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After waiting in pain for three months, Mia van Leeuwen and her family travelled 400km to receive urgent dental care.

Mia Van Leeuwen was unable to eat solid food or brush her teeth without bursting into tears due to the intense pain.

Child's teeth with a person's gloved fingers holding open her gums.

Paediatric dentist Dr Tim Keys has patients travelling from as far as Darwin to his Sunshine Coast clinic.

A young girl smiles.

Day Hospitals Australia CEO Jane Griffiths said around 4 per cent of her members provide dental services.

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