In 1995 in the Netherlands the reimbursement system for dental healtcare for the youth is partly limited, while the reimbursements of the costs for adults stopped at all. An evaluation of oral health care in The Netherlands since the alterations made in the reimbursement system shows no further improvement in the development of oral health among young people, especially among the younger age groups. The teeth of young persons up to about ten years might even be deteriorating. The upward trend in the percentage of regular visitors to the dentist did not continue after 1995. This is noticeable because the downward trend in the percentage of people without any teeth has continued. With respect to the insurability of oral health care, it is clear that people with lower incomes choose relatively often for a limited supplementary insurance. Costly treatment and calamities are hardly reimbursed. Dental treatment has become less accessible for people with a low household income.