Been putting off that dentist appointment? You're not alone. Dentists are concerned about the number of people delaying treatment. | marywardy
Dentists are concerned about the number of people delaying treatment as cost-of-living pressures and long waitlists for government-funded care are expected to create a backlog of problems.
But despite more people delaying treatment in states that experienced lockdown restrictions and large case waves last year, it was cost-of-living pressures that were most commonly cited as barriers to seeing a dentist in 2021. Fifty-four per cent of people who delayed said they could not afford it. Professor Heiko Spallek, dean of the University of Sydney’s School of Dentistry, said it was a “global trend” for people to delay dentistry during periods of economic stress.“People put off dentistry very often because it is not seen as a life-threatening problem and that is exacerbated when the price of services is very high,” he said.
Bookings are also frequently cancelled, with high rates of COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses in the community.
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