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15 April 2019
Dental experts are urging parents to exercise caution before allowing children to use at-home teeth whitening products, warning that the social media-driven pursuit of the "perfect" smile is damaging for their oral health.
18 March 2019
The ADA is welcoming the increased focus on oral health, most recently by the Australian Greens, with more investment in targeted funding needed to address shocking rates of oral disease in the country.
22 January 2019
A new public health campaign launched today by Rethink Sugary Drink, of which the ADA is a member, mocks the glamour of soft drink ads while urging Australians to consider the impact of sugary drinks on their teeth.
4 December 2018
Health and consumer organisations including the ADA are urging the federal government to launch a Productivity Commission inquiry into private health insurance.
15 November 2018
The release of the Health of Queenslanders 2018 report reveals high levels of tooth decay, a result, in part, says Dr Norah Ayad from ADA Queensland, of many councils no longer fluoridating their water.
31 October 2018
The Australian Dental Association set up a macabre experiment to mark Halloween where it took three otherwise healthy extracted teeth then put them in solutions of water diluted with one serving of three different popular lollies.
26 September 2018
Labelling Mackay Regional Council's decision to remove fluoride from their water supply as "dreadul", the ADA's Dr Michael Foley is urging the Queensland Government to put a stop to the scaremongering by fringe groups.
17 September 2018
Following an approach to the Dental Board asking for “direct-to-patient" legal loopholes to be closed, the ADA has warned against the use of online DIY orthodontic kits which can increase the risk a treatment won’t be successful.
11 September 2018
With increasing reports of damage from DIY teeth whitening products, the ADA has reiterated only registered dentists are legally allowed to sell or use teeth whitening products with higher than six per cent hydrogen peroxide.
16 August 2018
ADA President Dr Hugo Sachs spoke with ABC Radio Perth about the way sugar is badly affecting peoples' oral health, with figures drawn from Australia's Oral Health Tracker underlining the extent of the problem.
12 April 2019
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