"Discrimination"

I am a client of the Carnarvon Medical Service Aboriginal Corporation (CMSAC) and have dental problems, and also currently suffering from toothaches. I was referred to to the Government-funded dentist as a priority by the Senior Medical Officer at CMSAC. 

The dentist is funded to provide the service at CMSAC once a week. Patients who have been listed as "priority" go to the top of the list and are seen in that clinic. 

I was told by the referring Doctor that I would be seen by the dentist, as they'd made the priority referral. The Doctor stipulated that I must be waiting at the CMSAC service in the morning to be there as soon as the service opened. I was waiting at the gate for it to open, to ensure I was on time to be seen as I was in a lot of pain.

Once the doors were open and we were let inside, I noticed there was already another person sitting in the waiting area, who obviously had been let into the clinic through another staff entry. This person was called through to the dentist before me. Myself and a number of other people with doctor referrals were not seen by the dentist that day, despite having the doctors referrals. I believe we were discriminated against by not only the Government-funded Dentist but also by CMSAC.  

I have since discovered that this blatant discrimination is a common practice at CMSAC, as I believe they usually let their friends or family in via the staff entry, and the rest of the community miss out on much needed Health Services.