Research Shows Patients with Drug Addictions Labeled 'Demanding' by Dental Professionals

Cartoon depictions of human head filled with drugs and alcohol
In Norway, dental treatment is run by the Public Dental Service (PDS) and is free for children, adolescents, and young adults until age 19. Anyone who has a documented mental disorder, developmental disability, the geriatric population, and people who live in assisted living or utilize at-home nursing care receive free dental care. As an extension to this rule, in 2005, Norwegian government officials decided to apply the same conditions to adults of any age who are in full-time drug rehabilitation care, under the treatment of a specialist for addictions, or under a municipal order due to drug dependence...
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