Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 21, 2016 17:51:59 GMT 12
KIWI DENTISTS TOLD TO 'TAKE A GOOD HARD LOOK AT THEMSELVES'
New Zealand dentists are being asked to "take a good hard look at themselves" following the latest survey to come out of Otago University.
Lead researcher Jonathan Broadbent said low income patients and Maori and Pacific patients were more likely to have treatment such as tooth extraction rather than more complex treatment.
He believed dental care needs to be publicly funded.
The researchers said New Zealand dentists need better cultural training, while the industry needs more Maori and Pacific Island dentists….
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/kiwi-dentists-told-take-good-hard-look-themselves
New Zealand dentists are being asked to "take a good hard look at themselves" following the latest survey to come out of Otago University.
Lead researcher Jonathan Broadbent said low income patients and Maori and Pacific patients were more likely to have treatment such as tooth extraction rather than more complex treatment.
He believed dental care needs to be publicly funded.
The researchers said New Zealand dentists need better cultural training, while the industry needs more Maori and Pacific Island dentists….
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/kiwi-dentists-told-take-good-hard-look-themselves