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Politics
Paul Osborne

System in decay: inquiry seeks action on dental care

A report calls on the government, states and territories to achieve universal access to dental care. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

A challenge to chart a path to universal access to dental and oral health care has been laid at the feet of the federal government.

A Senate inquiry into dental services which reported on Thursday described the sector as a "system in decay".

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