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NZa policy rules for 2027
The Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZa) has published the Oral Healthcare Regulation 2027, the dental care policy rule and the dental care performance and tariff decision. The…
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Dentex 2026
The dental industry trade event takes place from 1 to 3 October 2026 at Brussels Expo, Hall 5, in Brussels. The original announcement links to the organiser’s information…
1 October 2026 – 3 October 2026Brussels Expo, Brussels
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International Dental Show (IDS) 2027
From 16 to 20 March 2027, leading dental companies come together at Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany, for the International Dental Show. Further information is available on the…
16 March 2027 – 20 March 2027Koelnmesse, Cologne
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Dental Expo 2028
The trade fair for the entire oral healthcare sector takes place from 9 to 11 March 2028 at Evenementenhal in Gorinchem, the Netherlands. See the organiser’s website for…
9 March 2028 – 11 March 2028Evenementenhal, Gorinchem
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NZa report: quality and affordability of healthcare IT
The NZa report “Steering quality and affordability of healthcare IT” is available as a publication below.
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Parliamentary questions about avoiding dental care for financial reasons
Minister Agema of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport answers questions about the final report of the oral healthcare exploration project on reducing avoidance of…
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Decision memorandum on avoiding dental care for financial reasons
This decision memorandum accompanies the parliamentary letter about people who do not visit the dentist for financial reasons. Minister Agema answers questions from the…
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99 oral healthcare reports to disciplinary complaints officers in 2023
In 2023, disciplinary complaints officers at the Regional Healthcare Disciplinary Tribunals received a total of 99 reports concerning oral healthcare. Of these, 46 led to a…
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Delegating reserved procedures in oral healthcare under the BIG Act
Some medical procedures pose unacceptable risks to patients’ health. These reserved procedures may only be performed by authorised healthcare professionals or on their…
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Home care can help identify poor oral health in older people
Student and district nurse Uilkje van der Schaaf of NHL Stenden developed a tool to help home-care teams embed oral healthcare in their work. Poor oral health in older people…
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Financial inducements in the medical devices sector
A publication on hospitals, medical devices and the rules on financial influence and inducements is available below. The original document was published in July 2024.
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AI in healthcare: safety, privacy and ethics
MedTech Nederland discusses the obstacles facing artificial intelligence in healthcare, focusing on safety, privacy and ethics. Read the original article using the link below.
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How does the NZa determine healthcare tariffs?
The archive item links to the NZa guidance on contracting and transparency in contracted care, together with the information sheet explaining how the NZa determines…
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Basic insurance and long-term care costs rose sharply in 2023
Expected healthcare costs in 2023 were substantially higher than in 2022, according to claims data and estimates for the third quarter of 2023 from the National Health Care…
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Tariffs for special dentistry centres in 2023
This archive item brings together the tariff decisions for special dentistry centres effective from 1 January 2023 and 1 July 2023.
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Nance–Horan syndrome
Nance–Horan syndrome is an inherited, congenital condition. People with this syndrome may have cataracts and dental abnormalities, among other symptoms. It is caused by a…
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Tariffs for youth dental care institutions
Tariff decisions for youth dental care institutions effective from 1 January 2023 and 1 January 2024 are available through the sources below.
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Decision-making on involuntary oral care for older people with dementia
Many older people with dementia resist receiving oral care. Care provided despite resistance is considered involuntary care. The Dutch Care and Coercion Act requires care to…
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Will oral healthcare return to the basic insurance package?
Published on 3 January 2024: a political majority appeared to be emerging in favour of bringing oral healthcare back into the basic health insurance package. The discussion…
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Information sheet: how does the NZa determine healthcare tariffs?
The original item explains that the NZa sets maximum tariffs once a year for add-on medicines and other care products involving clotting factors. These are announced in the…
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2023 Survey on the European Dental Trade — ADDE–FIDE
The ADDE–FIDE survey presents market trends in the European dental trade. The 2023 report is available as a PDF below.
