The Australian Dental Association

Submissions

Uniform Recall Procedure for Therapeutic Goods

23 April 2015

Suggestions on how to improve the Uniform Recall Procedure for Therapeutic Goods (RUPTG) inluding specifying which of the recalls were for dental products.

23Apr15-TGA-re-URPTG
Private Health Insurance Amendment Bill (No. 2)

10 April 2015

Given the need to provide consumers with an avenue to address PHI issues, it is crucial that the Commonwealth Ombudsman, in assuming the role of Private Health Insurance Ombudsman, assumes this role.

10Apr15-PHI-Amendment-(No-2)-Bill
Guidelines for Preventive Activities in General Practice

30 March 2015

Suggests changes to chapter 11 of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Guidelines for preventive activities in general practice 8th Edition that will provide GPs with a better understanding of oral health.

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Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement

19 February 2015

Presents the argument that under the TTMRA there must be provision to modify or temporarily suspend some of its provisions such as the current agreement regarding dental practitioners which is contributing to an oversupply in the dental workforce in Australia.

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ACCC Submission on Private Health Insurance

13 February 2015

Raises issues about PHI conduct that negatively impacts on consumers’ out-of-pocket costs and their ability to access quality healthcare and open competition in the delivery of dental health care; unless action is taken to address these issues, consumers’ health care and cost for that care will continue to be adversely impacted.

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ADA Pre Budget submission-Aged Care

9 February 2015

Maintains that Government should work towards the introduction of targeted national oral health care coverage, specifically targeting the aged.

9Feb15-letter-ADA-2015-2016-Pre-Budget-Submission
Private Health Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Bill 2015

28 January 2015

There is a necessity for APRA to remain diligent in all the activities previously conducted by PHIAC. However, with the closure of both PHIAC and the PHIO, there is a concern that the experience and resources that were made available to both these entities may be lost or reduced with their merger into other sections of government.

28Jan15-Re-Private-Health-Insurance-(Prudential-Supervision)-Bill-2015