Labor and the Coalition brush over ‘scary’ decline in young Australians’ dental visits

Just like housing, advocates say oral health care is a policy area where younger Australians are seriously disadvantaged

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Young Australians will remain victims of an oral health “blindspot” because of the “stubbornly agnostic” attitudes of major political parties to include dental in Medicare, experts fear.

The section of Australian society most likely to drop off from visiting the dentist is young adults. Many never return, according to a recent study that found the demographic accessed regular oral healthcare the least.

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