Participation in payment for dental care
Iceland Health participates in the costs of general dentistry for children up to 18 years of age and pensioners, other than orthodontics, according to Article 4 of Regulation No. 766/2024 and Article 20 of Act No. 112/2008, in accordance with the contract on dentistry and with the restrictions therein.
Furthermore, Iceland Health participates in the cost of necessary dental treatments due to serious consequences of congenitaldefects, accidents and diseases, see Article 10(1) of Regulation No. 766/2024 and Article 20 of Act No. 112/2008.
Children
Child: A person under 18 years of age.
Iceland Health pays all costs (100%) up to the age of 18 of both general dental repair and general anaesthesia in accordance with the contract on dentistry and with the restrictions stated therein.
General dentistry includes examination, analysis, X-rays, regular check-ups, dental repair, root fillings, periodontal care and dental extraction. The fee for facility fee in anaesthesia is excluded.
The annual arrival fee is 3,500 ISK.
The conditions for receiving health insurance are that the child is registered with a general dentist. The role of the general dentist includes calling children for regular check-ups as required by each individual, no less than every two years, and recording the condition of their teeth and oral cavity. He also takes care of their prevention and necessary dental treatments. This arrangement does not prevent another dentist from caring for the child.
You can register with your local dentist in the dental office or on My pages under Health - Clinic.
Young adults
Iceland Health pays 100% for necessary treatments with a dentist due to serious consequences of birth defects, diseases or accidents that occur before the age of 18 but are not professionally appropriate to be carried out until after the full bone development has been achieved. However, this authorisation is generally valid for no longer than until the age of 30. The dentist sends the application electronically to the Iceland Health before treatment begins.
Wisdom tooth extraction for young adults
Iceland Health are authorized to participate in the cost of removal of wisdom teeth if they have, or are likely to cause serious problems.
The wisdom tooth may be removed by surgery on the basis of Articles 6 and 7 for individuals 18 years and older with a payment participation of Iceland Health amounting to a grant based on number 501 in Icelandic Health price list of dentistry, without a prior approved application in the case of:
Impacted wisdom tooth with chronic pericoronitis or recent history of acute pericoronitis, when it is clear that the tooth will not be able to reach the normal position.
Impacted wisdom tooth likely to cause damage, or has caused damage to nearby adult teeth or their supportive tissues, or prevented their normal position.
The dentist will assess whether the conditions of Article 7(2) of Regulation No. 766/2024 are fulfilled. Therefore, the applicant does not need to apply for the grant, but the dentist will reduce the bill.
The price list for dentistry from 1.5.2025 can be found under Gjaldskrá og bótafjárhæðir (only available in Icelandic).
Pensioners
Pensioners include the disabled and the elderly.
Disability: Anyone who has been assessed as at least 75% disability by the Social Insurance Administration. The same rights as disabled persons have those who receive compensation from the Social Insurance Administration.
Elderly: Anyone who has reached the age of 67 or is 60-66 years old and receives pension from the Social Insurance Administration, see Article 17 of the Social Insurance Act, No. 100/2007.
Iceland Health pays 75% of general dental repairs in accordance with the contract on dentistry and with the restrictions stated therein. General dentistry includes examination, analysis, X-rays, regular check-ups, dental repairs, root fillings, periodontal care, extraction of teeth and dentures.
Dentures
Iceland Health pays 75% of both dental and dental technician's costs in dentures (complete dentures, implant dentures or steel dentures) for pensioners every six years. Relining of dentures is also paid for every three years.
Payment is made without an application for pensioners, but otherwise only after approval of an application.
Fixed dentures and implants in toothed (dentated) gums
The cost of dental implants or other fixed dental work in a gum with teeth may be contributed to pensioners.
Dentated gum: One or more of your own teeth in the upper or lower gum.
Up to ISK 144,872 may be granted for dental implants or other fixed dentures in dentated gum in front of 12-year molars in each 12-month period, which is based on the date of treatment.
You do not need to apply for the grant. The dentist will reduce the bill you receive.
Those individuals who have exhausted the previous grant for the construction of permanent dentures and implants before 1 July 2024 may be entitled to the difference between this amount and the amount they have previously received, provided that there is new treatment (for other teeth/dentures than the one previously granted) and that treatment is granted after 1 July 2024.
