Posts Tagged ‘Green Party’
Welsh Green Party Leader Promises Free Dental Checks For All
The leader of the Welsh Green Party has pledged to provide free dental checks for everyone in Wales as part of her new election manifesto. Alice Hooker-Stroud has unveiled a series of policies and measures in a bid to attract voters in the upcoming elections. Although the Green Party is renowned for its environmental policies, […]
Greens Promote Pensioner Advantageous Dental System
The Green Party in Australia is promoting a new dental system, which would benefit pensioners. The plan would act as an extension to the existing system, which is means-tested for children under the age of 17 years old and would benefit pensioners and people who receive state benefits. The new system for children is due […]
New South Wales Greens Call For Public Inquiry Into Water Fluoridation
The New South Wales Green Party is calling for a public inquiry into water fluoridation after a court of appeal rejected a case against it. The court rejected a bid from an anti-fluoride campaigner to stop plans to add fluoride to the water in several communities within the state. The court made a unanimous decision […]
Australian Denticare Scheme Backed by Experts
Experts charged with compiling a report for the Australian Government on the issue of a new Denticare system has backed a universal scheme championed by the Green Party. The introduction of a Denticare scheme is the predominant recommendation of the expert report. It would provide oral healthcare for all young people and low income families. […]
Australian government announces policies to improve oral health
The new Australian government has announced that new measures will be introduced to improve access to dental services across the country. Julia Gillard has announced possible new strategies to raise standards of oral health across the nation. Oral health has become a key policy, as the Labour party were forced to agree to radical new […]
Patients in rural areas in Australia struggling to see a dentist
Patients living in rural areas of Australia are struggling to get an appointment with a dentist, it has been revealed. Residents from more remote areas are being forced to wait several months for routine treatment, with some waiting for more than two years for a routine check-up. Australia is a vast land mass with a […]
Dental health a deal-breaker for new coalition government in Australia
Dental health was a key factor in the negotiation process between the Labour and Green parties, it has emerged. The Green Party had included a new multi-billion dollar dental health initiative as part of their election manifesto and they were keen to push it during negotiations with Julia Gillard’s Labour Party last week. The Labour […]
Australian Green Party reveals details of 4.3 billion dollar dental plan
The Green Party have outlined how the 4.3 billion dollar sum will be used to improve dental healthcare across the country. The party announced that it would spend a huge sum of money on dentistry last week and now further details of the plan have been revealed. The party plans to launch a universal Denticare […]
Green party launch health policy in Australia
The leader of the Green party, Bob Brown, has launched the party’s health manifesto. Brown has included a national dental care scheme, which will be implemented with the aim of promoting good oral health and clearing lengthy waiting lists across Australia; currently, around half a million people are waiting for dental treatment in Australia and […]
Australian Green Party announce new plans for dental care
The Green Party have announced a new universal dental health policy as part of their election campaign. The leader of the Green Party, Bob Brown, believes that a new universal policy would help to improve standards of oral health, as well as saving millions of dollars in medical costs each year. Mr Brown, a former […]
