Healthcare & welfare
Healthcare & welfare

Dental care should be fully integrated into the regular healthcare system.

Of the 8 Riksdag parties, 6 broadly agree and 0 broadly disagree.

Where the parties stand

Riksdag parties

Miljöpartiet Miljöpartiet
Strongly agree
Tänderna är en del av kroppen och tandvården ska bli tillgänglig för alla och omfattas av samma principer som övrig hälso- och sjukvård.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Miljöpartiet on Welfare
Villkoren för tandvård ska i högre utsträckning efterlikna de för hälso- och sjukvården i övrigt. Alla ska ha tillgång till god tandvård.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Kristdemokraterna on Welfare
Ingen ska behöva avstå från tandläkarbesöket av ekonomiska skäl, men i dag kan en behandling gräva djupa hål i plånboken.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Liberalerna on Welfare
Moderaterna Moderaterna
No programme position

Handlingsprogrammet behandlar inte frågan om att integrera tandvården i den ordinarie sjukvården; tandvård tas inte upp bland vård- och omsorgsavsnitten.

Moderaterna on Welfare
Arguments

Common arguments on each side, written without party attribution.

For
  • Dental health affects overall health, and separation creates gaps in care for those who cannot afford it.
  • Most peer welfare states cover dental care more comprehensively than Sweden currently does.
  • Integration would standardise quality and access across regions and income levels.
Against
  • Full integration would significantly expand healthcare costs at a time of pressure on regional budgets.
  • The current subsidy system already targets the most expensive treatments and protects against catastrophic costs.
  • Capacity in the dental workforce may not absorb the demand a fully integrated system would generate.
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