THE HON NICOLA ROXON MP
Minister for Health and Ageing
MEDIA ALERT
Attn: Chiefs-of-Staff, News Editors, Photographers
HEALTH REFORM CONSULTS IN MELBOURNE
FIRST FORUM TO FOCUS ON ‘DENTICARE’
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon,
will visit The Royal Dental Hospital in Melbourne
on Tuesday (29th September)
as part of the Federal Government’s national consultations on reform of the
Australian health system.
Prior to the consultation forum, Minister Roxon will tour part of the dental
hospital where she will meet clinicians, a parent and child participating in the
teen dental program and some undergraduate dental students.
The media is invited – pool arrangements for the tour may be required. The
forum is open to media.
Background: The Rudd government is consulting around Australia on the 123
recommendations of the report, A Healthier Future For All Australians, which covers every
facet of Australia’s health care system.
The focus of this consultation will be the Reform Commission’s proposed universal dental
scheme ‘Denticare’.
WHEN: Tuesday 29th September 2009.
TIME: 12.54 pm for 1 pm start
WHERE: The Royal Dental Hospital, Melbourne
720 Swanston Street CARLTON VIC (Main entrance)
Media contact: Kay McNiece, Dept of Health and Ageing, 0412 132 585
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