Thousand of locals needing priority dental treatment may benefit from a voucher scheme being proposed by the Victorian opposition.
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It’s promising $500 vouchers to 32,000 Victorians, if it’s elected later this month.
The vouchers have been pledged so people can get off the long waiting lists affecting dental care.
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The average waiting time for general dental care in Ripon, which covers Maryborough, Carisbrook and Dunolly, is nearly four years and for Bendigo it’s more than one year.
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