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2 December 2019
APRA advice shows medical devices costs are not a justifiable reason to increase premiums, supporting the ADA's view that PHI premium hike demands are driven by profits rather than comprehensive care to patients.
27 October 2019
Scoff all your sweets at once this Halloween to slash the risk of harming those fangs, the Australian Dental Association urges the nation’s sweetie-chompers.
24 October 2019
The ADA has responded to a health insurance industry announcement that premiums would increase significantly next year by calling for an independent review of private health insurance.
10 October 2019
With insurers now recognising their product is no longer fit for purpose, the ADA is calling on the Government to look at alternative models like Health Savings Accounts to encourage Australians to save for their own care.
25 September 2019
With teenage dental decay an increasing problem, the ADA is backing Cancer Council calls to tackle the problem with a range of measures including a tax on sugar and better labelling of products containing added sugar.
22 August 2019
Responding to Tuesday’s release of APRA's Private Health Insurance Quarterly Statistics, the ADA is calling on the Health Minister to urgently tackle the issues of poor value of ancillary cover, low rebates and inequities.
21 August 2019
With federal and state food ministers calling for Food Standards Australian New Zealand to review nutrition labelling for added sugars, the ADA believes it’s a huge step in the right direction in the fight against tooth decay.
4 August 2019
The nation’s oral health is not in as good a shape as it should be right now. Only half of adults clean their teeth twice a day and our sugar consumption exceeds WHO guidelines, contributing to chronic levels of tooth decay.
17 July 2019
The ADA is backing calls from a Grattan Institute report for the Government to bring clarity to the overly complex private health insurance system which has seen many people dropping their cover due to poor value for money.
11 June 2019
The ADHF) and DHAA have awarded five study grants to support undergraduate Indigenous oral health therapy and dental hygienist students in their studies.
26 November 2019
13 August 2019
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