<groan> The poor kids. Time for #prevention yet? Please? -|- "Sixty teeth removed from five children under five"
abc.net.au/news/2021-09-2…
abc.net.au/news/2021-09-2…
"Appointments at Oral Health Tasmania are free for under 18s and $45 for adults with a healthcare card or pensioner concession card.
As of July, there were 17,838 people waiting for an appointment and last financial year the average wait-time was two years."
As of July, there were 17,838 people waiting for an appointment and last financial year the average wait-time was two years."
"They're choosing whether to eat or pay bills, or whether to maintain rental accommodation or take their kids to sport. They can't do all of it on their income that they have."
"The $5 billion burden - The Glenorchy Local Government Area in Hobart's north is in the grip of an oral health crisis, a picture replicated throughout most lower socio-economic parts of Australia. As well as the huge impact on human health, ..."
" ... tooth decay costs the country billions of dollars every year."
#EndFluoridation, it is harmful, expensive & does nothing to prevent tooth decay. Is Oral Health Services #Tasmania aware of the problem? No. They need to get some of the fifties era #fluoride. Back then, #fluoridation was said to knock out two-thirds of tooth decay. From 1951. 
Are the Good People of #Calgary going to make the same mistake?
#yycfluoride #fluoridefacts #yyccc #yyc #yycvote
#yycfluoride #fluoridefacts #yyccc #yyc #yycvote
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