Dutch Dentistry module 5: National healthcare system and legislation (National healthcare system and legislation)

This is learning module 5 of 6 of our Dutch A2 syllabus. Each learning module contains 6 till 8 chapters.

Learning goals:

  • Understand how the national register for dentists works
  • Legal obligations of dental professionals
  • Health insurance systems and how dental billing works
  • Main principles of the dental code of ethics

Lessons (4)

Dentistry:22 Nationale registratie voor tandartsen (National register for dentists)

Learning goals

  • Identify the documents required to register as a dentist
  • Analyze an employment contract
  • Understand the registration process with the national dental authority

Dentistry:23 Juridische verplichtingen als tandarts (Legal obligations as a dentist)

Learning goals

  • Understand how the national healthcare system works
  • How dental procedures are coded and billed within national healthcare systems
  • The legal obligations of a registered dentist

Dentistry:24 ziekteverzekering en facturering (Health insurance and billing)

Learning goals

  • Types of coverage in operational terms
  • Public reimbursement models and patient out-of-pocket costs

Dentistry:25 gedragscode (Code of ethics)

Learning goals

  • The principles of the dental Code of Ethics
  • Read and comprehend selected excerpts from the Code of Ethics