Friday, September 29, 2006
Fresh talks among dentists and the health bosses have been taking place in an attempt to decide a disaster in out-of-hours dentistry.
Fears have been raised, which patients are not getting treated for teeth problems over the weekend as an out-of-hours service barely exists.
Patients are at present only given have an incomplete time slot at weekends to see a dentist under the new contentious dental contract that was introduced earlier this year.
In Norfolk hundreds of patients can be fighting to see one dentist who would provide two hours of cover on a Saturday and Sunday, ensuing in many people who have tooth problems on a Friday night not organism able to see a dentist awaiting Monday morning.
Fears have been raised, which patients are not getting treated for teeth problems over the weekend as an out-of-hours service barely exists.
Patients are at present only given have an incomplete time slot at weekends to see a dentist under the new contentious dental contract that was introduced earlier this year.
In Norfolk hundreds of patients can be fighting to see one dentist who would provide two hours of cover on a Saturday and Sunday, ensuing in many people who have tooth problems on a Friday night not organism able to see a dentist awaiting Monday morning.
Monday, September 25, 2006
The Health Services Union (HSU) is calling on the Federal Government for coverage of dental care for children and also those over 65 under Medicare.
The HSU commissioned a survey of 1,200 Australians they found the majority believe people must be able to claim rebates on dental bills.
Public dental services are taken care by state governments, but HSU national secretary Craig Thomson says people are waiting up to five years for treatment.
Mr. Thomson says five-year waiting lists on the public state-run plan are unacceptable and even it is time the Commonwealth created a national scheme.
The HSU commissioned a survey of 1,200 Australians they found the majority believe people must be able to claim rebates on dental bills.
Public dental services are taken care by state governments, but HSU national secretary Craig Thomson says people are waiting up to five years for treatment.
Mr. Thomson says five-year waiting lists on the public state-run plan are unacceptable and even it is time the Commonwealth created a national scheme.
