Open (your wallet) wide: Australians pay more for dental care than most OECD countries
by Natasha May from on (#6TVKY)
Australia ranks well when it comes to total dental care expenditure. But a closer look at the numbers reveals that trips to the dentist are a luxury many people can't afford
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Australia spent $11.1bn on dental care in 2021-2022, ranking it sixth out of 31 OECD countries for per capita expenditure.
At first glance, that statistic seems pretty good. Dig deeper? Not so much.
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