Implants

Advantages of an implant:

• You can eat anything again

• You can smile brightly again

• You can articulate clearly again

• It feels like your own teeth

• It stimulates the development of your jawbone

• It keeps your gums healthy

• You get your natural appearance back

• You feel good and healthy!

What is an implant?

An implant is an artificial root that is placed in the jaw and permanently replaces your natural tooth root. It looks like a kind of screw and is made of titanium, a body-friendly material to which bone can easily attach. The implant serves as the foundation for a crown, bridge, or denture.

Aftercare  

After the treatment, we ensure that you experience minimal post-treatment pain. You will be provided with painkillers, and you can always call us. Our practice finds that most people experience little to no pain after the procedure. They are relieved that it was much easier than expected. We would like to see you again after a month for a checkup.  

You can choose to have the aftercare performed by your dentist or, with a referral from your dentist, you can have it done by us. In this case, we would like to see you again after one month, one year, three years, and five years after the implant placement. We will also provide you with instructions on oral hygiene. We will check the implant and take an X-ray to ensure that the components are properly aligned. If your dentist does not have the necessary equipment, you can be referred to us. The warranty from us and the supplier applies only if you have attended the checkups and as long as the implants and the restoration are made with original components.  

Even with implants, daily oral hygiene and regular visits to the dentist remain important. If the gums become inflamed and recede, implants, just like regular teeth, can become loose.

Aftercare Instructions

Prices  

All amounts are excluding the crown/bridge/frame/prosthesis. These costs will be charged by your dentist.  

Prices effective from January 1, 2026:

Conditions

Implants are only reimbursed in the following cases:

- a severely atrophied and completely edentulous jaw
- congenital abnormalities
- reconstructive treatment after facial trauma or oncological surgery

A common misconception, even among health insurance staff, is that implants are always reimbursed when authorization is requested or after submitting a treatment plan. Even if authorization is granted by the insurer, your personal contribution may range from €200 to €500, on top of your excess of €385.

When do consultations and diagnostics for (non-insured) care not fall under basic insurance?

Sometimes, a consultation (the appointment with the doctor) and diagnostics (the examination by the doctor) only result in 'non-insured care.' This is especially the case when dental root implants are performed for a non-edentulous patient. Non-insured care occurs when, in the insurer's view, it is considered 'medically unnecessary care.' This care falls outside your basic insurance, and you will need to pay for the consultation and diagnostics yourself unless you have supplemental insurance. Depending on how you are insured, the medically unnecessary care may be partially or fully reimbursed by this supplemental insurance.

If insured care follows after a consultation and diagnostics, the consultation and diagnostics can be covered by basic insurance. The condition is that a valid referral from your dentist (or, in some cases, your GP) is required for this care.

Explanation

The Healthcare Institute of the Netherlands (Zorginstituut Nederland) states that if it is clear in advance that it will be non-insured care, then this also applies to consultations and diagnostics regarding that care. For example, if a patient is referred to determine if implants are possible and no special circumstances are present, such as a severely reduced edentulous jaw or missing front teeth (due to an accident or developmental disorder), the consultation and diagnostics cannot be covered by basic insurance. In this case, you will receive a bill that may be eligible for reimbursement through your supplemental dental insurance. The description on the invoice, for the consultation combined with diagnostics (in the form of an X-ray), will include the NZa codes (NZa = Dutch Healthcare Authority) 239462 and 239465 (for a total of €134.52). This bill will typically be charged to you by the hospital, and the hospital will not submit it to the insurer. For a few insurers (e.g., CZ), the invoice will be sent via the hospital to the insurer, and a settlement will occur based on any applicable supplemental insurance.

If you have supplemental dental insurance, you may be eligible for partial reimbursement for the implant treatment based on this. This means you will need to pay the invoice first and then submit it along with the specification to your insurer. The insurer will handle it according to the applicable policy terms. The oral surgeons are not involved in this process.

Please note that everyone has an excess of €385 or higher (you choose the amount of your excess).

This estimate includes the costs for placing the implants and any additional oral surgical procedures related to implantology (based on the current Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZA) rates). It also includes the follow-up check after 2-3 weeks and the check after 8-10 weeks.

In the case of a two-phase treatment, where the implants need to be exposed, the X-ray and any check-up after 1-2 weeks are included.