ADA submission on AHPRA complaints mechanism
The Australian Dental Association has made a submission in response to the senate’s Inquiry into the Implementation and Regulation of the Complaints Mechanisms administered under…
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New index to examine geographic supply of clinical health workforce for Indigenous Australians
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare utilised a new measure for its report, Spatial distribution of the supply of the clinical health workforce 2014:…
Australian Dental Association priorities for the 2017-18 Federal Budget
The Australian Dental Association (ADA) has released a pre-budget submission, the Australian Dental Health Plan (ADHP), as a sustainable funding model for dental care. According…
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Australian Dental Association shares concerns about MBS Review
The Australian Dental Association (ADA) has raised some matters of concern around the MBS review taskforce, including intravenous sedation in dental procedures, private insurance, and…
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Dentists face legal risks when carrying out complex oral procedures
General dentists may be putting themselves in the path of legal risks by carrying out oral surgery procedures. A study by a team of Queensland…
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Tackling antimicrobial resistance
The federal government has announced the implementation of the National Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Strategy 2015-2019. The strategy is developed under the Coalition Government’s new plan,…
What’s ahead for graduate dentists – by Dr Viet Nguyen
We asked 2011 graduate Dr Viet Nguyen what advice he had for new dentists. This is what he said…… “Congratulations on making it to the…
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Orthodontics – an evolving profession
The following article has been contributed by the Australian Society of Orthodontists. Research has brought many new technologies and techniques to the practice of orthodontics…
The required ATAR or OP for dentistry courses 2016
There are 9 schools of dentistry in Australia. These are in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia. Depending on whether which…
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Exhilarating! My week with the Royal Flying Doctor Service – by Rebecca Irwin – medical student and NRHSN Chair
The unique exhilarating experience of flying to remote communities and stations to provide health care is unparalleled by anything I have experienced thus far. I…
Child Oral Health – a hidden crisis
The British Dental Journal Team has said that woeful children’s dental decay statistics are making headlines in the UK, and have suggested that the quickest…
Health industry voices its opinions as the #healthelection2016 looms
Health organisations around the country have been lobbying for a greater share of the health spending dollar in the lead up to the election tomorrow.…
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Skilled Occupations List submissions put workforce shortages and excesses in the spotlight
The new Skilled Occupations List (SOL) comes into effect on 1st July 2016. There have been changes to the status of a number of health…
We’re frozen, there’s no provision for preventative health and it will be difficult for the poor to stay well – the aftermath from the 2016 Federal Health Budget
The Minister for Health Sussan Ley has said that the 2016 federal budget puts patient outcomes at the centre of health reform, but there doesn’t…
Dentists concerned for the next generation’s teeth if the CDBS is axed in the next federal budget
Recently we asked around to see what the big issues are in dentistry, and also to see how practitioners are differentiating themselves. Not surprisingly, both…
Want to be a doctor or health science professional?
MedEntry, Australia’s leading UMAT prep organisation, have teamed up with My Health Career to share some tips on how to succeed in the UMAT and…
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ADA propose Australian Dental Health Plan but government plans to cut the Child Dental Benefits Schedule
The Australian Dental Association (ADA) is “flabbergasted” by the federal government’s plan to reallocate and therefore end funding for the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS).…
Who is avoiding the dentist, and who is likely to get a toothache? Latest Australian Institute of Health and Welfare figures released
Uninsured adults are more likely to have experienced toothache (20%) than insured adults (12%), and over 40% of people living in lower income households of…
The 10 commandments of patient-centred care
A team of UK researchers has transformed their paper, published in the British Journal of General Practice, into a website fully dedicated to covering the…
ADA President Rick Olive says there is “more work to be done in order to secure the future of Australian dental students and new graduates” despite an increased grad employment rate in 2015
The percentage of dentistry graduates finding a full time job was up 7.1% in 2015, and graduates also enjoyed the highest median starting salary from…