Amalgam ban from 2025: Who bears the costs for tooth fillings?

Amalgam ban from 2025: Who bears the costs for tooth fillings?

The conflict for the future of dentistry in Austria is heading, since from January 2025 the EU-wide prohibition of amalgam fillings comes into force. Health spokesman for the Greens, Ralph Schallmeiner, calls for the interests of the patient to ignore the interests of the patient: Inside: Inside. "The whole situation is held on the back of the patient: inside," explains Schallmeiner. He criticizes that the two parties have not found a solution in their argument about fee and successor products. So if you have to pay for fillings from January 1, you are unclear and cause unrest among those affected.

The dispute over Amalgam replacement

The alternatives to amalgam are available, but often not so durable or significantly more expensive. This leads to a bitter exchange of blows between the two parties to the dispute, without realistic solutions in sight. While the Dental Association points out that the waiver of amalgam is necessary in terms of health, the clarification of the financial aspects remains unresolved. Schallmeiner appeals to both institutions to sit down at a table to find a sustainable solution in the interest of the patient.

Why was Amalgam actually prohibited? This material, which has long been considered standard in dentistry, is increasingly criticized for possible health damage. The question of the security of amalgam fillings and the effects on health is asked by many. Nevertheless, the impact of the ban and the need for alternative materials that may not be able to offer the same security is little discussed. According to derStandard.at , this dispute takes place in a context, which has long been the foreseeable one, and yet the patient remains uncertainty: inside: exist.