In Germany, there are regular health check-ups for children. The program grants every child from birth to school age a statutory right to ten free check-ups: the so-called U1 to U9 check-ups. These regular checks help to detect and treat developmental disorders and diseases of children at an early stage. Participation in the screening tests is voluntary but strongly recommended.
Vaccination is one of the most important and effective protective measures. In Germany, all vaccinations are voluntary. However, there are vaccinations that are recommended. The costs for this are taken over by the health insurance companies. Since infectious diseases are particularly dangerous for infants and children, you should have your child vaccinated for the first time at the age of six weeks. By the end of the second year of life at latest, your child should be completely vaccinated against the most important diseases.
In addition, regular checks of the teeth in the dental practice are recommended, so that early signs of dental disease such as incipient caries are detected and treated early - so even on the child's "milk dentition". Later permanent teeth can be endangered otherwise.
Whenever which examination or vaccination date is due, you will find in this overview:
Examining age of the child
vaccinations
U1 right after birth
U2 3rd to 10th day after birth
U3 4th to 5th week of life
1st vaccination 6th to 7th week of life
2nd vaccination from the 9th week of life
U4 3rd to 4th month of life
3. Vaccination at the end of the 3rd / 4th month of life
U5 6th to 7th month of life
U6 + 4. Vaccination 10 to 12 months of age
5th vaccination from 1 year
6th vaccination 1 year and 3 months to 2 years
U7 1 year and 9 months to 2 years
Dental check from 2 ½ years at least 3 check-ups every of 12 months up to the age of 6 years
U7a 2 years and 10 months to 3 years
U8 3 years and 10 months to 4 years
U9 5 years to 5 years and 4 months
Further information can be found at the Federal Center for Health Education at: https://www.kindergesundheit-info.de/themen/entwicklung/frueherkennung-u1-u9-und-j1/untersuchungstermine/