreement directly making it cheaper to go to the dentist.

- But creating more competition should contribute to ensuring lower prices for the individual Dane, says the Health Minister.

Parliamentary parties are therefore being invited to negotiations in December, so that the long-awaited model for future adult dental care can finally be put in place.

In the timeline, you can see the original plan for the new model for adult dental care.

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