How expensive is a visit to the dentist anyway?

How much does a regular dental examination? It is a question that many find it difficult to answer, according to a study by Epinion made ​​for the Dental Association, among 1,003 Danes.

Many young people know not that a general survey cost only £ 83 when you are 18-25, while adults over 25 years, to pay 142 DKK A dental cleaning costs 178 kr
Among the participants in the study had every seven not been to the dentist for the last two years. Of this group believed 47 per cent. That a regular dental examinations costing more than £ 300 In fact nearly one in four thought that the price would be over £ 400

Myths and guesswork
- It shows that the perception that it is expensive to go to the dentist, often based on guesswork rather than facts, especially among those who opt out of the dentist. There seems to have built a myth about dentists' prices, as those who do not go regularly to the dentist, has been caught, says Susanne Andersen.

Susanne Andersen, Chairman of the Dental Association

- The Dental Association, we find it encouraging that a dental examination is significantly cheaper than many expect. But only if it helps make the experience at the dentist even better. For if the wrong impression of price get someone to stay away from the dentist, it is very unfortunate. Regular inspections have a deterrent effect and may help to detect any problems early, so the individual can avoid large dental treatments and big dental bills, says Dental Association President Susanne Andersen.

It is a problem that many young people drop the regular dental visits, and that makes Dental Association now something about the campaign tandfix.dk that target young people at 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.

Children in Kalundborg has more holes than average

A local works councils within the municipal dental care warns against a spareforslag, which provides for the children first be convened dental examinations at age two, instead of as now one year old.

Every seventh child lives in a socially deprived home
Local Cooperation states that every seventh child in Kalundborg municipality comes from a socially deprived homes, and that this can be read on cariestallene writes Nordvestnyt. The staff at the municipal dental care in Kalundborg finds more holes in the teeth of local children and young people than average in the region.

Prevention is the way forward
The Committee notes that recent research shows that prevention is the way forward - and the sooner the better. And it is particularly important with early intervention when there are children from disadvantaged homes. Co believes that the negative trend in children's dental health will be enhanced if the tooth is exposed to the sight of one year.