Greens promise free dental for all, paid for by 'fair and simple' tax changes
Greens promise free dental for all, paid for by 'fair and simple' tax changes
"The time is now to make dental care free for everyone," co-leader Marama Davidson says.
You're viewing a single thread.
Such a great policy for so many reasons. Equitable access to dental care for everyone leads to significantly improved health outcomes overall.
26 0 ReplyAgreed, and from the article, 3/4 of voters agree too! There's no reason why teeth should be treated so differently to the rest of healthcare.
19 0 ReplyThe dental industry doesn't want a single-payer at all. That's the problem, all the experts in the field are operating in their own interests.
Unfortunately ~49% of the population still think that "user-pays" is fair.
1 0 ReplyIt's because historically, dentists were their own thing separate from surgery and also physicians for hundreds of years. You see this even today. Many universities have Dentistry as a separate Faculty from Medicine.
1 2 Reply