Dental Care & Oral Surgery Feature Articles for Australian Healthcare

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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.

Risk of contracting HIV in dental surgery discovered to be low 9/27/2006

The risk of contracting HIV in the dental surgery, whether from an infected dentist or from contaminated instruments, is extremely low.

Dental care in Australia is in serious need of radical change 9/21/2006

MS has recently featured 3 detailed Q&As recently with Hans Zoellner, a dental lecturer at Sydney University, and the Chair of the Association for the Promotion of Oral Health.

Only the Government can fix the problems in dental care 9/4/2006

Over the last few weeks, we have published two Q&As with Hans Zoellner, a dental lecturer at Sydney University, and the Chair of the Association for the Promotion of Oral Health. He ...

How can the growing problems in the dental industry be fixed? 8/22/2006

Last week, we published the first in our series of Q&As with Hans Zoellner, a dental lecturer at Sydney University, and the Chair of the Association for the Promotion of Oral Health. ...

Australia's lack of dentists causes growing dental problems 8/21/2006

Hans Zoellner, a dental lecturer at The University of Sydney, and the Chair of the Association for the Promotion of Oral Health, speaks exclusively to MedicalSearch.com about the ...

First clinical test for saliva-based oral cancer detection 8/7/2006

Oral cancer is the 6th most common cancer in men and the 14th most common cancer in women. In the US, oral cancer will be diagnosed in an estimated 30,000 Americans this year and ...

Wireless healthcare in Australia 5/19/2006

Monash Medical Centre (MMC) in Melbourne is in the middle of a wireless trial that aims to plug the gap between bedside care and the hospital’s centralised information systems. ...

Trial of electronic health records 5/18/2006

Healthelink, the first NSW pilot of a revolutionary electronic health records system to improve patient care and speed up treatment, is underway in Hunter.

Health reform needs to be championed by health leaders 5/17/2006

Health reform needs to be championed by health leaders, responsive to community needs and securely funded, to be sustained and benefit the health of Australians according to a new ...

Three-dimensional ultrasound probes poised to advance minimally invasive surgery 5/5/2006

Three-dimensional ultrasound probes built by researchers at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering (U.S.) have imaged the beating hearts of dogs. The engineers said their demonstration ...

Keeping new and emerging diseases in check 5/5/2006

CSIRO’s A$500 million Australian Animal Health Laboratory is renowned for its safe handling and containment of new and emerging diseases and the major role it plays in keeping ...

Device for testing breath for the presence of metabolites associated with breast cancer 5/2/2006

One of the biggest problems in fighting breast cancer is the lack of inexpensive, early detection diagnostic tools.

Three-dimensional ultrasound probes poised to advance minimally invasive surgery 4/28/2006

Three-dimensional ultrasound probes built by researchers at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering have imaged the beating hearts of dogs. The engineers said their demonstration showed ...

Victoria improves medical communication 4/26/2006

During 2004-05, the Department of Human Services in Victoria undertook work to develop a strategic approach in regards to purchasing new and replacement medical equipment that would ...

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