– Many people don’t dare open their mouths, because that shows the class divide and how poorly they can afford it, says health policy spokesperson for SV, Marian Hussein. – It does not belong in a welfare society, she continues. news recently told about Leslie Medhurst, who received unexpected help after he had not been to the dentist for 30 years. The dental chain that helped Leslie has subsequently received many inquiries from people in the same situation. Then it also emerged that several actors in Frivillighets-Norge report that rising prices have meant that more people have had trouble paying for a dentist. The head of dental health in Agder believes that the current legislation may be out of date. – We see that there are groups in society who probably need our services, but to whom we cannot provide services based on the legislation, says Svein Resset. He is the business manager for the dental health service in Agder county municipality. The public dental health service currently provides free help to some priority groups: Children and young people under the age of 18 The mentally disabled People with municipal home services and institutional services Others the county council has decided to prioritize In addition, discounts are given to the dentist for those between 19 and 26 years of age. How often do you go to the dentist? Once a year or more often Every second year Every five years Less often Show result The legislation does not take personal finances into account – Our services are not linked to what kind of finances the individual has, Resset explains. Who gets free help is anchored in the Dental Health Services Act from the 80s. – A lot has happened in society since then, says Resset. Based on this, he believes central authorities should take a closer look at the legislation and evaluate it. Last year, the government set up a dental health committee to review the dental health service. It happened after pressure from SV. Among other things, the committee will prepare and assess proposals that can ensure that dental health services are treated on an equal footing with other health services, writes the government. – We see that the Dental Health Act prioritizes a number of disease groups, but not the financial situation. This will be one of the challenges for the committee, says leader Evy-Anni Evensen. Business manager for the dental health service in Agder county municipality, Svein Resset, believes it may be sensible to revise the legislation. Photo: EIRIK DAMSGAARD / news – Can cost between 10 and 12 billion – Our aim is that it should not be more expensive to go to the dentist than it is to go to other health services, says health policy spokesperson for SV, Marian Hussein. They want a dental health reform that equates necessary dental treatment with other health services. In the long term, they want no one to pay more than the equivalent deductible in the healthcare system for dental services. – Bringing about a dental health reform is one of SV’s most important welfare reforms from the opposition this period, says health policy spokesperson for SV, Marian Hussein. Photo: Tom Balgaard/news / news – The red-green parties have for years promised free dental health to everyone without being able to do it, says Erlend Svardal Bøe, parliamentary representative for the Conservative Party on the health and care committee. He believes such a proposal would cost too much. – If it were so simple that you could say yes to everything and cover everything, we would of course have done it, but it will be a matter of prioritization, he says. According to Svardal Bøe, free dental health for all would cost up to NOK 10-12 billion. – It would be wrong to spend so much money when 80 per cent of the population has good dental health, he believes. Rather, they want to strengthen the support schemes for those with the greatest need. Thinks the teeth should be treated as part of the body – There is no law of nature that says that the teeth should not be treated as part of the body, says Seher Aydar, parliamentary representative for Rødt. Like SV, they want a dental health reform that equates dental health with the rest of the health services. – It should not be up to dentists or the Salvation Army if people get their health needs covered, says Aydar. The Progress Party also believes that the current system can be improved. – As a party, we believe that teeth are part of the body and that we have to find a different way to handle this, says parliamentary representative for Agder Frp, Marius Nilsen. He says that a comprehensive and expensive reform is needed. – To begin with, we believe that vulnerable groups should receive more support and there should be better reimbursement arrangements for certain dental treatments. It is especially the elderly and others who have challenges that we must meet with these measures, says Nilsen. How do you think the dental health service works today? Hello! Welcome to dialogue at news. Since you are logged in to other news services, you do not have to log in again here, but we need your consent to our terms of use for online dialogue
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