Peak advocacy bodies have urged the federal government to invest in long-term dental funding for the elderly and regional areas

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May 18 2022 - 6:00am
Australian Dental Association President Dr Girish Sasidharan, Royal Flying Doctors Service Tasmania CEO John Kirwan & TasCOSS CEO Adrienne Picone. Photo: Supplied.
Australian Dental Association President Dr Girish Sasidharan, Royal Flying Doctors Service Tasmania CEO John Kirwan & TasCOSS CEO Adrienne Picone. Photo: Supplied.

The Australian Dental Association, Royal Flying Doctors Service and Tasmanian Council of Social Services have called on the federal government to increase long-term dental funding, identifying the elderly and remote regional communities as at-risk demographics.

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Clancy Balen

Journalist at The Examiner

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