More dentists and a renegotiated funding model would be needed for Labour's pledge on free dental care to come into effect, the New Zealand Dental Association president says. rnz.co.nz/news/national/…
@rnz_news Jesus. This is anaemic. So it's not actually "free" dental care, is it? It's just the basics. No root canals, crowns, bridges, implants, dentures, orthodontics.
@rnz_news It will be easier to do a deal with China around the foreign buyer issues then get the dentists across the line
@rnz_news It's ridiculous - just say it. Taxing soft drinks out of existence would be more practical.
@rnz_news So ... we don't have the people and can't afford it but ... look over there, National is out by 0.2% of GDP?
@rnz_news Well duh……. That’s why it will come into play by 2026. Keep up
@rnz_news Here we go again. Dentists preparing to stymie govt plans yet again, unless their 'mouths are stuffed with gold', as Bevan said about the resisting Drs in 1948. Labour been trying to get dentists into Public Health system since 1935.
@rnz_news That is confirmation that the current model is unfit