There are approximately 3,000 dental clinics, and 94 percent of them charge more than the government target price, reports SR Ekot. This also applies to the majority of regionally run public dental clinics.
There is free pricing, and the price for the same procedure can vary greatly from clinic to clinic.
The Swedish Dental and Pharmaceutical Benefits Agency (TLV) updates its list of reference prices annually, taking into account both inflation and technological developments. However, Anna Carin Dahlgren, chairwoman of the Swedish Dental Association, points out that the reference prices are based on old studies and do not take sufficient account of how work has changed.
