Comments on: The cuts: more a messy shave than a massacre http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/05/13/the-cuts-more-a-messy-shave-than-a-massacre/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:29:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Steven Mendelson http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/05/13/the-cuts-more-a-messy-shave-than-a-massacre/#comment-9229 Steven Mendelson Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-9229 The Dental Scheme for people with Chronic Conditions and Complex Care needs did not make it past the razor gang. According to the new brooms it was a "failed" scheme. It closed on 31/03/2008 to new patients and final treatment must be completed by 30/06/2008. What have we got to replace it? $290m (or 1m consultations) over 3 years to be paid to state and territory governments to meet a waiting list of 650,000. Have you heard of a dentist who will see you for $29 a visit. Perhaps we are outsourcing to India? But we are only going to start to negotiate with the states about implementation now Some analysis. If each person waiting only needs one consultation it will take 2 years to clear the list If each person waiting needs 3 consultations it will take 6 years... and so on. And that does not account for the cost of all the false choppers we will need to import from China. This a real con. How many Labor MP's would wait 5 minutes never mind 6 years for treatment? The Dental Scheme for people with Chronic Conditions and Complex Care needs did not make it past the razor gang. According to the new brooms it was a “failed” scheme. It closed on 31/03/2008 to new patients and final treatment must be completed by 30/06/2008.

What have we got to replace it? $290m (or 1m consultations) over 3 years to be paid to state and territory governments to meet a waiting list of 650,000. Have you heard of a dentist who will see you for $29 a visit. Perhaps we are outsourcing to India?

But we are only going to start to negotiate with the states about implementation now

Some analysis.

If each person waiting only needs one consultation it will take 2 years to clear the list

If each person waiting needs 3 consultations it will take 6 years… and so on.

And that does not account for the cost of all the false choppers we will need to import from China.

This a real con. How many Labor MP’s would wait 5 minutes never mind 6 years for treatment?

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