The Dentist Pass program for children 6-12 years old has started. How to apply

The application platform for the dentist pass, the preventive dentistry program for all children from 6 to 12 years of age, was opened on Tuesday evening, as reported by the Minister of Digital Governance, Kyriakos Pierrakakis.

The platform has opened – through gov.gr – for submitting applications to the financial support program (dentist pass) for free preventive dental care for children from 6 to 12 years old, which is offered for the first time in our country, as noted by the Minister of Digital of Governance in SKAI.

According to Mr. Pierrakakis, this is a program in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, while many similar programs will follow.

How do you apply?

The application for the Dentist Pass is made through the vouchers.gov.gr/dentistpass electronic platform using AMKA and Taxisnet and the beneficiaries will receive a financial aid of 40 euros.

After the application, the beneficiaries will receive the financial support on a digital debit card, which will be issued specifically for this purpose by a credit institution or financial organization.

The debit card will be received on behalf of the child by an adult natural person exercising parental care or guardianship or trusteeship. This card will be valid for 6 months from the moment of its activation.

This is the preventive dentistry program, which concerns over 660,000 children aged 6 to 12, without income or other criteria, implemented by the Information Society M.A.E.

The program aims to optimize the quality of preventive dentistry for children aged 6-12 years, as well as to consolidate the philosophy of preventive dentistry and to inform parents and children about the need for diligent care of oral hygiene, so that children grow up without dental problems problems.

In this context, in collaboration with the Hellenic Dental Federation, the opportunity is provided for a series of specific actions, which seek on the one hand to consolidate the philosophy of prevention in children and their families, on the other hand, they will identify potential problems and provide the appropriate instructions to avoid in the future.

The preventive actions concerning indicatively:

1. Oral hygiene check

2. Cleaning – plaque removal

3. Fluoride

4. Oral Hygiene Guidelines

The parents or guardians of the potential beneficiaries of the aid submit a funding application on the program’s online platform. Each family can submit only one application, which includes all children – members of the family.

Applications

The start of the applications of natural persons in the special electronic application will be done in sections, depending on the expiring number of their tax identification number as follows:

• For TINs ending in 1 and 2, on Wednesday 24 May 2023

• For TINs ending in 3, on Thursday 25 May 2023

• For VAT numbers ending in 4, on Friday 26 May 2023

• For TINs ending in 5, on Monday 29 May 2023

• For TINs ending in 6, on Tuesday, May 30, 2023

• For TINs ending in 7, on Wednesday 31 May 2023

• For TINs ending in 8, on Thursday, June 1, 2023

• For TINs ending in 9, on Friday, June 2, 2023

• For TINs ending in 0, on Monday, June 5, 2023.

But note that the platform will not be closed for TINs that have preceded, for example, on Thursday, May 25, TINs ending in 1,2,3 will be able to apply, on Friday, May 26, TINs that expire 1,2,3, 4 coc.

The submission of applications through KEP can be done from Tuesday, June 6, 2023 for all VAT numbers. In all the above cases (for all TINs and for submission either through the digital platform vouchers.gov.gr or through KEP), the deadline for submitting applications is Sunday, October 22, 2023.

Step by step the process

One of the guardians or guardians enters the electronic platform through the Taxisnet codes and requests the issuance of the digital debit card and the credit of the amount of money, filling in the AMKA or the Foreigner’s Temporary Insurance and Health Care Number (PA.A. U.S.A.) of the minor as well as the contact information of the user entering the application and in particular his email address and mobile phone number.

Each beneficiary of the program receives a digital debit card (pass) in the amount of 40 euros per beneficiary child. Each debit card can cover the entire cost of prescribed dental care services up to the above amount, provided by any private dentist, while the amount is available for one calendar year. The amount of money can be used exclusively by the persons to carry out preventative dental care for the minor beneficiary and any transfer to a third party is not permitted.

With information from cnn.gr