Scope?
Statutory dental care.
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What does BEMA mean in German statutory dental care?
BEMA is the assessment scale for services in Germany’s statutory dental care system. It specifies services and their valuation. Individual coverage also depends on eligibility conditions and applicable rules.
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Classify the service
BEMA assigns items and values to statutory dental services.
Distinguish private care
Statutorily insured patients may also agree separately to private services billed under GOZ.
Understand the plan
Clarify statutory coverage, possible additional costs and private elements before deciding.
Read the full explanation
Classify the service
BEMA assigns items and values to statutory dental services.
Distinguish private care
Statutorily insured patients may also agree separately to private services billed under GOZ.
Understand the plan
Clarify statutory coverage, possible additional costs and private elements before deciding.
Notes on the teaching images
- Symbolic illustration of classifying statutory insurance services; not a real bill.
- Symbolic illustration of separate private agreements; no price or reimbursement promise.
- Symbolic illustration of explaining planned care in understandable terms.
At a glance
Everything covered?
Only under applicable conditions.
Clarify?
Covered services and possible patient costs.
Knowledge in motion
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Silent educational film with German on-screen text and simplified teaching images. Not a patient case or a promised treatment outcome. The full English explanation is available as text.
Often confused
BEMA versus GOZ
BEMA concerns statutory contractual care; GOZ governs private dental fees. Both may be relevant to a treatment plan.
Quick answers
Is it a self-pay price list?
No. Private dental fees generally follow GOZ.
Does insurance pay for everything technically possible?
No. Entitlement follows the applicable rules, not technical possibility alone.
Does one BEMA point equal a fixed patient price?
No. The valuation and remuneration system is not a universal patient price list.
At the practice
For a personal discussion
Editorially suggested question to discuss with Dr Niusha Barahmand Pour:
Which services are statutory and which require a separate agreement?
Ask for an understandable explanation of service categories and potential personal costs.
Discuss the treatment planAppointment selection at DoctolibLearning layer for training & practiceUnderstand terminology and deepen knowledge
- BEMA
- Assessment scale for statutory dental services.
- GKV
- German statutory health insurance.
- Additional costs
- Patient costs within an applicable additional-cost arrangement.
Make the distinction
BEMA concerns statutory contractual care; GOZ governs private dental fees. Both may be relevant to a treatment plan.
Sources and context
Editorial research: . General information, not an individual diagnosis or treatment recommendation. Teaching illustrations are simplified and do not depict a patient case.