ADA Inc. responds to Federal Budget

The Australian Dental Association Inc. (ADA) has issued two media releases in response to the Federal Budget.

BUDGET FAILS TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP TO IMPROVE ORAL HEALTH, SAY DENTISTS

ABILITY TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR DENTAL SERVICES

"Yesterday’s Budget missed an important opportunity to provide leadership to improve the oral health of the Australian population", said ADA Federal President, Dr Bill O’Reilly.

“Dentists are disappointed that yesterday’s Budget failed to recognise that thousands of Australians are in urgent need of dental care. The ADA believes that much more needs to be done in the areas of higher education, workforce and oral health promotion, as well as the delivery of dental care to Australia’s war veterans, older Australians, Indigenous Australians and those with anomalies of the dentition”.