Children's dental hygienist

The dental hygienist is also there for children.
If you suffer from inflamed gums, tartar or deposits on the teeth, a dentist can refer you to a dental hygienist. This person performs dental cleanings, provides information and advice about oral hygiene and can carry out preventive treatments. You can think of applying a protective layer to teeth or molars.

Is the dental hygienist reimbursed by the basic insurance?
A visit to the dental hygienist is fully reimbursed for insured persons up to the age of 18 by the basic health insurance package. If you are 18 years or older, you can only be reimbursed if you take out additional (dental) insurance.

Oral care in children
From five years and older it is recommended to brush the teeth in the morning and in the evening.

Cleaning facts
Caries (cavities) is the most common, irreversible condition in children in the Netherlands. 56 percent of five-year-olds have cavities in the primary teeth. With five-year-olds, 71 percent of the parents brush their teeth. 58 percent of five-year-olds brush twice a day.
This is already 80 percent among nine-year-olds.

The three Bs
Tooth brushing is best done with short horizontal brushing movements over teeth and gums in a fixed sequence. For example, start with the upper teeth. Brush the inside first, then the outside and finally the top, the three B's. When the top has been cleaned well everywhere, the bottom is next to be cleaned in the same way. In addition, it is important to pay attention to the number of eating and drinking moments (maximum six per day), not to eat too much and to visit the dentist twice a year.

Which toothpaste?
Younger children use a toothpaste with a smaller amount of fluoride that makes the paste suitable for children. But from the age of five, children can brush their teeth with an adult toothpaste with 1500 ppm* fluoride. There are also special junior toothpastes with a customized taste.

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