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Teen Dental Plan Benefits Increased

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.

The Rules are available here

The Explanatory Statement is available here

  

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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.