05 / What we do
Innovation creates value when it contributes to safe, high-quality and future-ready oral healthcare.
Dental manufacturers supply the products and technology that professionals rely on. Knowledge of materials, quality and responsible use is an important part of that contribution.
INDENT highlights this work and connects it with wider questions of accessibility, quality and sustainability. Our news archive records the issues that have shaped the industry over the years.
Student and district nurse Uilkje van der Schaaf of NHL Stenden developed a tool to help home-care teams embed oral healthcare in their work. Poor oral health in older people…
Read the articleMany older people with dementia resist receiving oral care. Care provided despite resistance is considered involuntary care. The Dutch Care and Coercion Act requires care to…
Read the articlePublished on 3 January 2024: a political majority appeared to be emerging in favour of bringing oral healthcare back into the basic health insurance package. The discussion…
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