This article is primarily an adapted translation in Dutch of an editorial paper in the Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. The editorial paper describes the vision of the new editorial board to develop a broader perspective instead of a fixation with teeth. The journal offers an unique multidisciplinary forum with a broad scope to deal with quests for knowledge. Second part of this article is a comment on the editorial paper. It is concluded that the fixation with teeth is caused by the education of the dentist and by the history of dentistry in The Netherlands. In order to find a solution , the development of a team of oral health care providers is once again proposed.