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20 March 2018
ACCC's final determination must assess if purported benefits from HCF's proposal for more dental clinics overlapping with its contracted providers are outweighed by public detriments such as perpetuation of discriminatory rebates.
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19 March 2018
The services and expertise of private dental professionals must be better utilised to boost the oral and dental health care capacity of the aged care workforce.
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5 March 2018
In regards to a proposed regulatory regime, the ADA supports amendments to packaging and use of technological improvements to assist work of dentists, but is not in favour of over-regulation of prescribing.
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Requiring a minimum set of hours for students to apply, practice and refine their practical skills would be an important way to ensure that VET courses are not unduly short and that graduates have adequate training to work in dental practice.
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Training product reforms must ensure that dental courses provide adequate practicum hours so that graduates have appropriate workplace competency and that there is no reduction in the achievement of technical competencies.
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23 February 2018
The ADA responded on a range of technical issues, with a particular focus on issues most likely to impact the dental profession.
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6 February 2018
The ADA supports the direction of these proposals, urging too that allied dental personnel courses instill an understanding of importance of social media to health professionals and the identity of their practice.
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23 January 2018
People exhibiting very severe behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) who are referred to Specialist Dementia Care Unit should be examined by a dentist as part of routine pre-admission screening.
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22 January 2018
With red tape estimated to have cost $397m for all dental practices in 2016, the annual registration renewal processes must be streamlined with a preference for a uniform national approach to government regulation.
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22 December 2017
The ADA has responded to the October 2017 consultation paper on Patient safety and quality improvement in primary care in relation to practice accreditation and the ease and relevancy to which the NSQHS standards apply to the practice of dentistry.
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