Dental Care & Oral Surgery Feature Articles for Australian Healthcare

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Fed Govt should focus on public hospitals in Budget :AHHA 5/13/2008

The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) has again called on the Federal Government to increase funding for Australia's ailing public hospital system in the upcoming ...

MSF call for political courage to shake up medical R&D system 5/1/2008

This week, more than 150 countries at a UN health R&D summit in Geneva have a chance to put right a great wrong.

Working age population projections - implications for dentistry 4/29/2008

Australia has an ageing population and over the next 40 years Australia’s workforce age population growth will stagnate as will labour force growth. Source: Natalie Shymko, Research ...

AMC welcomes health workers accreditation scheme progress 4/8/2008

The Australian Medical Council has welcomed progress towards a national registration and accreditation scheme for health professionals.

Indigenous, non-Indigenous health spending ratio stays same 4/3/2008

Per person spending on health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples was 17% higher than for the non-Indigenous population in 2004-05, according to a report ...

ADA responds to claims that dentistry doesn't fit with Medicare 3/27/2008

The Australian Dental Association (ADA) has responded to calls that dental services be covered under Medicare by responding that they are totally misplaced.

Public health spending is 2 pct of the total spent on health 2/28/2008

National expenditure on public health activities has remained constant at about 1.8% of total health spending over the last 7 years, according to a report released by the Australian ...

Queenslanders deserve to enjoy benefits of water fluoridation 2/26/2008

The Australian Dental Association (Queensland Branch) (ADAQ), the voice of dentistry in Queensland, fully supports Premier Anna Bligh’s decision to fluoridate Queensland’s water ...

NSW health system performing above national average 2/12/2008

The NSW public health system continues to perform at or above the national average for almost every performance indicator, according to the Auditor-General's Report to Parliament ...

ADA welcomes news that Qld will fluoridate water supplies 12/21/2007

The Australian Dental Association (ADA) welcomes Premier Bligh’s announcement that the Government would tackle the poor condition of Queensland’s oral health by introducing fluoride ...

Plans for improving access to quality health care for all Aussies 12/20/2007

The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) has launched its Election Manifesto 2007 and First 100 Day Plan, which outlines practical strategies to improve access to ...

It is about time for both fed and state govts to "fix health" :AMA 12/18/2007

AMA (WA) says Federal Labor's election victory should put an end to the blame game between the State and Commonwealth and enable both governments to set about solving the major ...

Fluoridated water puts Aust kids in top 10 in world dental health 12/18/2007

Children in Australia have better oral health than children in many other countries, due largely to fluoridated water, says a report released by the Australian Institute of Health ...

Aust health innovators look to Medica for export success 11/6/2007

Austrade, the Australian Government’s export development agency, will help our most innovative medical exporters showcase their products to buyers from more than 60 countries at ...

New study links dementia with taking care of teeth 10/30/2007

To keep dementia at bay, take care of your teeth. That seems to be the message of a new study in which researchers found a possible link between tooth loss or having very few teeth ...

Report reveals growth in health expenditure slowing down 10/18/2007

According to a new report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Health expenditure Australia 2005-2006, growth in health expenditure is slowing.

Regulator cancels registration of anti inflammatory drug 8/28/2007

Australia's medicines Regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has cancelled the registration of the osteoarthritis drug, Lumiracoxib because of serious liver side ...

NSW: Tax cuts may undermine dental care spending 7/3/2007

The Council of Social Service of NSW (NCOSS) has welcomed the recent budget announcements on additional infrastructure but has expressed disappointment that property tax cuts will ...

Fluoridating water would improve dental health care in Queensland 1/10/2007

Fluoridating water would help reverse a concerning trend of bad tooth decay among Queenslanders, according to Health Minister Stephen Robertson.

Let's bite the bullet on oral and dental health and fix the problems 12/13/2006

With national leadership and affordable new expenditure, Australia could fix the terrible state of oral and dental health among its adults.

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