In 1974, the Whitlam Government decided to exclude dental care from Medicare for two reasons.  The first was cost. The second was political in that Gough Whitlam felt that combatting the doctors would be hard enough without having to combat dentists as well. Forty-four years later, with Australia much richer and the proven success of … Continue reading JOHN MENADUE. The Best of 2018: Why dental care was excluded from Medicare and why it should now be included.… Continue reading »