Tandfix.dk - campaign for young

Dental Association is behind a new and different online campaign targeting young people. Tandfix.dk called portal with humor and irony to capture young people's interest in their own dental health.

Too many young people drop the regular visits to the dentist. It will Dental Association now do something about a campaign that targets young people of 18-25 years. The campaign to tell young people that it can have major consequences to drop the dentist visit and that it is actually more worthwhile to go regularly to the dentist than to leave it.

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The campaign, which starts on 23 august is primarily online-based and is based website TandFix.dk where young people can go into a universe that is created on the humor and irony. But people will also join the campaign on Facebook. The only thing they will not encounter is pointing fingers.

- Our desire is to engage in dialogue with young people and build on their life situation without talking down to them.

Tooth Fairy with humor to reach out to young people

We know that many young people believe that regular dental visits are not as necessary because they have no problems with their teeth and gums right here and now. But like much else, it shows the consequences are often not until later in life, says Dental Association President Susanne Andersen.

It is important to take things in the bud when it comes to diseases of the teeth and mouth. If you wait, you risk both toothache and comprehensive treatment.

It is also cheap to get a check at the dentist.

- Many young people do not know that a simple analysis actually only cost £ 83 when you are 18-25, while a dental cleaning costing £ 178, it may not pay to wait, says Susanne Andersen.

In connection with the campaign's start, dental students in Copenhagen and Aarhus go on technical schools and social and health education and engage in dialogue with young people about their dental care habits. There will also be hung campaign posters up, and there will be shared out bags with water, flyers, toothbrush and toothpaste.

The campaign has been created with support from the Danish Regions and developed in partnership with communications agency NetPeople.

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Dentists want higher fee for non-attendance

Some of the dentist's prices are fixed in the so called dentist agreements concluded between the Dental Association and the Danish Regions. When negotiations between the Dental Association and the Danish Regions began in February 2010, it was such with a wish from the Dental Association's side to discuss a higher no-show fees at agreed more treatments.

Today is the fee for no-show set at 229 million, regardless of the extent of the agreed treatment. It believes Dental Association's chief negotiator, Bear Haulrig is not reasonable.

"In absentia fee may be reasonable in relation to the fee for an investigation, but it stands in stark contrast to the cost of a non-profit, whose non-appearance is connected with a larger planned treatment, such as a root canal or a larger pa-treatment", says Bjørn Haulrig to Tandlægebladet and continues:

"Even worse, it seems, if there is planned a major operation, which is reserved even more time. Add to this that opdækningen with sterile been spilled - a table setting that is both time consuming and expensive, "emphasizes Bear Haulrig.

How much should the maximum cost for patients to default from major planned treatments Dental Association has not yet been agreed upon, since the system also could be structured in ways other than the current model, for example by being dependent on the reserved time.

Although collective bargaining with the Dental Association and the Danish Regions started in February, negotiations will likely continue for the rest of the year. And by then there will certainly be no change in fee for adults from agreed treatments.

Read more in Tandlægebladet No. 3 2010 or www.tandlaegebladet.dk

Useful contact details

Useful contact details for complaints about dental treatment, dental hygienist or dental technician.

Dental Association
Amaliegade 17
1256 Copenhagen K.
Phone: 70 25 77 11
www.tandlaegeforeningen.dk

Dental Association's Patient Insurance
Svanemøllevej 85
2900 Hellerup
Phone: 39 46 00 60
www.tf-patientskade.dk/

Country Cooperation concerning. dental care
c / o Danish Regions
Dampfærgevej 22
2100 Copenhagen
Phone: 35 29 81 00

The Patients
Frederiksborggade 15, 2 sal
1360 Copenhagen K
Phone: 33 38 95 00
www.pkn.dk

Danish Regions
Dampfærgevej 22
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø
Phone: 35 29 81 00
www.regioner.dk

Secretariat of the Capital Region
King Vænge 2
3400 Hillerød
Phone: 48 20 50 00
www.regionh.dk

Region Zealand
Lane 15
4180 Soro
Phone: 70 15 50 00
www.regionsjaelland.dk

South Denmark
Damhaven 12
7100 Vejle
Phone: 76 63 10 00
www.regionsyddanmark.dk

Region NSW
Region House Abandoned
Scotsman Borg 26
PO Box 21
8800 Abandoned
Phone: 87 28 50 00
www.regionmidtjylland.dk

Region North Jutland
Niels Bohr's Way 30
9220 Aalborg East
Phone: 96 35 10 00
www.rn.dk