"Lack of assistance with travel for dental care"

I have to go to Perth to see Oral Maxillofacial specialist to get wisdom tooth removal as causing headaches, sinus infections etc. I will be in Perth for 3 nights as I have to go in for day surgery at the hospital after a consult and have an extra day for 3D scans so the surgeon knows where nerve and sinus are impacted when removing tooth.

PATS have declined helping with flights as it is dental and I feel they don’t seem to care that I can’t have it done in Karratha. Lucky we can afford the, in my opinion, overpriced flights and will be eating beans on toast with all the unexpected cost to get a service I can’t receive in Karratha. I feel for the people that can’t afford to fly and have to live with pain and discomfort. I’m not getting it done because it’s cosmetic or just needs to be done! It’s causing me great pain and needs to be removed.

I feel living remote can be such a disadvantage in so many ways and this tops it off with us being hundreds of dollars out of pocket for flights on top of medical bills. I feel very let down and upset.