NorwayFamilie 50 · School, family and health

What is the main rule for paying for dental treatment in Norway?

In the exam (Norwegian)

Hva er hovedregelen for å betale for tannbehandling i Norge?

  1. aAdults get it for free, but children must pay themselvesVoksne får det gratis, men barn må betale selv
  2. bChildren get it for free, and adults usually pay themselvesBarn får det gratis, og voksne betaler som regel selvCorrect answer
  3. cDental treatment is free for everyone who lives in NorwayTannbehandling er gratis for alle som bor i Norge

Why?

Children get free dental treatment in the public dental health service. As a main rule, adults must pay the dentist themselves, but young adults and some other groups get help to pay.

Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Norwegian, as shown above.

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Our own practice questions on the facts of the public social studies curriculum (the curriculum for adult immigrants and samfunnskunnskap.no). They are not the real test tasks, which are confidential and never published, and no text from samfunnskunnskap.no is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Norwegian. We are not affiliated with the Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir).

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