A group of around 20 people calling themselves “The Toothbrushers” have gathered at Deloraine’s Pocket Park to push for dental care to be included in Medicare. Before meeting in public, the group met around kitchen tables across the Meander Valley with straws, scraps of foam and leftover house paint to make toothbrush props. “I live locally and I believe passionately in healthcare,” says Jane Phillips, one of the organisers behind the effort. “I’m aware that Tasmania has one of the worst dental health records in Australia. So we are just a bunch of people looking to make change. We just...