The Australian Patients Association is making a submission on INQUIRY INTO THE PROVISION OF AND ACCESS TO DENTAL SERVICES IN AUSTRALIA and welcomes Patients and Patient groups input into the submission.

Terms of Reference [1]

The Select Committee into the Provision and Access of Dental Services in Australia plans to inquire into and report on:

  • the experience of children and adults in accessing and affording dental and related services;
  • the adequacy and availability of public dental services in Australia, including in outer-metropolitan, rural, regional and remote areas;
  • the interaction between Commonwealth, state and territory government legislation, strategies and programs in meeting community need for dental services;
  • the provision of dental services under Medicare, including the Child Dental Benefits Schedule;
  • the social and economic impact of improved dental healthcare;
  • the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and cost-of-living crisis on access to dental and related services;
  • pathways to improve oral health outcomes in Australia, including a path to universal access to dental services;
  • the adequacy of data collection, including access to dental care and oral health outcomes;
  • workforce and training matters relevant to the provision of dental services;
  • international best practice for, and consideration of the economic benefit of, access to dental services;
  • any related matters.

We would like to hear your views. Please emails us at info@patients.org.au.

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[1]: Parliament of Australia https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Dental_Services_in_Australia/DentalServices/Terms_of_Reference