The Victorian Oral Health Alliance, a coalition of dental health professionals, health services and consumers, has welcomed the Australian Labor Party’s announcement of $2.4 billion towards a Pensioner Dental Plan, should they win government on 18 May. This commitment to improve oral health care for older Australian’s is a significant step forward from the current […]
The Victorian Oral Health Alliance, a coalition of dental health professionals, health services and consumers, has welcomed the Australian Labor Party’s announcement of $2.4 billion towards a Pensioner Dental Plan, should they win government on 18 May. This commitment to improve oral health care for older Australian’s is a significant step forward from the current
A new report from the Grattan Institute again highlights the gap between the dental care people need and the care they receive. This is the worst gap for any major disease in the health system in our state. Oral health care is a critical component of primary care, but access to oral health care is
MEDIA RELEASE An alliance of dental health professionals, providers and consumers has welcomed the Grattan Institute report ‘Filling the dental gap: A universal dental scheme for Australia’ as a significant contribution to addressing one of the most inequitable and under-funded areas of healthcare in the country. ‘Every federal and state-based politician needs to read this
Media Release 1 November 2018 “Despite a range of good health measures in the ALP’s election platform, there is still a large hole – public dental care for the 2.5 million Victorians who are eligible” said Tony McBride, Spokesperson for the Victorian Oral Health Alliance (VOHA) today. “With over 140,000 Victorians currently on public waiting
Community, welfare and health groups have banded together to urge the Victorian Government to act on the parlous state of public dental funding, in light of new data showing a dramatic increase in public dental waiting lists to 19.5 months, up 4.5 months in the last year. The Victorian Oral Health Alliance (VOHA) is concerned
