Posts Tagged ‘children’s dentistry Australia’
Australian Prime Minister Reveals Plans for $5 Billion Dental Scheme for Children
Australia’s Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has revealed plans for a new dental scheme that will cost $5 billion and promises to ensure that every child in the country has access to dental care. Mr Turnbull confirmed that the existing scheme will be scrapped because it has not proved to be as effective as the Labor […]
Australian Dentists Anxious Over Future of Children’s Dental Programme
Representatives from the Australian Dental Association have expressed concern at the future of a multi-billion dollar dental programme, which has provided around one million children with free dental care over the last two years. Dentists are worried that the scheme, which was introduced at a cost of $2.7 billion in 2014, will be scrapped in […]
Children as Young as 18 Months Old Admitted to Hospital for Dental Decay in Australia
Dental experts in Australia are warning of a decay epidemic among children, as reports suggest that children as young as 18 months old require hospital treatment under general anaesthetic. Sophie Beaumont from Melbourne’s Royal Dental Hospital said that over 1,000 children are admitted for hospital treatment every year in Victoria alone and it is now […]
