Health

2 million Aussies avoid the dentist

Posted on: Tue 19 Mar 2019

Our healthcare system is enviable when compared with many other countries. Yet when it comes to oral care, Australia falls behind. New research shows that 2 million Australians avoid going to the dentist, so why is oral care different from general health care and how can we address this?

Stephen Duckett, Director of Health Programs at the Grattan Institute, joins Breakfast’s Tom Mann and Zoe Kounadis to explain why.

 

 

Produced by Zoe Kounadis

Image Sourced: Pixabay

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