How does the Dental Care System work in Europe?

I know here in America we've heard talk that in a lot of the European countries, your medicine is "socialized" and government-funded. But I was wondering if you could tell me something about your dental care system; is that government-funded too? Or do you have to get private dental insurance (like here in the US) to get covered? Also, if you could tell us which European nation you live in, I'd appreciate it.
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Each country has its own dental system, so it really does depend on the country. I'll answer for the countries I've lived in. UK - You can go to a NHS dentist (socialised) or a private one. The prices are fixed for the NHS dentists, and very affordable. There is a price cap on the amount that can be charged within a small time period. Emergency dentistry is even cheaper. One major problem though, it's nearly impossible to find a dentist accepting new patients on the NHS, so most people are stuck with private (or just don't go). Private prices are easily 2-3x the cost on the NHS. Sweden/Norway - Partly socialised in Sweden, not in Norway, but people don't have any insurance coverage for it either. It's something people tend to pay full price for, and it can be incredibly expensive. Even with the discounts in Sweden, it's expensive. It's free up to age 20 though, and to pensioners (in Sweden). It's fairly common to take dental holidays to a cheaper country to get dental work done. The entire trip can work out to be less expensive than the procedure done locally. There was a news article a few years back that said Estonian and Polish dentists were learning Swedish in order to attract more "tourists".
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