This article is adapted from an editorial published in the most recent edition of the Australasian Medical Journal. Thanks to the Editor for his approval. Marc Tennant and Estie Kruger, In... Read more
Professors Marc Tennant and Estie Kruger are from the International Research Collaborative – Oral Health and Equity, Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, The University of We... Read more
John Spencer, Emeritus Professor at the Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, writes: Mandatory water fluoridation introduced by the former Queensland government is being ro... Read more
Peter Brooks and Mike Morgan write: Data released recently by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show the number of dentists has increased by 24% in the five years to 2011. There... Read more
In recent days, Croakey has published about 9,000 words (!) on oral health and dental reform (which may reflect the importance that many place upon this issue). If that sounds like too much... Read more
Further to the previous post, the dental reforms announced yesterday have been widely welcomed, but concerns are also being raised that they do not address wider structural problems in the h... Read more
As recently previewed, an important policy forum, Why has dental health been getting the brush off?, in Canberra this week aimed to focus public and political attention on the need to addres... Read more
The health and social sectors are combining forces this week to put the spotlight on the human and financial costs of Australia’s failure to ensure equitable access to oral health and... Read more
The Government’s pre-budget announcement of dental health funding is generating plenty of commentary from various health groups. The Consumers Health Forum is largely welcoming of the dental... Read more
Thanks to Fron Jackson-Webb for providing this latest wrap of reading from The Conversation. It includes articles about bioethics, pharmaceutical industry payments to doctors, the history of... Read more
