Wellness Update: Australia: "TRAINEE dentists who complete training in the public system will receive $15,000 bonuses

More cash for dental health in Federal Budget | Adelaide Now: "TRAINEE dentists who complete training in the public system will receive $15,000 bonuses.

Describing the $52.6 billion announcement to be unveiled on Tuesday as a 'downpayment' on future reforms, Prime Minister Julia Gillard is pledging further action when the Budget allows.

A national advisory council will be set up to develop dental policy including 'priority areas for consideration in the 2012-13 Budget'.

The new scheme will also target rural and regional areas that suffer from a chronic shortage of dentists, contributing to poor dental health in the bush.

The Prime Minister's promise to the Greens to fix dental care was one of the prices Julia Gillard had to pay to form a government."