Submissions

Submission to Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare .
The ADA welcomes the opportunity to provide comment on the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC)’s Consultation Paper Australian Safety and Quality Goals for Health Care (ASQGHC).

ADA Pre Budget Submission .
Equity & Timely Access of Dental Care for Vunerable & Underserviced Populations

Review of not-for-profit governance arrangements Consultation Paper Submission .
The Consultation Paper seeks to review the governance obligations appropriate for registered not-for-profits (NFPs) (regardless of entity type), taking account of the findings of the Final report of the Scoping Study of a national NFP Regulator.

ACNC Exposure Draft Legislation Submission .
The Bill will create the legislative framework to support the establishment and implementation of an Australian regulator for charities and the not-for-profit sector.

PCEHR Legislation Submission .
The ADA welcomes the opportunity to provide comment on PCEHR Bill 2011 and the PCEHR (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011.

ADA submission to Exposure Draft Legislation – Third party procured GST-Free Health Supplies .
The ADA supports the exposure draft legislation which extends the GST-free treatment to other health related supplies arising under other types of multi-party arrangements.

PCEHR Exposure Draft Legislation Submission .
ADA submission to the Department of Health and Ageing on the Exposure Draft PCEHR Bill 2011 and the Exposure Draft PCEHR (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011.

Submission to Health Workforce Australia .
Rural and Remote Workforce Innovation and Reform Strategy Background Draft Paper

Draft Guidelines on Conscious Sedation Area of Practice Endorsement .
The ADA has been provided with the opportunity to comment on the DBA's draft Guidelines on Conscious Sedation Area of Practice Endoresement.

Submission to the ACCC regarding Private Health Insurance .
The ADA has provided recommendations for immediate remedial action to bring Private Health Insurance in line with the intereset of their members.

Senate inquiry into the administration of AHPRA .
The ADA has submitted to the federal Senate Inquiry into the administration of AHPRA. The ADA sought feedback from members and Branches in developing the submission.

Submission to HWA Draft Framework for Innovation and Reform .
The ADA reinforces the uniqueness of dental practice in its submission to Health Workforce Australia’s National Innovation and Reform Strategic Framework.

DBA Supervision Submission .
In general terms the ADA agrees that the expectations of supervisors and the practitioners with limited registration need to be clearly set out.

Submission ACCC Report to the Australian Senate on anti-competitive and other practices by health funds and providers in relation to private health insurance .
There is considerable disquiet felt by both members of the public and the dental profession with private health insurer conduct in recent times.

Submission to the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care .
The ADA has continued to be actively engaged in the practice accreditation process.

Submission to the Productivity Commission Disability Care and Support .
The ADA commends the Productivity Commission for undertaking this review as it demonstrates an important stage in a concerted effort to improve the quality of life of the disabled and those with special needs who for too long have had to endure not only general health issues but also poor oral health and a poor quality of life including dental pain and discomfort.

Advertising Therapeutic Goods in Australia: Consultation Paper .
The Australian Dental Association Inc. (ADA) writes with reference to the Department of Health and Aging, Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), Advertising Therapeutic Goods in Australia: Consultation Paper

Submission to the Productivity Commission: Caring for Older Australians .
The ADA recommends changes focused on early detection and prevention for older Australians' dental health.

Submission to the Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee: Inquiry into industry skills councils .
The ADA raises an inquiry into committee council.

Submission to the Department of Health and Ageing .
Development of a Quality Framework for the Medicare Benefits Schedule June 2010

Submission to the Industry Skills Council - Consultation Paper on NQC required changes to high use qualifications from HLT07 Health and CHC08 Community Services training packages .
The ADA objects to the proposed draft packaging rule changes to the HLT31807 Certificate III in Dental Assisting.

Response to Dental Therapist Regulations Working Party Report .
The ADA provides the following response to the letter from the Government of South Australia seeking feedback on the Dental Therapist Regulations Working Party Report.

Oral Health Workshop Project-Developing Oral Health Care Competencies for the Community Services and Health Industries .
The Australian Dental Association Inc. has commented on the Industry Skills Council’s paper entitled: Oral Health Workshop Project-Developing Oral Health Care Competencies for the Community Services and Health Industries.

Professional Attributes and Competencies of the Newly Qualified Dentist .
This document describes the type of dentist [“dental practitioner”] needed in Australia. The Australian Dental Council (ADC) will use this document as a reference point in carrying out its key functions of: accreditation of education and training programs for dentists; and assessment of international dental graduates for practice in Australia.

