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Medicare Funding for Teen Dental Plan a Good Start - 12 November 2007
The Health Services Union has welcomed the recent announcement from the ALP on the use of Medicare for a Teen Dental Plan. Though the HSU has called for broader use of Medicare for dental care, the Teen Dental Plan is a good start. ...
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HSU Welcomes ALP Announcement on Dental Care - 20 September 2007
The Health Services Union has welcomed a commitment from the ALP to invest $290 million, as a first instalment, to a Commonwealth Dental Health Program....
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HSU Highlights Crisis in Access to Affordable Dental Care for Older Australians - 10 August 2007
The Health Services Union (HSU) recently made a submission to the Senate Community Affairs Committee Inquiry into the Cost of Living Pressures for Older Australians regarding the access and affordability crisis in dental care....
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Survey Reveals Problems in Dental Care - 06 August 2007
A recent survey commissioned by Australia Fair highlights the difficulties many Australians face in accessing affordable dental care. ...
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Close the Gap: Shortage of Dental Care a National Problem - 29 June 2007
The Health Services Union said today there needed to be a national solution to the dental care crisis with new figures showing almost 200,000 people on waiting lists for treatment in NSW alone....
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Budget Measure on Teeth Not Enough - 08 May 2007
The Health Services Union said today the Federal Government’s dental care measures announced in the budget failed to address the national crisis in the area....
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Adelaide to Host Dental Health Forum - 06 March 2007
South Australia’s concerned with the state of Australia’s dental health care system will attend a forum in Adelaide today, in support of the HSU’s campaign for a national solution to the dental care crisis, which has people waiting up to ten years for treatment. ...
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National Dental Care Campaign Launched Today - 13 February 2007
The Health Services Union today launched a campaign to get a national solution to the dental care crisis which has people waiting up to ten years for treatment....
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Medicare Must Be Expanded to Help with Dental Crisis - 22 September 2006
The Health Services Union today called for the expansion of Medicare to help ease a dental health crisis which has people across the country waiting as long as five years for treatment....
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