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Teeth straightening for children: what HELFO covers (2026)
Is teeth straightening free for children? No – HELFO covers 100, 75, or 40 percent depending on need, and you pay the remainder. Here's how to get support.
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Is teeth straightening free for children? No – HELFO covers 100, 75, or 40 percent depending on need, and you pay the remainder. Here's how to get support.

Are you 19–28 years old? You pay only 25 percent at the public dental health service in Norway. Here's how to get the discount, where it applies, and what it covers.

Children and young people in Norway have the right to free dental care from the public dental service until the end of the calendar year they turn 21. Here are the rules, what is covered, and what you pay yourself.

Dentist is free for children up to 18 and costs young people 19-28 just 25 percent at a public clinic. Adults pay themselves. See what Helfo covers and how to keep costs down.