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Dental Care Needs the Right Treatment - ADA’s ‘DentalAccess’ is the Best Solution to Improve Australia’s Oral Health

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.

DentalAccess is a targeted model to provide for the 30-plus per cent of Australians who cannot access dental care. It is a targeted, equitable, cost-effective fair go for Australians who suffer a double disadvantage when it comes to oral health.

On one hand disadvantaged Australians cannot afford or otherwise access quality dental services, largely because the public system is so profoundly underfunded and lacking in infrastructure.

On the other hand, financial and social disadvantage is a recognised precondition to a complex array of health problems, among them poorer oral health and wellbeing.

DentalAccess will provide dental care for those who currently cannot afford or gain access to dental services without the impracticality of Denticare Australia.

For more information please click on the pdf's below

> DentalAccess Proposal (PDF 288 KB)

> Media Release - Targeting Needy More Effective Than Universal Dental Plan: Australian Dentists (PDF 59 KB)

  

  

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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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The ADA's 2010 Advertising Planner is now available.

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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.  >Read More

 

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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.