Progress work on longer-term adult public dental reform, extend the existing Public Dental Services for Adults funding agreement to 30 June 2025, and fund the 2023-2026 National Dental Care Survey.
The Government will provide $219.4 million over 4 years from 2023-24 to progress work on longer-term adult public dental reform, extend the existing Public Dental Services for Adults funding agreement to 30 June 2025, and fund the 2023-2026 National Dental Care Survey. The Public Dental Services for Adults funding agreement supports dental health services for adults who rely on the public dental system, through the states and territories. Commonwealth payments to the states are managed by the Treasury. The cost of this measure will be partially met from within the existing resourcing of the Department of Health and Aged Care. This measure will be partially offset by redirecting funding from the 2023-24 Budget measure titled Reinvesting in Health and Aged Care Programs.