When I was younger visiting the dentist use to be a fun thing mostly because the school dental clinic was on-grounds and it got you out of school for a little while and then you got to go to the class to collect the next kid so yeah you took a little detour - stopped on the loo and then eventually went to the classroom to give the teacher the note for the next sucker - err kid to go see the dentist.
Then slowly the clinics stopped being on school grounds and now there are only a handful. It's all government run now and although they still say you can receive FREE dental health - there's always a catch isn't there....
For each set of treatment you need it now costs $40. You also see students in the clinic and not a main dentist like in the olden days. The students are very well taught and watched closely and they don't do anything without supervision or having their work checked off before moving to the next stage. I was reading on the website and from what I understand as an adult - it states that as a patient you have the right to deny seeing a student however you are then placed on a waiting list. I guess it really is tough these days for the government to pay full time dentists.
You get a bill for the dental visit and have to go and pay it at a post office. We have to go back in 3 weeks time for the 'treatment' so I wonder if there is going to be another bill for that or if the $40 cover's this round of 'treatment'? $40 is a lot cheaper than what I would pay to go private but still 'nothing is FREE these day's is it'
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