Dangle fillings are in danger: from 2025 there are high costs for patients!

Dangle fillings are in danger: from 2025 there are high costs for patients!

Wien, Österreich - The conflict between dentists and the Austrian Health Insurance Fund (ÖGK) around the free tooth fillings is pussy. From 2025 there will be no free amalgam fillings in Austria! This is a consequence of an EU-wide ban to banish the toxic mercury from tooth fillings. According to information from krone.at , the parties have not been able to agree on a solution, which will result in a financial additional burden for many patients who are dependent on fillings

The dispute is particularly explosive, because since 2018 amalgam fillings have not been used for pregnant women and children. The European Union has increased the pressure and from 2025 these fillings are banned across the EU. But the dental practice faces a dilemma: there is a lack of a financed replacement for the amalgam fillings. A planned negotiation date of this week between the Dental Chamber and the ÖGK fell into the water, such as DerStandard.at reported. If no agreement is reached by the beginning of 2025, patients will probably have to pay for all new fillings privately, which should make visits to the dentist unaffordable.

The upcoming changes and the dispute over the financing not only endanger the health of the patients, but also the trust in the health system. The coming months will be decisive to find a solution that takes into account both the concerns of the dentists and that of the patients.