Dentist appointments are being forgotten in the cost of living crisis and it's leading to thousands of hospitalisations each year. 9News
Dentist appointments are being forgotten in the cost of living crisis and it's leading to thousands of hospitalisations each year.
WA Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John is leading the inquiry into access to dental care, providing an interim report with about 17,000 Australians responding and 98 per cent supporting the expansion of free dental. "Right now we have a system that doesn't treat teeth as part of the body, that makes no sense at all," Steele-John said.Dentist appointments are being forgotten in the cost of living crisis and it's leading to thousands of hospitalisations each year."These are people that are working but don't have private health insurance and aren't eligible for public dental services," Australian Dental Association deputy CEO Eithne Irving said.
Consumer group Choice collated the cost of a trip to the dentist with a basic check-up, clean and fluoride an average of $219, although prices fluctuate between $162 and $309."People are delaying dental or oral health procedures because of costs until they get to the emergency stage," Steele-John said,to receive our daily newsletters and breaking news alerts, sent straight to your inbox.
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