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IQual module: sustainable oral healthcare
Sustainable working is increasingly relevant for dentists and dental specialists. But where should you start, and what are the quick wins? The KNMT developed a short module…
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Private equity’s influence in Dutch healthcare continues to grow
Despite economic uncertainty, the number of mergers and acquisitions in healthcare remained high in the previous year, largely thanks to financial investors, according to…
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Oral healthcare in the media
A collection of media coverage and resources from the original INDENT archive. Topics include training more dentists, reporting on the KNMT, workload among UK dental…
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More dentists introduce patient registration stops — NRC
The original archive item links to an NRC article about a growing number of dentists no longer accepting new patients, titled “People have nowhere to go”. The archived PDF is…
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Oral healthcare workforce capacity plan 2024–2027
Part 3b of the 2024–2027 capacity plan covers primary oral healthcare, including dentists and dental hygienists. The report, dated 12 January, is available below.
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KNMT annual review 2022 and annual plan 2023
What did the KNMT achieve in 2022, and what were its plans for 2023 for dentists, dental specialists and oral healthcare? Its annual review and annual plan were published…
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Parliamentary letter on the availability of medical devices
The parliamentary letter of 15 March 2023 on the availability of medical products is available below.
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Opinion: “We need to train more dentists — but how?”
The Netherlands faces significant shortages in dentistry, which are expected to worsen as the dental workforce ages. Training additional dentists through existing programmes…
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Special dentistry centre tariffs from 1 January 2023
The NZa tariff decision for special dentistry centres effective from 1 January 2023 is linked below.
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Cosmetic oral healthcare experiment — NR/REG-2318
This item links to the regulation for the cosmetic oral healthcare experiment. The original text defines the following terms. Cosmetic oral healthcare: treatments that are…
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CPB examines financial incentives in healthcare funding
The Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB) developed a framework for healthcare funding. It gives policymakers insight into the economic effects of funding…
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Parliamentary letter on the MDR
A contribution to the written consultation on the Commission’s proposal to amend the MDR and IVDR in order to support the availability of medical devices and in vitro…
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Parliamentary letter on oral healthcare tariffs
A parliamentary letter dated 14 December 2022 responds to a citizen’s objection to oral healthcare tariffs. The archived document is available below.
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European Commission recommendation on the definition of nanomaterial
FIDE’s statement of 30 November 2022 on the definition of nanomaterial is available as a publication below.
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Official Journal: the 2022 Blue Guide
The 2022 Blue Guide provides guidance on implementing European Union product rules. The full publication is available through EUR-Lex.
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EU notices: guidance on product rules
The 2022 Blue Guide provides guidance on implementing European Union product rules. This archived notice links to the full publication on EUR-Lex.
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What does the MDR mean for dentists?
In 2021, the Medical Device Directive (MDD) was replaced by the Medical Device Regulation (MDR). This stricter legislation aims to improve the safety and performance of…
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Parliamentary progress letter on medical devices — 22 November 2019
From FME’s Hague Monitor, week 48: the Minister for Medical Care and Sport sent Parliament a progress letter on medical devices ahead of the general committee meeting of 27…
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Shedding light on the UDI system
The new regulations establish a Unique Device Identification (UDI) system for medical devices, except custom-made devices and devices for performance studies or…
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ADDE Dental Business News — 21 November 2019
Read the archived edition of ADDE Dental Business News dated 21 November 2019 through the source link below.
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MDR and IVDR: Commission announces guidance development
On 25 October 2019, the European Commission’s Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) released a document outlining future guidance on the Medical Device Regulation (MDR)…
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Dutch Parliament passes a motion on LED lighting
The Dutch House of Representatives passed a motion calling for mandatory LED lighting from 1 July 2020. Although not specific to dentistry, the original item notes that it…
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Ploumen bill on a healthcare transparency register
The bill on a healthcare transparency register and its explanatory notes were made available for public consultation. The INDENT board was considering a response; the…
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Further report on the Medical Devices Act — 35 043
The memorandum responding to the further report on the Medical Devices Act, parliamentary document 35 043, is available below.
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Medical devices and in vitro diagnostics in a no-deal Brexit
An archived information paper from March 2019 on medical devices and in vitro diagnostics in the event of a no-deal Brexit is available below.
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Further report on the Medical Devices Act
Rules on the safety and quality of medical devices: the further parliamentary report on the Medical Devices Act, document 35 043, adopted on 19 February 2019.
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Factsheet for Manufacturers of Medical Devices
The European Commission’s factsheet for manufacturers of medical devices is linked below.
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European Commission: new regulations
The Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs launched a campaign to inform stakeholders about their roles and responsibilities under the…
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INDENT privacy statement
The INDENT privacy statement is available as an original document below.
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