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Past what's new articles

The following is a list of articles recently provided to the public through the What's New facility.
  1. Swine Flu updates: NSW Health advice for for Clinicians and for Public; ACT Health advice for: Health Professionals; Advice from: ADA INC
  2. The Australian Dental Association supports the AMA’s stance to stop the partnership between a pharmacy chain and nurse practitioners to open 150 walk-in clinics which the AMA states will pose a serious threat to the quality and safety of health care in Australia. We see a parallel here with the proliferation of tooth whitening clinics being established on street corners and shopping centres. Just as a nurse practitioner plus a pharmacist does not equal a doctor, a tooth whitening kiosk operator does not equal a dentist. Currently the issue of bleaching by others than dental practitioners is before the courts. The new National Registration Scheme must ensure such operators are clearly rendered illegal and unable to practise. Click here for more details.
  3. State and Territory public dental spending in the financial year 2008/2009. This does not include funding  from the  Commonwealth Government under  the Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) Medicare dental benefits scheme, Medicare Teen Dental program or the proposed Commonwealth Dental Health Program  (CDHP). Sourced from publicly available documents or by contacting State and Territory public dental services.
  4. EPC and Professional Responsibilities
    As a caring profession dentists have a duty and a responsibility to ensure that all members of the profession behave in a manner that places an emphasis on professional responsibilities, and that includes the principled practices of other dentists and medical practitioners as well as their own. This article was written by the Australian Dental Association (NSW Branch) Dental Defence Advisory Service.
  5. More than 250,000 benefit from Teen Dental Plan
    Dental Benefits Amendment Rules 2008 (no.3) - Federal and The Explanatory Statement 
  6. Nursing home dental care Lateline program (December 2008)
  7. Medicare Enhanced Primary Care program (EPC)
    Update publication is available at: http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/bn/2008-09/Dental_Benefits.htm (November 2008)
  8. Commonwealth Oral Health Programs Update (October 2008)
    NSW Health has recently updated the information regarding the Commonwealth Oral Health Programs on their website. Please click here for this updated information, or alternatively, click here for a range of publications and resources on oral health.
  9. Tooth identification (September 2008)
  10. Guild now offers life and income insurance (July 2008)
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