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Dental TribuneAsia Pacific Edition | 4/201602 ASIA PACIFIC NEWS By DTI CANBERRA, Australia: Debate has begunoverthefutureofAustralia’s Child Dental Benefits Schedule after Health Minister Sussan Ley expressed criticism about the outcomes of the scheme earlier this year. After Ley’s statement that the well-funded programme was not achieving its aim, the Aus- tralian Dental Association urged families to take their children to the dentist lest the programme be axed. Atameetingofhealthanddental groups, Ley said that she did not think the dental programme was an effective use of funds and foreshadowed further changes. Lending support to Ley’s concerns was Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who said the scheme was failing to live up to expectations. “We want to ensure that funding is targeted to where it is needed most,” he said in Parliament last week. “Every pro- gramme’s effectiveness has to be examined regularly and we have a responsibility to ensure that every dollar we invest in dental services delivers the best health outcomes possible.” Since its introduction in 2014, the A$2.7 billion Child Dental Benefits Schedule has provided one million Australian children from low- to middle-income fami- lies with free dental care. How- ever, auditors discovered that only around 30 per cent of children have used the programme and this contributed to an underspend of around A$300 million in the first 18-month period, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. In response to widespread con- cern regarding the future of the scheme, Dr Rick Olive, President of the Australian Dental Association, hasencouragedfamiliestosupport the programme by utilising their children’s treatment quota. “What I have to say to people who are eligible, and if they haven’t been to the dentist, they better go and make an appointment with their dentist because likely from 1 July, the scheme won’t exist,”he said. As part of the Child Dental Benefits Schedule, each eligible child aged 2 to 17 may receive up to A$1,000worthofdentaltreatment over a two-year period. As reported by the Sydney Morning Herald, the out-of-pocket cost for dental care in Australia is four times higher than it is for average health care, and waiting lists for public dental clinics had been starting to grow. 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AD Future of children’s free dental care scheme under review By DTI PUNE,India:Accordingtoarecently published report, the global invisi- ble braces market is expected to grow at a 12.16 per cent compound annual growth rate from 2016 to 2021.Thereportanalysesthedevel- opmentoftheceramic,lingualand clear align- ers segment intenmajor countries and further shows that the process will be mainly driven by technological innovations and in- creasing demand for invisible bracesamongtheadultpopulation with aesthetic concerns about fixed orthodontic appliances. Over the past decade, improved technological advancements, par- ticularly digital technologies, and increasing awareness of aesthetic alternativestoconventionalbraces haveledtogrowingdemandforor- thodontic treatment with aligners. In addition, rising disposable in- comehasresultedinincreasingper capita health care expenditure, which has further led to a growing focus on health care, thereby in- creasing the demand for invisible bracesspecificallyamongtheadult population. While the market has witnessed a strong foothold in North Amer- ica and Europe, rapid growth in the demand for invisible braces is expected to be fuelled by the emerging markets in Asia Pacific and Latin America through India and Brazil, whereas rising dental tourism in Mexico and Thailand will continue to contribute towards the invisible braces market. Among the leading companies operating in the market are Align Technology, Ormco, DENTSPLY In- ternational, 3M and ClearCorrect. The 152-page report, titled “Global invisible braces market: Trends, opportunities and fore- casts (2016–2021)”, was published on1February.Itcanbepurchasedat www.rnrmarketresearch.com. 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