Jan McLucas (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Human Services) Share this | Hansard source

I advise the Senate that the government took the very sensible measure to close the Chronic Disease Dental Scheme because that scheme was not being used appropriately. Frankly, we were finding that people were using that scheme not for check-ups, not for fillings, not for—particularly—paediatric work but for caps, and, in many respects, for cosmetic purposes. That is why our government took the decision to close that scheme and relocate that money to the appropriate area.