Question 18200 — health

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Mr. Jean-Pierre Taite draws the attention of the Minister Delegate to the Minister of Labor, Health and Solidarity, responsible for health and prevention, to the increase in imports of dental prostheses. While imports continue to increase, French dental technicians find themselves unable to compete with the advantageous prices of these products coming from Turkey, China or even Madagascar. and are forced to stop their activities. As a reminder, these imports benefit from a VAT exemption and are exempt from customs taxes, unlike French laboratories. Furthermore, as dentistry is one of the rare medical branches where procedures are not dissociated, there is no clear indication that patients really benefit from these low costs. Thus, it seems that more and more dentists are having the dental prostheses abroad for a ridiculous price (25 euros per ceramic in Turkey) compared to 150 in France, and then charge 600 to 900 euros for them to the Primary Health Insurance Fund (CPAM). Inspections of the dental prosthesis sector have revealed a lack of transparency on the origin or even quotes that do not comply with regulations, thus misleading the patient about the characteristics of these medical devices. (compliance, cost, etc.). This is why he would like to know what measures are being considered by the Government to support the French dental prosthesis sector and to guarantee transparent information for consumers.

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