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Published on: February 2, 2020
Mapping essential oral healthcare for the Australian context
Tan Minh Nguyen1, Clare Lin2, Martin Hall3
1Dental Health Services Victoria, Level 1, Corporate Services, 720 Swanston Street, Carlton, Vic 3053, Australia; and Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin Health Economics, Deakin University Level 3, Building BC, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Vic 3125, Australia; and Health Economics Group, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Level 4, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Vic 3004, Australia.
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Australia's universal healthcare scheme, Medicare, has largely excluded oral healthcare resulting in inequitable access to affordable, essential oral healthcare. To achieve inclusion of oral health within Australia's universal healthcare scheme, it is necessary to identify and define the dental services that constitute essential oral healthcare. This perspective paper explores how essential oral healthcare should be considered for the Australian context and to align with the World Health Organization's approach to universal health coverage that includes oral health.
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