Jaap Boehmer

Title : Prevention in health care and dentistry

Abstract:

In the Netherlands, Prevention in Medicare is important.
In the presentation is shown how it is done in Health care in General Medicine.
Specially in Dentistry ,the Dental Profession succeeded to get for the Youth till 18 Years,” nearly no Decay.”
How did they do that ? What is the Role of the Government and Insurance companies ? Also the Public Health organisations worked with the Dentists.
The Lecture gives Idea ,what the Dental profession can do in this Field 

Biography:

Dr. J. Boehmer Studied  Dentistry in Utrecht N.L. and graduated as MS in 1964. He worked in the Rijstate Hospital Arnhem as special Dentist and treated 3000 Children, under 6 years, handicapped persons and drugaddict Patients , with rampant caries under General Anaesthesia.He gave presentations about Prevention in Dentistry on T.V. and at political Parties in the Netherlands.and on Congresses. From1970 till 1980, he was a Member of the Board of the Dutch Dental Association.The Dental Hygienist was then introduced in the Netherlands.