St Paul Franklin
There are a number of different factors which influence the funding of dental services, with Commonwealth funding varying widely between political parties. The Coalition has tended to favour state-based public dental services and has supported private health insurance incentives for dental care. It has also introduced means-tested Medicare benefits for preventative health checks for teenagers.
In a recent announcement, McConnell Dental have joined forces to improve standards of infection control in dental practice. They have restricted the registration of 12 registered dentists in NSW, who were involved in practices in inner western Sydney. Six of them have been suspended and two have been placed on conditional registration. These actions follow an investigation into serious breaches of infection control. NSW Health has also announced that it will review the records of patients who have visited t