Sammanfattning
The oral health care organisations of Denmark,
Finland, Norway and Sweden have many common
features. They all have both a public and a
private sector. Free comprehensive dental care
for children and adolescents is offered in the
Public Dental Services (PDS) but access and
schemes of payment for adult dental care in
the PDS vary between the countries. Iceland
has no PDS. Use of private services is common
among adults and private care is reimbursed
from tax revenues to varying extents in all Nordic
countries. In spite of many major and minor
amendments, no fundamental changes have
occurred in the care provision systems since
the 1970s, except Iceland. The greatest treatment
needs have moved from the young to the
old and special needs groups. Organising good
and equitable dental care for these groups remains
a challenge.