Smile please: what you need to know about Dutch dentistry

There are a lot of misconceptions out there about how dentistry works in the Netherlands. You may not need insurance, for example, and the prices you pay are up to the government, not the dentist. Here’s what you need to know Prevention is better than cure The Dutch approach to dental care in general is very much focused on prevention, says Maaike van Schaik, of Amsterdam dental clinic Tandarts Jordaan. ‘We try to stop problems from developing in the first...