DENTAL TREATMENT

DENTAL TREATMENT
On thing that I see evolving ever rapidly is that those on a benefit are increasingly more likely to require some sort of dental treatment. Currently Dental treatment is regulated by the person being only able to claim up to $200 for such treatment. If the treatment is under $200 then the amount is not recovered. BUT if the amount adds up to more than $200 then the WHOLE amount is recoverable. An example is that if a dental account is for say, $500 then the whole amount is recovered and not just the $300 over the non-recoverable $200. This is a totally unfair situation.

Dental treatment should become subsidised in a much better and farer way than it currently is. Doctors fees are able to be claimed much more readily and farer than are Dentists accounts. By the same token beneficiaries are increasingly being hit with higher power accounts now, and one might say, "So are we all" but then an employed person can go and do a few hours overtime, but a beneficiary cannot as any secondary income earned is penalised against the family income