Your public health insurance covers the following preventive medical checkups.
- From age 18: Professional dental cleaning. Public health insurance offers a susidy and you pay the rest. Experts recommend getting supplementary dental insurance if you have dental problems or once you turn 35.
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- From age 35: General health check-up at the general practitioner’s (Hausartz). You can do it every three years. The check-up includes a one-time screening for hepatitis B and C.
- From age 35: Skin cancer screening (early detection) every two years.
You get further gender-specific medical examinations (G-BA).
Preventive medical checkups for women in Germany
| Age | Frequency | Preventive checkup |
| From age 20 | Once a year | Genital examination for early detection of cancer |
| Up to age 25 | Once a year | Test for chlamydia infection |
| From age 30 | Once a year | Breast and skin examination for cancer prevention |
| From age 35 | Every 3 years | Cytological examination and HPV test |
| From age 50 | Every 2 years | A test for hidden blood in the stool for the early detection of colorectal cancer |
| From age 50 to 75 | Every 2 years | Mammography screening for the early detection of breast cancer |
Preventive medical checkups for men in Germany
| Age | Frequency | Preventive checkup |
| From age 45 | Once a year | Genital examination for early detection of cancer |
| From age 50 | Once a year | A test for hidden blood in the stool for the early detection of colorectal cancer |
| From age 65 | One time | Ultrasound examination for the early detection of abdominal aortic aneurysms. |
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