Sunday Age urges Canberra to assist States with the dental crisis

The Sunday Age published an editorial today urging the Commonwealth Government to get together with State Governments to address the dental crisis "as a matter of urgency".

The editorial notes that "Australia's extraction rate is one of the highest in the world and overall dental health is the second lowest among developed nations. This is what Mr Abbott has washed his hands of. When it comes to dental health, Australians are mostly on their own. This is simply not good enough."

The editorial is accompanied by a news article higlighting calls by the Australian Dental Association "for the Federal Government to take overriding responsibility for promoting dental health as figures reveal that Australia has the highest tooth extraction rate in the developed world".