A patient without cavities visits 180 dentists

Re:A patient without cavities visits 180 dentists by Cthulhu_ on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @04:44AM (#34322470)

The dental insurance in my country (NL) is limited as well; for one, it's a surcharge on your health insurance (€15 a month or thereabouts), you have to have had it for a year before they start covering things, and then they only cover up to a few hundred € per year depending on how much you pay them, while dental work quickly adds up.

I mean I think mine covers €250 a year and the cost is €150 per year, so only if I have recurring dental expenses like that is it financially beneficial for me to have the dental coverage.

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Re:A patient without cavities visits 180 dentists by m000 on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @05:27AM (#34322776)

Yes, dental coverage in NL kind of sucks. The way it is structured now, it often makes more sense to make a "dental savings" account rather than paying the insurance surcharge.

There is action to change that though. Doctors of the World currently run a petition for including dental insurance in the basic insurance package (basispakket) [1]. I don't see this happening soon, but it's a start for a future change.

[1] https://doktersvandewereld.org/campagnes/mondzorg-in-het-bas...

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