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Oral Health is the absence of active disease in the mouth. It affects overall well being and enables people to participate in their chosen roles without discomfort or embarrassment.
Oral health is a basic expectation of all Australians. Oral health and disease are important in their own right and for their association with general health.
This section links you to dental health information / tips, information on fluoridation, an explanation of the ADA Seal of Approval and frequently asked questions.
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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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The Australian Newspaper Opinion Piece - 16 January 20101/19/2010 As part of the ADA’s education campaign as to how the ADA believes the Commonwealth Government should improve the delivery of dental care to the community, the following article at was published in The Australian on Saturday. Teen Dental Plan Benefits Increased
12/15/2009 The Federal Government has indexed the benefit for the Medicare Teen Dental Plan by revoking the Dental Benefits Rules 2008. The new rules - Dental Benefits Rules 2009 -indexes the benefit for the preventative check (item 88000) from $153.45 to $157.00. The new rules start on 1 January 2010.
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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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Proposal for a National Dental Foundation Year Program10/7/2009 The Australian Dental Association Inc. has advocated the introduction of a dental intern or residency year to the Commonwealth Government on a few occasions, and the Federal ADA President, Dr Neil Hewson, recently gave an undertaking to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Hon Nicola Roxon, to provide a submission.
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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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ADA supports the National Preventative Health Agency Bill 200910/23/2009 The Australian Dental Association supports the Federal Government’s initiative to introduce the Australian National Preventative Health Agency which will report directly to the Minister of Heath, the Hon Nicola Roxon MP. This initiative follows the introduction of the Australian National Preventative Health Agency Bill 2009.
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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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