title: [Paradigm shift in dental care services].
abstract: According to new legislation socially insured people born after December 31, 1978 do not get prostheses any longer. This law will accelerate the structural change in German dental care that already started in the early eighties. By this health policy finally gives priority to preventive instead of prosthetic dentistry. Some of the most important implications of this paradigm shift for patients and dentists are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Bundesministerium für Gesundheit, Bonn.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saekel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017266:Dental Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006267:Health Education, Dental / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007347:Insurance, Dental / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*