this post was submitted on 06 Aug 2023
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[–] cloventt@lemmy.nz 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Such a great policy for so many reasons. Equitable access to dental care for everyone leads to significantly improved health outcomes overall.

[–] grasshopper@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Agreed, and from the article, 3/4 of voters agree too! There's no reason why teeth should be treated so differently to the rest of healthcare.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 year ago

The dental industry doesn't want a single-payer at all. That's the problem, all the experts in the field are operating in their own interests.

Unfortunately ~49% of the population still think that "user-pays" is fair.