The Australian Dental Association’s submission to the Senate Community Affairs Committee Private Health Insurance Inquiry, published on the Inquiry website last week, highlights the discriminatory, anti-competitive and at times unethical way some health funds are operating in the ‘extras’ insurance […]
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Meet the president
His name is Hugo Sachs and he is the new head of the Australian Dental Association. Here he talks to Chris Sheedy about his early years, his professional life and what he sees as the future of the industry. When […]
ADA urges members to have their say
As a member organisation, the Australian Dental Association’s raison d’etre is to ensure that it meets the professional needs of all its members. To this end, the ADA conducts a membership survey every two years. The survey seeks to determine […]
ADA looks forward to working with re-appointed health minister
With the re-election of the Turnbull Government, the new ministry has now been sworn in by the Governor General, a line-up which includes the reappointment of Sussan Ley as the Minister for Health, Aged Care and Sport. In welcoming the […]
Look before they leave
Managing extended leave among your staff can be a difficult and complicated process. But as Mick Daley discovered, it doesn’t have to be Any dental practitioner that employs one or more staff knows the confusion that can result when leave […]
ADA doing their bit for World Cancer Day
The Australian Dental Association (ADA) stepped up to show their support on this year’s World Cancer Day (4 February). The ADA put together a free fact sheet to encourage and help care for the dental health of those struggling with […]
Alzheimer’s Australia and the ADA—perfect partnership
Alzheimer’s disease and poor oral health care go hand-in-hand, but as Samantha Trenoweth discovers, a new partnership addressing the joint issues is a force to be reckoned with. “What’s fantastic is that consumers have identified this as an area that […]
Cognitive behavioural therapy could beat dental fears
Could cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) be the answer to dental phobias? Estimates from the most recent Adult Dental Health Survey in the UK suggest around one in 10 British people suffer from dental phobia, the Australian Dental Association puts the national […]