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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s decaying policy on free universal dental care

November 16, 2022

Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Labour’s decaying policy on free universal dental care Grant Robertson has once again ruled out implementing a popular Labour Party policy: free universal dental care. He did so yesterday on RNZ’s Morning Report, citing the cost factor. The Acting Prime Minister suggested that spending on dental care wasn’t a ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s decaying policy on free universal dental care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/16/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-labours-decaying-policy-on-free-universal-dental-care/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s decaying policy on free universal dental care">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The missing election policy on free dental visits

September 13, 2020

Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards Over the last three years there have been growing calls for the government to provide dental services under the health system – universal free dental care. This is because at the moment there’s an anomaly in which teeth are regarded as different from the rest of the body which means ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The missing election policy on free dental visits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/13/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-missing-election-policy-on-free-dental-visits/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The missing election policy on free dental visits">Read more</a>