Minister wants school dentist back, but he has never been away: ‘Image from the past gets in the way’ | Healthy

Stichting Jeugdtandzorg West has five branches in The Hague and one in Rijswijk. It must be said: the brightly decorated practice on Rijswijkseplein in The Hague is nothing like the frightening bus that the school dentist used to make his rounds around schools. ‘Hi, it’s great that you’re here’, reads the website that aims to help parents and children over the threshold. A visit to this Smile clinic isn’t even close to a birthday party at McDonald’s, but no child has to enter with trembling knees.

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