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Dentist appalled at nursing home dental care

Source: Lateline
Published: Thursday, December 4, 2008 8:51 AEDT
Expires: Wednesday, March 4, 2009 8:51 AEDT

Senior lecturer in geriatric dentistry at the University of Western Australia Dr Clive Rodgers says nursing homes across Australia are seriously neglecting the dental health of their patients. The ABC warns the graphic images of medical conditions in this report may be distressing to some viewers.

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Tags: community-and-society, aged-care, government-and-politics, health, dental, australia

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