http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/we-need-medicare-to-help-cover-dental-treatment.html Online petition signatures en-us Tue, 7 Apr 2026 01:30 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12946378?utm_medium=rss Medicare covers every other specialized part of our bodies, there is no reason dental should not be included. Too many people have serious dental issues and the public dental system no longer do crowns and a few other necessary procedures.

]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 06:07:00 UTC 12946378 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12377979?utm_medium=rss Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:49:05 UTC 12377979 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11759077?utm_medium=rss Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:11:05 UTC 11759077 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11076338?utm_medium=rss Sun, 28 Aug 2011 06:31:08 UTC 11076338 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10973352?utm_medium=rss Definently sucks when told because your husband actually works for a living he cannot have a wisdom tooth removed in the public system. He needs to either be on welfare or pay the $300 to have it removed privately. OR PUT UP WITH IT!

]]> Tue, 9 Aug 2011 07:10:07 UTC 10973352 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10949379?utm_medium=rss Thu, 4 Aug 2011 03:14:36 UTC 10949379 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10929871?utm_medium=rss heart disease is also from poor teeth health.. Preventive Medicine!!!

]]> Sat, 30 Jul 2011 05:25:48 UTC 10929871 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10913075?utm_medium=rss Dental disease has been linked to poor physical health. About time this service was made available to ALL Australians, not just those at each end of the scale.

]]> Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:18:36 UTC 10913075 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10912981?utm_medium=rss Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:52:55 UTC 10912981 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10906961?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Jul 2011 05:40:35 UTC 10906961 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10906849?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Jul 2011 05:18:42 UTC 10906849 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10903149?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Jul 2011 02:09:34 UTC 10903149 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10890680?utm_medium=rss Fri, 22 Jul 2011 06:27:54 UTC 10890680 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10890657?utm_medium=rss Fri, 22 Jul 2011 06:22:32 UTC 10890657 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10890437?utm_medium=rss I spent seven years in the Uk and they are supposed to have the worst teeth in the 1st world! But considering I was an Australian permanant resident in their country I was entitled to free dental and I was treated in serious circumstances. Coming home I had to pay almost $1000 for the same treatment. How does that work?

]]> Fri, 22 Jul 2011 05:33:42 UTC 10890437 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10890313?utm_medium=rss Fri, 22 Jul 2011 05:09:30 UTC 10890313 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10889104?utm_medium=rss Look around you at the average person, working in an ordinary job and ask them to smile. Their teeth are usually full of cavities, stained, chipped & some teeth missing. This affects them psychologically - low self esteem, their general health too can be affected also. People need help with the expense of dental care. Help us now.

]]> Fri, 22 Jul 2011 01:31:49 UTC 10889104 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10888572?utm_medium=rss Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:23:35 UTC 10888572 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10888431?utm_medium=rss Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:12:20 UTC 10888431 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10888364?utm_medium=rss Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:41:07 UTC 10888364 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10888307?utm_medium=rss peoples teeth all over the world are suffering imensely from lack of funding for dental treatments!

]]> Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:17:57 UTC 10888307 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10888249?utm_medium=rss it is a proven fact that dental care relates to many other medical conditions. not every one can afford regular dental checkups or maintanance . It is unfair that those that dont have money for expensive dental appointments have to put up with pain and unsightly teeth and become unemployable and suffer further illness.

]]> Thu, 21 Jul 2011 06:51:04 UTC 10888249 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10888206?utm_medium=rss Thu, 21 Jul 2011 06:28:35 UTC 10888206 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10888049?utm_medium=rss Thu, 21 Jul 2011 05:28:00 UTC 10888049 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10888002?utm_medium=rss Thu, 21 Jul 2011 05:12:33 UTC 10888002 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10887860?utm_medium=rss Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:36:11 UTC 10887860 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9733294?utm_medium=rss Mon, 21 Feb 2011 01:05:32 UTC 9733294 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/9358070?utm_medium=rss Thu, 20 Jan 2011 06:31:24 UTC 9358070 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8867595?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Nov 2010 09:12:21 UTC 8867595 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8380086?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:18:02 UTC 8380086 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8356972?utm_medium=rss Sat, 21 Aug 2010 01:29:39 UTC 8356972 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8356526?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:15:26 UTC 8356526 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8356455?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:58:50 UTC 8356455 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8356440?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:55:29 UTC 8356440 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8333628?utm_medium=rss Yea we need it, my teeth are all going to fall out cause im a broke ass lol

]]> Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:56:45 UTC 8333628 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8109582?utm_medium=rss Fri, 9 Jul 2010 02:59:14 UTC 8109582 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8106446?utm_medium=rss Thu, 8 Jul 2010 04:55:09 UTC 8106446 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8030899?utm_medium=rss something must be done

]]> Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:56:58 UTC 8030899 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/8030388?utm_medium=rss Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:25:53 UTC 8030388 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7992893?utm_medium=rss General dental should be fully covered by Medicare.

