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What is the ADA?
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Overview
The Australian Dental Association is an organisation of dentists which has as its aim the encouragement of the health of the public and the promotion of the art and science of dentistry.
Functions
There are Branches of the Association in all States and Territories. Membership is voluntary and over 90% of dentists in Australia are members.
Strategic Plan
The Australian Dental Association Inc is a national association of dentists committed to promoting the art, science and ethical practice of dentistry, improving the oral health of the community and enhancing the professional lives of its members. To achieve this Mission for the period 2005 to 2008, seven major goals have been set.
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News Feature Dental Care Needs the Right Treatment - ADA’s ‘DentalAccess’ is the Best Solution to Improve Australia’s Oral Health12/4/2009
The Australian Dental Association (ADA Inc) has responded to the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission’s Denticare Australia with a counter proposal and a better solution - DentalAccess.
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Genes for Deciduous Tooth Development Discovered3/8/2010 Scientists at the Imperial College London, the University of Bristol, and the
University of Oulu in Finland have identified the genes that are responsible for early tooth development. Researchers examined data from the genetic code of 6,000
people from Finland and the UK who participated in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort
(NFBC1966) and the Avon Longitudinal Study on Parents and Children (ALSPAC), UK. GlaxoSmithKline Advisory2/25/2010 Please be advised that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has issued a consumer advisory warning consumers of the potential health risk from long-term excessive use of the GSK zinc containing denture adhesive.
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News Feature 2009-10 Pre-Budget Submission3/19/2009
The Australian Dental Association (ADA) is pleased to present its Pre-Budget Submission to the Federal Government for the 2009-10 financial
year.
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News Feature Final Report of the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission Fails to Properly Address Dental Care Issues.7/27/2009
The long awaited final report of the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission released today by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd demonstrates the same lack of appreciation of dentistry and the problems with dental care delivery as the earlier Interim Report.
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BLOW OUT IN COSTS OF DENTAL SCHEME BY DENTISTS AND GPs INACCURATE3/11/2010 “Reports in the media attributing the blow out in costs of the Commonwealth Dental Scheme to dentists
and general practitioners are inaccurate. The popularity and extensive adoption of the Scheme
demonstrates the extent of unmet need that exists in the community,” Dr Neil Hewson, President of the
Australian Dental Association (ADA) said today. “The ADA has alerted Governments, State and Federal,
of the unmet need for care that exists, and has repeatedly called on them to improve dental care access
to the disadvantaged.”
Winter Games A Timely Reminder to Guard Your Mouth2/23/2010 The Australian Dental Association Inc is pleased to see that some athletes at
Vancouver are clearly using mouth guards. However, this has not always been the case.
Based on previous Winter Olympic Games, dentists can expect well over 100 trauma cases involving Olympians damaging their teeth, lips, cheeks, tongues and broken bones.
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34th Australian Dental Congress - Brisbane
30 Mar - 03 Apr 11
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As part of a community campaign to promote good oral health care for babies and toddlers the ADA has developed oral hygiene tips for parents and carers of young children.
> Learn more
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ADAVB’s Convention – Dentistry2010 – will
be bigger and better with the introduction of pre-Convention workshops and multiple concurrent sessions.
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Dental Health Week is a community awareness program coordinated and funded by the ADA. In 2009 the ADA is leading a campaign to target 55 year olds and over and has developed a range of Fact Sheets on oral health care. August 3rd - 9th is Dental Health Week.
> Click here for DHW 2009 Media Release.
>Click here for previous Dental Health Week material.
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The ADA is once again conducting a Mouthguard Awareness campaign in 2009.
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Have you recently covered a story on dentistry or oral health?
Find out more information on the ADA's Journalism Award.
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