Hello! I do not know whether you will be able to answer my question, but I cannot find the answer elsewhere. Does health insurance cover fixed braces for a 14-year-old child because the upper teeth are too widely spaced? Have a nice day!

Dear Sir/Madam! I am not very familiar with the rules for payment of orthodontic therapy, but I will try to help you. The therapy is paid for by the health insurance if it was started before the patient turned eighteen. The patient must not discontinue the therapy themselves (of their own will), otherwise they become a self-paying patient. Orthodontists triage (classify) patients among the limited number of funded therapies according to the degree of impairment. The degree and type of impairment also determine the type of orthodontic appliance (fixed or removable). All the rules, or at least information on how to access them, are available to you on the ZZZS website. Have a nice day!