]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2010 03:29:40 UTC 7992893 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7984568?utm_medium=rss Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:42:27 UTC 7984568 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7954679?utm_medium=rss Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:07:03 UTC 7954679 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7954045?utm_medium=rss Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:07:08 UTC 7954045 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7954031?utm_medium=rss Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:03:35 UTC 7954031 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7953879?utm_medium=rss Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:23:20 UTC 7953879 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7881628?utm_medium=rss Good dental health is linked to our overall wellbeing, it is a gaping hole in our current medical system that I hope to see remedied with haste...good luck on a great grassroots campaign.

]]> Mon, 7 Jun 2010 07:59:58 UTC 7881628 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7871023?utm_medium=rss Why do criminals get better treatment than hard working law abiders??? its a joke, and really doesn't make sense. something needs to be done NOW

]]> Sun, 6 Jun 2010 01:56:13 UTC 7871023 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7869659?utm_medium=rss they should be covering our kids teeth they use to cover bob jo0bs and other osmetic surgery dont care if its only for kids but i just spent up to 12 grand on my kids teeth there should be some help somewhere

]]> Sat, 5 Jun 2010 09:22:03 UTC 7869659 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7869482?utm_medium=rss Sat, 5 Jun 2010 08:20:41 UTC 7869482 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7866468?utm_medium=rss Medicare should absolutely cover some dental, People have bad teeth because they can't afford to see a dentist because they charge way too much.

]]> Sat, 5 Jun 2010 08:56:23 UTC 7866468 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7863226?utm_medium=rss I have not been to the dentist in over 10 years purely because of the cost.

]]> Fri, 4 Jun 2010 07:05:48 UTC 7863226 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7862622?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Jun 2010 05:10:44 UTC 7862622 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7858396?utm_medium=rss Criminals and Drug Addicts get better treatment than the people who pay your Salaries Mr Rudd.

]]> Fri, 4 Jun 2010 07:48:55 UTC 7858396 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7855519?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Jun 2010 12:29:25 UTC 7855519 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7852457?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Jun 2010 08:20:47 UTC 7852457 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7843398?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Jun 2010 11:31:06 UTC 7843398 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7833672?utm_medium=rss Our teeth are a number one KILLER we need medicare to cover this deadly threat.

]]> Tue, 1 Jun 2010 11:29:21 UTC 7833672 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7815254?utm_medium=rss Mon, 31 May 2010 10:31:30 UTC 7815254 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7814209?utm_medium=rss Mon, 31 May 2010 07:51:05 UTC 7814209 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7804444?utm_medium=rss Mon, 31 May 2010 06:14:46 UTC 7804444 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7804356?utm_medium=rss Mon, 31 May 2010 06:01:16 UTC 7804356 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7804325?utm_medium=rss Mon, 31 May 2010 05:56:49 UTC 7804325 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7800531?utm_medium=rss Sun, 30 May 2010 06:20:29 UTC 7800531 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7799977?utm_medium=rss Sun, 30 May 2010 04:36:12 UTC 7799977 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7797210?utm_medium=rss Sun, 30 May 2010 10:05:24 UTC 7797210 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7796317?utm_medium=rss We need medicare to help cover dental treatment

]]> Sun, 30 May 2010 08:16:34 UTC 7796317 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7794754?utm_medium=rss medicare should cover dental

]]> Sun, 30 May 2010 05:21:11 UTC 7794754 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7793342?utm_medium=rss Sat, 29 May 2010 10:40:17 UTC 7793342 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7792913?utm_medium=rss Sat, 29 May 2010 08:15:01 UTC 7792913 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7792869?utm_medium=rss Sat, 29 May 2010 07:59:03 UTC 7792869 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7792783?utm_medium=rss Sat, 29 May 2010 07:30:31 UTC 7792783 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7791232?utm_medium=rss Sat, 29 May 2010 01:06:35 UTC 7791232 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7782393?utm_medium=rss Fri, 28 May 2010 07:05:35 UTC 7782393 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7780672?utm_medium=rss After having children my teeth have suffered badly and a recent dental appointment pointed out a large amount of work I will need doing. As a mother I have little spare money and I dread my children needing more oral care in the future.

