Dental Care - Claim Govt fobbing off dental care responsibilities (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Claim Govt fobbing off dental care responsibilities (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Federal Opposition is calling on the Commonwealth to fund dental care and alleviate huge waiting lists for treatment. Opposition health spokeswoman Julia Gillard says 625,000 people are waiting to see a dentist, some for years.
Meeting medical needs: Local health care providers help new evacuees at Lonsdale (Benton Courier)
Medical care turned out to be the most critical need of the 300-plus Hurricane Katrina victims who arrived last week at Springlake Baptist Assembly, relief volunteers report.
Grant money: Report targets trouble areas (The MetroWest Daily News)
MetroWest and the Milford area should expand programs targeting diabetes, teen pregnancy, drug and alcohol abuse, domestic violence, insufficient dental care and disparities affecting racial and ethnic minorities, according to a new report detailing the region's health problems and successes.
650,000 join dental queue for treatment (News Interactive)
AUSTRALIA'S dental health system is in crisis, with more than 650,000 people on waiting lists for treatment, at least 20,000 joining the queue each year and many waiting up to four years to receive treatment for painful and potentially dangerous conditions.
Delta Dental assists Benton free clinic (Benton Courier)
The board of directors of Delta Dental of Arkansas has awarded a $5,000 grant to the Christian Community Care Clinic for the purchase of dental equipment.
Labor slams govt over dental care crisis (The Age)
Labor says Australia's dental care system is in crisis and it is up to the federal government to fix the problem. -
Is the Spa Doc In? / Doctors benefit as much as the pampered patients at new dental, dermatological and gynecological (San Francisco Chronicle)
There are people who loathe going to the dentist, but Peggy Gill isn't one of them. On a recent visit, she reclined in a chair that could deliver a vibrating massage and listened to classical music in a lavender-scented room, her shoes off, a small dental bib...
Medicaid Provider Will Add Dental (RedNova)
By Jeffrey Krasner, The Boston Globe Oct. 21--Network Health of Cambridge, which provides health insurance for 72,000 low-income people through the state Medicaid program, said it is adding a no-cost dental benefit for its adult members.
Claim Govt fobbing off dental care responsibilities (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
The Federal Opposition is calling on the Commonwealth to fund dental care and alleviate huge waiting lists for treatment.
Corporate America promotes consumer-driven health care as companies try to hold down costs. (Orlando Sentinel)
When it comes to this fall's open-enrollment period for medical benefits at many U.S. corporations, the watchword is "consumer-driven" health care.
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