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Clsoe up of young woman at the dentists, getting an invisalign installed in her mouth.

"It was going to be over $2,000."

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"They basically just exploit you."

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Portrait of a young woman with long brown hair and glasses, looking at the camera.

A young woman in a white suit, smiling widely for a photo.

"Unethical dentists can take advantage of this grey area to push more treatment or more expensive treatment options that don't necessarily have the patients' best interests at heart,"
she said.

A white man with silver hair. Close up.

"So, let's look at groups who just can't access care and get in there and help them and progressively roll out a system that will mean it's equitable for all Australians."

"I think we all agree, dental professionals included, that something does need to change, and the mouth is part of the body and more does need to be done to make dentistry more accessible."
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