Too many Australians miss out on timely dental care – Labor's pledge is just a start
- Written by Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute
Forgoing dental care causes more pain and costly treatments down the longer term. Gertjan Hooijer/Shutterstock
Opposition leader Bill Shorten declared on Sunday that Labor has a “vision of universal access to dental care in Australia”.
Labor’s pensioner dental plan would would give aged pensioners up to A$1,000 of subsidised...
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