Ban on texting will lead to poorer teeth

It would be really bad for dental health if the DPA makes serious about banning dental clinics in the municipalities to send text messages to children, adolescents and parents.

- Many municipalities have adopted text messaging service, so you get a text message with a reminder of his time at the dentist. This has led to fewer and fewer people forget to go to the dentist. There has been a noticeable decline in the number of no-shows in several of the municipalities that have adopted SMS. And SMS reminders is a service already for some years has been used by the private dental clinics - with great success, says Dental Association President Susanne Andersen.

If you forget to go to the dentist, you risk according to Susanne Andersen that dental disease is developing so much that they require more care than if they had been taken in the bud.

- Moreover, it is also economically is a problem when patients fail to attend dental care. It says staff ready to perform a scheduled examination and treatment, says Susanne Andersen.

Data Protection Agency has pointed out that one must be careful not to send sensitive or confidential information via SMS.

- But it is a sensitive and confidential information that you need to remember his time at the dentist? It seems I honestly do not. And you've for years sent out calling cards in the mail from both the municipal and private dental clinics. The Data Inspectorate has to my knowledge so far not seen as a problem. I can not see why one should not take advantage of technology to ensure children and young people healthier teeth, says Susanne Andersen.