Should dental care be part of Medicare?
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Australians fork out much more on dental care than any other kind of health care. Which is why increasingly, people are delaying or skipping dental care, and 27% of kids aged between 5 and 10 had untreated decayed or missing teeth.    So should, or could dental care be brought under the Medicare umbrella, and what might this cost?  Guests: Peter Breadon, Program Director for Health and Aged Care at the Grattan Institute Dr Angie Nisson, Board Member of the Australia Dental Association and Clinical Director of Oral Health in Northern NSW Dr Elizabeth Deveny, CEO of the Consumers Health Forum of Australia
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