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Paving the way for a dental benefits scheme for older Australians

Editor — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 23:35:48 +0000

There’s consensus on the urgent need for a dental benefits scheme for older Australians, and now a recent pilot project is offering real hope that a viable solution is closer than ever. By Tracey Porter. To aid its push for a government-funded oral health scheme for seniors, the Australian Dental Association (ADA) was recently involved in […]

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ADA NSW calls on government to commit to funding for a seniors oral health scheme

Editor — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 22:43:01 +0000

Three years since the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety (RCACQS) made its recommendations, the Australian Dental Association NSW Branch is calling on the government to ensure funding for a dental benefits scheme for senior Australians in the upcoming Federal Budget. This comes as more Australians are living longer and the number of […]

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ADA slams half-hearted government approach to aged care report

Editor — Tue, 25 May 2021 23:43:42 +0000

A lukewarm, half-hearted and disappointing response is how the Australian Dental Association (ADA) has labelled the Morrison Government’s response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety recommendations. “The Government’s response to the recommendation will do nothing to change the oral health of older Australians,” ADA president Dr Mark Hutton said. The final […]

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Royal commission into aged care supports key ADA recommendations

Editor — Sun, 07 Mar 2021 22:59:07 +0000

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has included a number of key Australian Dental Association recommendations for dramatically overhauling the delivery of oral health care in its final report released by the Government last week. The Government outlined a five-year road map to fix the broken aged care system, starting with an extra $425m for the […]

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ADA supports dental benefits scheme for seniors

Editor — Sun, 01 Nov 2020 23:14:44 +0000

In order to turn the tide on poor oral health in aged care, the proposal by the counsel assisting the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety to introduce a Senior Dental Benefits Scheme must be given serious consideration by the commissioners, says the Australian Dental Association. The ADA is pleased the royal commission has agreed […]

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