Single-step move to universal dental care cost-prohibitive – Grant Robertson
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on November 14, 2022
Acting Prime Minister Grant Robertson says it would cost upwards of a billion dollars a year in additional funding to move directly to universal dental care in Aotearoa.
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The government is under renewed pressure to invest heavily in dental care after a report found treatment was so expensive some people were resorting to pulling out their own teeth.
