[Greens-Media] 100, 000 more Victorians smiling thanks to dental care

[Adele.Pedder at parliament.vic.gov.au]

The Victorian budget has shown that the National Dental Health Reform 
package negotiated by The Greens has delivered a significant boost in 
dental care for Victorian families. 
"This state budget has shown that an extra 100,000 people received dental 
care in 2013-14, a direct result of the additional $52 million in dental 
health funds," said Victorian Greens spokesperson on health Colleen 
Hartland. 
"The dental health package has reduced the waiting times for restorative 
dental care by 10 months, from 23 to 13 months, and waiting times for 
dentures have halved to 11 months."
"In the coming year an addition $33 million will enable 33,000 more people 
to receive dental care."
"Less than half of Australians have good oral health. That's why The 
Greens have made dental health reform a top public health priority."
"It?s great to see that the government will follow through with its 
commitment to rebuild of the long-neglected Footscray Dental Clinics in my 
Western Suburbs electorate, the result of a hard fought community 
campaign."
"The Footscray dental clinics provide emergency and general dental care to 
10,000+ children and adults in the West each year. However, neglect from 
subsequent governments has left the clinics crumbling and close to forced 
closure." 

"We?ve waited for more than a year since the rebuild was announced. It's 
time to get on with the job,"  said Ms Hartland.

For comment: Colleen Hartland 0417 445 845
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Adele Pedder

Electorate Officer
Greens MP Colleen Hartland 
Ph: 9689 6373. Mob: 0422 108 539
colleenhartland.org
75 Victoria Street Seddon 3011
 


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