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Dental health reform urgent for the bush

Posted in Dental Health News by Dion Kramer on September 29, 2008

This is an article that appeared recently in ABC Online News – Australia.

The Rural Dental Association is calling for a fair go for the average Australian mouth.

Dr Bruce Simmons says an Oral Health Reform Commission should be set up to ensure basic dental care for half the population who can’t afford to see a private dentist.

He says it comes after Australia was found to have the second worst adult oral health in the OECD, with 650,000 people waiting more than two years to see a public dentist.

“And so you’ve got basically two halves of society, ” he says.

“Fifty per cent roughly are doing pretty well keeping their teeth, The other fifty per cent are having a lot of trouble losing their teeth early because they can’t get in and get the small work, the sort of early intervention work that might make a difference.”

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