Iceland Health does not participate in the cost of restoration of dental implants or fixed dentures if less than ten years have passed since the implant or fixed denture was placed on the same tooth or position.
Dental implants for toothless gums
The cost of dental implants and fixed dentures in gum without teeth may be paid in 75%.
Toothless gums: No teeth in the upper or lower gums.
The co-payment is limited to the first two dental implants in the lower palate
and the first four dental implants in the upper palate, subject to an approved application.
Iceland Health does not, during the same 12-month period, contribute to the cost of implantation of dental implants in the dentin and the toothless gum.
Dental care and orthodontics for serious consequences of congenital defects, accidents and diseases
Iceland Health participates in 80% of the costs according to the price list with the limitations stated therein for necessary dental treatments and orthodontic treatments due to serious consequences of congenital defects, accidents and diseases. The cost of dental laboratory costs and research is paid in the proportion of the work of the dentist to a certain maximum.
In the case of orthodontic treatment, the service must be provided by a specialist in orthodontics. If a jaw realignment osteotomy procedure is necessary for orthodontic treatments, the treatment must be provided by a specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery.
It is necessary to apply for the co-payment contribution from Iceland Health for this before treatment, other than emergency treatment, begins. Dentists send applications to the Iceland Health for their clients.
Dental care, other than orthodontics, for serious consequences of congenital defects and disease
Iceland Health participates in 80% of the cost of the price list and with the restrictions stated therein for necessary dental treatments, other than orthodontic treatments, for the following events, provided that are serious consequences of congenital defects or diseases:
Congenital absence of one or more permanent teeth anterior to the first permanent molars, note Article 12.
Malformations of permanent teeth anterior to the first permanent molars resulting in severe aesthetic defects or functional disturbances of the masticatory system.
Malpositioned teeth, including molars, associated with pathology (cysts or tumors), osteonecrosis of the jaw, or as a consequence of orthognathic surgery.
Teeth, other than molars, that are likely to cause, or have caused damage to adjacent permanent teeth or their supporting tissues, or hinder their eruption.
Severe symptoms related to the temporomandibular joints or masticatory muscles.
Severe acid erosion of the enamel and dentin of permanent teeth anterior to the first permanent molars.
Severe breakdown of the periodontal supporting tissues of teeth anterior to the first permanent molars.
Severe dental destruction anterior to the first permanent molars caused by permanently reduced salivary flow due to radiation therapy, Sjögren’s syndrome, or medication.
Other comparable severe cases.
It is necessary to send an application to Iceland Health for this before treatment, other than emergency treatment, begins. Dentists send applications to Iceland Health for their clients.
Dental care, including orthodontics, for serious consequences of congenital defects and diseases
Iceland Health pays 95% of the costs according to price list, with the limitations stated therein for necessary and timely dental treatments and orthodontic treatments for the following cases:
A serious dental malformation due to a gap in the upper teeth or a cleft palate.
Craniofacial Syndrome/Deformity that causes problems with teeth, comparable to serious cases covered by the first paragraph.
A congenital missing of one or more incisor or canines or two adjacent adult teeth missing anterior of the 12-year molars.
Discordance in the growth of bones in the skull and jaw that has caused problems with teeth comparable to serious cases covered by the above mentioned items. Furthermore, the prerequisite for payment participation is that the jaw realignment osteotomy procedure is a part of the treatment plan and that the operation involves the dismantling of bones and the fixation of new locations in the same operation.
It is necessary to apply for the co-payment contribution from Iceland Health for this before treatment, other than emergency treatment, begins. Dentists send applications to the Iceland Health for their clients.
Chronic
Iceland Health pays 100% of the costs according to price list for those who are covered by the definition of chronically ill. The same rights are granted to individuals with mental retardation aged 18 and older.
Long term illness includes the disabled and elderly people who are chronically ill and stay in hospitals, nursing homes or nursing rooms in institutions for the elderly.
Long term illness: Pensioner who stays for more than a month continuously in a fixed-budget hospital and whose stay has been longer than six months in the past twelve months. The same applies if it is clear from the beginning that permanent stay is in a nursing home or in the nursing room of an institution for the elderly.
Chronic illness also includes mentally retarded people with a confirmed diagnosis F70-73 according to ICD-10. An application for increased payment participation must be submitted to the Iceland Health for these people.
Mental retardation: ICD-10 Diagnosis F70-73.
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