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Health
Ethan James

Four-year wait for general dental treatment

An audit has found dental care in Tasmania struggles to meet demand for non-urgent treatment. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

About 15,000 adults are waiting for general dental care in Tasmania - the state with the worst rate of tooth loss in the country.

And the median wait time for the group was almost four years, according to a state audit office report examining public treatment provided by Oral Health Services Tasmania.

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