Sophie Scamps (Mackellar, Independent) | Hansard source

This week is Dentists on the Hill week. Dental decay remains the most common preventable chronic disease in Australian children. Roughly one in three children has tooth decay by school entry, and one in four is living with untreated decay.

After the UK implemented a sugar-sweetened-beverage levy 10 years ago, there was a dramatic reduction in the number of children requiring tooth extractions due to decay. When will the government put the health of Australian children first and implement a sugar-sweetened-beverage reformulation levy?

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