Australian guidelines for the prevention and control of infection in healthcare .
Despite what is said in the Scope on page 180 about including office based practices involved in invasive procedures such as dental practice, overall the document has a strong hospital focus and appears not to have been written to address the needs of office-based practice.

Proposal to the Australian Government on the regulation impact statement on TGA and NICNAS proposed regulation of disinfectants. .
In response to recommendation 4.61 contained in the Report of the Commonwealth Government's Taskforce on Reducing the Regulatory Burden on Business (the Banks Report), released in April 2006, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and the National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) have released a consultation regulatory impact statement, for public comment.

Draft Review by Peers in Professional and Administrative Processes - Submission by the Australian Dental Association Inc. .
The ADA Inc. is supportive of actions and processes that are being demonstrated to improve the safety and quality of dental care in Australia and as long as there is a positive cost-benefit.

2010 Environmental scan for health and community services online consultation .
This survey seeks to obtain industry intelligence on skills supply and demand, workforce development priorities, analysis of implementation of current Training Packages and recommendations for changes to the Packages through the Continuous Improvement Plan.

Consultation Process on the Draft National Safety and Quality Healthcare (NSQH) Standards .
The ADA comments on the draft National Safety and Quality Healthcare (NSQH) Standards.

Federal Budget Submission 2010-2011 .
The ADA is pleased to present its Pre-Budget Submission to the Federal Government for the 2010-11 financial year. This submission contains a range of recommended budget and policy initiatives for the consideration of Government and provides the context and background that have led to these recommendations.

Australian Dental Association Inc. Response to Dental Board of Australia's Consultation Paper on Registration Standards and Related Matters .
This submission deals with each of the Mandatory registration standards as listed in chapter 2 of the Consultation paper.

Submission to the AQF Council on the Strengthening the AQF: An Architecture for Australia’s Qualifications .
The Australian Dental Association Inc responds to the Strengthening the AQF: An Architecture for Australia’s Qualifications.

Proposal for a National Dental Foundation Year Program .
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.

Submission to the Australian Government on the National Compact Consultation Paper .
The ADA would like to make the following comments in relation to the National Compact Consultation Paper.

Submission to the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care - Discussion Paper on achieving the directions established in the proposed National Safety and Quality Framework .
The Australian Dental Association Inc (ADA) thanks the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) for the opportunity to comment on the proposed National Safety and Quality Framework.

Submission to the Dental Board of Queensland - Guidelines on the Practice of Dentistry by Dental Therapists and Dental Hygienists – Nitrous Oxide .
The Australian Dental Association Inc (ADA) thanks the Dental Board of Queensland for the opportunity to provide comment on guidelines on the practice of dentistry by dental therapists and dental hygienists with regard to nitrous oxide.

Submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) - Report to the Australian Senate on Anti-Competitive and Other Practices by Health Funds and Providers in Relation to Private Health Insurance .
The Australian Dental Association Inc (ADA) thanks the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for the opportunity to provide comment as it prepares to write its 11th report to the Senate on health insurance and related issues.

Submission to the Australian Communications and Media Authority on the Children’s Television Standards Review .
The Australian Dental Association (ADA) has a commitment to the delivery of oral health care for children. The focus of this submission will be on the impact to children of television advertising in so far as it will concern children’s dental health.

SUBMISSION TO THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ADVERTISERS .
The Australian Dental Association Inc (ADA Inc) is pleased to respond to the Australian Association of National Advertisers’ review of its Code For Advertising To Children

2007-2008 Pre-Budget Submission .
The oral health of the Australian population is neither very good nor very bad. Many in the community enjoy good oral health, aided by timely access to high quality dental care. By contrast, others in the community suffer from poor oral health, spending excessive periods – sometimes years – waiting to receive basic dental care in our public system. For a country with the financial means such as Australia this situation reflects poorly on our health system.

The COAG Health Working Group .
The ADA is pleased to respond to COAG's request for information as to how COAG can implement the establishment of a single national registration and single national accreditation scheme in the health sectors.

Criteria for Specialist Registration .
The Australian Dental Association (ADA) response to the invitation to comment on the document “Criteria for Specialist Registration”.

Privacy Bill .
The Australian Dental Association's response to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee on the inclusion of health information in the Privacy Bill.