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Reform delay causes dental decay. It’s time for a national deal to fund dental care

  • Written by Peter Breadon, Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute

A Senate committee has investigated why so many Australians are missing out on dental care and made 35 recommendations for reform.

By far the most sweeping is the call for universal coverage for essential dental care. The committee also proposed a suite of measures to get more dental care to groups who are missing out, including those in rural...

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