Posts Tagged ‘Medicare Chronic Disease Dental Scheme’

Australian Dentist Warns Against Axing of Medicare Scheme

Australian Dentist Warns Against Axing of Medicare Scheme

A dentist from Hastings has warned that axing the Medicare Chronic Disease Dental Scheme (CDDS) could increase waiting times for treatment, with some patients expected to wait around 19 months. The government has recently announced that the CDDS will cease on the 30th November and a replacement dental scheme will not be introduced until July […]


Australian Dentists Worried About Dental Gap

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 […]


Dental experts warn against funding cuts

Dental experts warn against funding cuts

Dental experts in Australia have warned against funding cuts for oral health services. Experts say that the planned move to axe $340 million of funding for dental healthcare will create a “public health disaster.” Last year New South Wales received $370 million in Medicare Chronic Disease Dental Scheme from the Commonwealth funding pot; however, officials […]