Dentistry needs to be included under Medicare.

Even with Dental hospital assistance  it is still too expensive for the average person on Centrelink benefit to afford the gap fee.

I was awarded a voucher for new dentures, but because I have implants in my lower jaw the gap was going to be around $2,5oo.

I am on a disability support pension and do not have that kind of money just laying around.  I know  am not alone.

Others cannot afford their first pair of dentures, while those on low incomes cannot afford to even see a dentist.

Dental health is vital to our overall health as everything we eat passes through our mouth...if full of cavities, then the person is being constantly poisoned every time they eat.