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Here in Australia they have this very handy habit of calling you, if you have an appointment with someone.
If you have an appointment with the dentist, or optometrist or hair dresser, they call to remind you of your appointment.
Isn’t that nice? You will never forget a denist apppointment again which you arranged three months ago!
Of course I have to say that most doctors have private surgeries here. I don’t think that our Australian dentist has the approximate amount of patients as a Viennese dentist is used to have who has a contract with the compulsory health insurance fund (most medical practitioners in Austria have a contract with this fund, because the Austrian social security system covers medical expenses). But still, I really appreciate that phone service. And it’s really nice that someone calls us, otherwise our phone would forget how to ring!
It is great that some places call the day before appointments, but you are sadly wrong about the Government covering dental fees. Unless you are in a private health fund, you are totally on your own for private dental treatment other than emergenies.
There is a basic public dental system here in Australia but unless you are prepared to wait hours to get in, live in a capital city or prepared to travel to one and have $20 dollars then forget it. Our public dental clinics treat emergencies only, other wise it is years on a waiting list.
Comment by Mish — July 24, 2007 @ 7:56 pm