Posts Tagged ‘Australian dentists’
Australian Dentists Issue Warning To Young People
Australian dentists have created an oral health guide for young people warning them of the dangers of certain activities, including taking drugs, smoking and drinking. The guide also contains advice about piercings and oral sex. The Australian Dental Association has produced a Young Person’s Oral Survival Guide as part of dental health week. The guide […]
Flying Doctors Hoping to Tap into Dental Budget
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) is hoping to use parts of the excess dental budget to fund a mobile dental service in Queensland. The service is hoping to use some of the $4.1 million promised by the Government to fund a mobile service, which should be up and running by the end of 2012. […]
Australian Dentists Worried about Parents’ Attitude to Oral Health
Australian dentists are worried that parents are accepting tooth decay as part of their child’s development. In a survey conducted by the Australian Dental Association, 60 percent of parents stated that they accept their child would suffer from tooth decay during their childhood. The survey also revealed that more than a third of parents stated […]
Australian Dentists Ordered to Pay Back Millions of Dollars
A number of Australian dentists have been ordered to pay back a total of millions of dollars, after an investigation revealed that they had been falsely claiming payments through the Commonwealth Chronic Disease dental scheme. The investigation, which was carried out by the Federal Human Services Department, found that 48 dentists had wrongly claimed money […]
