Nearly 15-million-dollars has been paid out in the three months since the Government hiked the dental grant.

In December the annual amount jumped from 300 dollars to one-thousand.

The number of people accessing the fund has doubled to nearly 20-thousand.

Dental Association spokesperson Rob Beaglehole says that the high uptake highlights a huge amount of pain, suffering, and untapped need.

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Nearly 15-million-dollars has been paid out in the three months since the Government hiked the dental grant.
In December the annual amount jumped from 300 dollars to one-thousand.
The number of people accessing the fund has doubled to nearly 20-thousand.
Dental Association spokesperson Rob Beaglehole says that the high uptake highlights a huge amount of pain, suffering, and untapped need.
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