]]> Fri, 28 May 2010 03:37:30 UTC 7780672 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7779933?utm_medium=rss at the moment dental can is too costly and the wait too long people are getting sick from bad teeth. school children need some of the work done at primary school to prevent more expensive work done in their 20's

]]> Fri, 28 May 2010 01:56:33 UTC 7779933 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7748828?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 May 2010 05:33:33 UTC 7748828 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7711748?utm_medium=rss Teeth are just as important to our general health and can kill if (apart from our daily oral hygeine) they are not looked at regularly by a professional.. Most of us cannot afford decent oral health..

]]> Fri, 21 May 2010 07:53:12 UTC 7711748 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7699389?utm_medium=rss Dental care is vital for a person's health and should be covered by Medicare as a preventative measure. This is like insurance for the future, and will save the country money in the long run.

]]> Wed, 19 May 2010 06:33:19 UTC 7699389 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7699162?utm_medium=rss Having lost a number of teeth,after a particularly violent arrest(without any reason,or charges)I have now been told by british dentist that I only qualify for dentures,under national-health dentistry guidlines.So I'm sympathetic to anyone with dental problems!

]]> Wed, 19 May 2010 05:51:43 UTC 7699162 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7692162?utm_medium=rss Wed, 19 May 2010 04:37:22 UTC 7692162 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7688394?utm_medium=rss Tue, 18 May 2010 08:09:06 UTC 7688394 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7661678?utm_medium=rss It is widely known that dental problems have links with illnesses such as cardio vasular disease so why is it that dental is not subsidized under medicare? We classify ourselves as a world leader in health care and yet issues such as this continually are ignored I believe it is time that this issue is addressed as public waiting lists for basic services are now years long and the demand will never be met it is time to remove the strain from these services. Best Regards. Lisa

]]> Sun, 16 May 2010 07:31:58 UTC 7661678 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7661495?utm_medium=rss Sun, 16 May 2010 07:07:00 UTC 7661495 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7636354?utm_medium=rss I think it is appalling that low income citizens go without dental care because it is so expensive.

]]> Fri, 14 May 2010 05:19:24 UTC 7636354 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7617247?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 May 2010 06:22:43 UTC 7617247 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7605462?utm_medium=rss We need medicare to cover dental treatment. NOW !!!

]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 03:01:48 UTC 7605462 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7591689?utm_medium=rss it would mean alot to many people .. it would mean a great big beautiful smile

]]> Wed, 12 May 2010 05:53:28 UTC 7591689 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7585858?utm_medium=rss Dental needs to be covered by Medicare. Why it has never been considered part of the body continues to astound me

]]> Tue, 11 May 2010 07:57:40 UTC 7585858 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7578706?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 May 2010 09:33:16 UTC 7578706 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7574083?utm_medium=rss For our financial input to Medicare is it not possible to have some of that contributed on our behalf to have a proper Dental System in place. Cant see any Government official putting up with the pain from a tooth ache so why should the people of Australia have to. Give us Aussies a fair go and do something about it.

]]> Tue, 11 May 2010 01:10:42 UTC 7574083 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7573573?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 May 2010 11:00:48 UTC 7573573 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7560627?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 May 2010 11:39:54 UTC 7560627 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7560589?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 May 2010 11:34:49 UTC 7560589 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7558632?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 May 2010 09:14:12 UTC 7558632 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7557908?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 May 2010 06:08:28 UTC 7557908 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7557863?utm_medium=rss Australians need good dental health to maintain health in rest of body. Most health issues covered by Medicare why not dental?

]]> Sun, 9 May 2010 06:00:08 UTC 7557863 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7557693?utm_medium=rss I never go to the Doctors as I'm rarely sick and get over it quick, so the Government doesn't have to pay for any Doctor's visits for me. BUT...my teeth are weak and in desperate need of repair, but without the ability to pay to get them fixed.

]]> Sun, 9 May 2010 05:22:00 UTC 7557693 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7553812?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 May 2010 05:23:17 UTC 7553812 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7553354?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 May 2010 02:46:03 UTC 7553354 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/7552991?utm_medium=rss Sat, 8 May 2010 11:41:42 UTC 7552991