Amalgam ban 2025: What tooth fillings are left for patients?

Amalgam ban 2025: What tooth fillings are left for patients?

From January 1, 2025, the ban will effective in the EU, an important step towards health promotion, which has a direct impact on millions of patients. The Health Insurance Fund of Austria (ÖGK) announced that Amalgam is the only filling that is currently fully paid by the health insurance companies. After the ban, dentists have to switch to more expensive alternatives to amalgam, such as different plastics, ceramics or non -toxic metal alloys, which could potentially increase the costs for patients. According to steiermark.Ork.at , the ÖGK criticizes the dental association because these discussions have not accepted the new conditions, and has now taken measures to secure dental care.

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To ensure that dental care is still guaranteed, the ÖGK has started to offer direct agreements with around 2,798 dentists. These agreements enable doctors to offset amalgam -free fillings at the expense of the health insurers. However, the exact fees for these new fillings have not been disclosed, so that it remains unclear what costs the patients themselves have to bear. So far, the ÖGK had only proposed a fee of ten percent for the substitute substances, which is not sufficient, as the Dental Association notices.

At the same time, Krankenkasseninfo.de clearly that the statutory health insurance will continue to offer free tooth fillings even after the prohibition comes into force. The existing regulations are adjusted to ensure that all insured persons can access high -quality, modern and amalgam -free fillings. In exceptional cases, such as special patient groups, Amalgam can also be used after the ban, which enables a certain flexibility in treatments.