Senate calls for details on Medicare dental scheme audits

The Senate yesterday passed a motion requiring the Commonwealth Government to detail the audits of dentists providing services under the Medicare Chronic Disease Dental Scheme.

The Government will have to provide information to the Senate by the end of October. This will include outlining the number of dentists who have been audited, how many have been required to repay Medicare benefits and why they have been required to do so.

The Senate has twice disallowed Government attempts to close the scheme.