Dental Care & Oral Surgery Feature Articles for Australian Healthcare

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Disadvantaged citizens missing out on critical dental care: report 6/16/2014

Dentists have been rated as the health professional that patients are the most satisfied with when receiving treatment but an alarming number of disadvantaged citizens are delaying ...

Review your business systems, prepare for successful financial year 6/12/2014

As the End of Financial Year approaches, The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is encouraging businesses to review their existing systems and processes to prepare for a successful ...

COAG health system improvements 'threatened' by Budget measures 6/12/2014

There are some notable health system improvements detailed in COAG Reform Council Healthcare Performance Report, however these could be reversed as a result of the government's latest ...

GP co-payments: readers have their say 6/4/2014

It has been nearly a month since the federal government delivered the 2014 Federal Budget.

Short-stay placements can address regional dentist shortage: report 6/3/2014

One of the keys to solving extreme shortages of dental practitioners in remote Australia is proving to be short-stay (three to four weeks) placements for final-year dental students, ...

Health minister 'let down' by colleagues on co-payment sell 5/27/2014

The proposed GP co-payment scheme is a practical measure necessary for the long-term sustainability of Medicare however Health Minister Peter Dutton has been "let down" by colleagues ...

Bringing dental x-ray technology into the fast lane 5/26/2014

Dental patients and practitioners could soon benefit from a faster and more user-friendly dental x-ray solution, thanks to Adelaide-based radiographer Don Chorley.

'Vouchers, preventative measures' keys to sound dental care model 5/21/2014

Speculation has been rife about what impact the deferral of critical funds for the National Partnership Agreement (NPA) will have on adult dental care, which has hitherto helped to ...

Budget cuts abate future dental clinic projects: CSU 5/21/2014

Shortly after the government delivered its controversial budget, various media outlets reported that Charles Sturt University (CSU) had been dealt a particularly devastating blow ...

Budget funding for dental product regulatory harmonisation welcomed 5/20/2014

Commitments made in the federal budget to continue support for therapeutic product regulatory harmonisation between Australia and NZ have been welcomed by the Australian Dental ...

Many Olympians have dental problems: IOC dentist 5/19/2014

They can outperform us all on the playing field, but one dental authority claims most Olympic athletes are slower out of the dentist's chair than your average Joe.

More women entering the dental workforce: report 5/15/2014

The number of dentists in Australia is on the rise, with a higher proportion of women working in the field, according to a report.

Budget 2014: more for medical research, less for hospitals 5/15/2014

A bright future lies ahead for medical research with the creation of the 'world's largest medical research endowment fund', although $15 billion will be shaved off the commonwealth's ...

Voters 'strongly opposed' to Medicare co-payment plan: poll 5/12/2014

Most Australians oppose paying to see a doctor and believe a co-payment will simply mean more people going to emergency departments, new research commissioned by the Consumers Health ...

Nasal spray 'could' let dentists do away with injections 5/7/2014

Having a cavity filled could be a lot less unpleasant if St. Renatus LLC succeeds in getting US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its needle-free dental aesthetic.

NCA recommendations slammed by key health bodies 5/7/2014

Five key health organisations have written to Tony Abbott to express deep concern in relation to the reports and recommendations of the National Commission of Audit (NCA), which ...

'Urgent' action needed on oversupply of dentists 4/29/2014

The Australian Dental Association (ADA) and the Australian Dental Students Association (ADSA) have openly voiced their concerns about future job prospects for budding dentistry ...

Link found between poor dental health, depression 4/28/2014

A connection between poor dental health and depression has been found by Deakin University researchers.

Fed budget: GP co-payments, Medicare Locals future "uncertain" 4/22/2014

The federal government's first budget due out next month (May 2014) will include a six dollar co-payment for bulk-billed GP visits and could mean an uncertain future for Medicare ...

Government moves to end dentists' uncertainty 3/27/2014