Posts Tagged ‘Australia’
Australian Bid To Save CDDS Fails
Opposition MPs are backing the government’s new dental scheme after a bid to prevent the closure of the Chronic Dental Disease Scheme failed on Tuesday. Speaking on Wednesday, Opposition front-bencher Greg Hunt said that Opposition MPs would now support the new dental scheme in absence of another option. Mr Hunt said that as the bid […]
Concern Grows For Adult Dental Patients In Australia
Concern is growing in Australia, as people currently covered by the Chronic Disease Dental Scheme face up to the fact that they may be left without access to dental treatment after the scheme closes down at the end of November. The Labor government has been accused of letting the most vulnerable people down by announcing […]
Dental Scheme Battle Gets Personal In Australia
The battle over the future of the Chronic Dental Disease Scheme in Australia has just got personal, after the federal opposition launched a scathing attack on Health Minister, Tanya Plibersek. Peter Dutton, spokesman for health for the opposition, announced a campaign to stop the abolition of the current dental scheme and criticised Ms Plibersek, saying […]
Opposition Desperate To Save Chronic Disease Dental Scheme In Australia
The opposition party in Australia is campaigning to save the chronic disease dental scheme, which is due to be scrapped in the near future. Peter Dutton, health spokesman for the Opposition, revealed notice of a disallowance motion on Tuesday. If the motion is passed, this would effectively stop the Labor government from abolishing the scheme. […]
Australian Dentists Worried About Dental Gap
Australian dentists are worried that thousands of people may struggle to afford dental care when the current Medicare Chronic Disease Scheme is scrapped; dentists have spotted that there will be a gap of more than one year before the new dental scheme, recently announced by Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, is introduced. The Chronic Disease Scheme […]
Australian Dentist Happy To Make Exceptions For Struggling Patients
An Australian dentist has been doing her bit to help patients struggling to afford dental care by accepting unusual payments; Nancy Saunders-Clay has been so distressed by some of her patient’s stories that she has accepted home-kill and avocados as payment for treatment. Dr Saunders-Clay, from Taree, said that some patients are in such desperate situations that […]
Coalition Raises Concerns Over Budget After Dental Scheme Unveiled
Spokesman for the coalition treasury, Joe Hockey has criticised Julia Gillard, the Australian Prime Minister after plans were unveiled to introduce a new multi-billion dollar dental programme. Hockey branded the new scheme, which will cost around $4 billion, “another unfunded promise” from the Prime Minister and also questioned how the Government would fund plans for […]
Flying Doctors Launch New Oral Treatment Trial Programme
The Royal Flying Doctor Service is launching a new trial oral health programme, known as TOOTH (The Outback Oral Treatment Trial). The service will operate from the newly refurbished base in Dubbo. The RFDS said that standards of oral health are among the poorest in the country in the north western area of New South […]
Dental Fear Rife Among Australians
A survey has revealed that the majority of Australians suffer from dental anxiety, with an Oral-B poll suggesting that 83 percent of the 1004 respondents experienced anxiety when faced with a trip to the dentist. The survey also revealed that more than half of those surveyed would rather face public embarrassment, by falling over or […]
Australians Hoping for Quick Treatment After Dental Cash Injection
Thousands of Australians waiting for dental treatment are hoping for waiting lists to be tackled quickly following news of a significant cash injection for dental services across the country. Last week, Health Minister, Tanya Plibersek, confirmed additional funding worth around $500 million over the next three years for dental services. The aim of the cash […]
