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Oral Health Special Interest Group

Committee Details

Co-Convenors: Dr Bruce Simmons     (Email: bruce.simmons@ozemail.com.au)
                             Dr Andrea de Silva-Sanigorski    (Email: Andrea.Ds-Sanigorski@dhsv.org.au


General Committee Member:
Ms Lynn Keyworth (ACT)
General Committee Member: Ms Leonie Short (Qld)
General Committee Member: Dr Linda Slack-Smith (WA)
General Committee Member: Dr Bruce Simmons (NT)
General Committee Member: Dr Julie Satur (VIC)
General Committee Member: Dr Alexis Zander (NSW)
General Committee Member: Ms Chris Morris (SA)
General Committee Member: Jenny McKibben (TAS)

SIG Forums

The Oral Health SIG Forum provides an area for Oral Health SIG members to post information, respond to and discuss various articles of interest and to interact with fellow members.

Link to Forums (you will be required to login to access this area)

PHAA Oral Health Policy (pdf)

PHAA Oral Health SIG Conference Resolutions September 2010

Meeting Minutes

Oral Health Annual General Meeting Minutes
(includes Workplan 2011)
18 November 2010


Newsletters

OH SIG_Newsletter September 2011
ORAL HEALTH TIMES March 2011
OH SIG Times No. 13 August 2010
OH SIG Times No. 12 April 2010
OH SIG Times No. 11 December 2009
OH SIG Times No. 10 October 2009
OH SIG Times No. 9 September 2009
OH SIG Times No. 8 March 2009
OH SIG Times No. 7
December 2008
OH SIG Times No. 6 November 2008
OH SIG Times No. 5 September 2008
OH SIG Times No. 4
August 2008
OH SIG Times No. 3
July 2008
OH SIG Times No. 2
June 2008
OH SIG Times No. 1
May 2008
   

 

Advocacy/Correspondence

Letter to Tanya Plibersek.pdf 19 December 2011
Letter to Griffith University School of Dentistry and Oral Health
Griffith Backelor of Oral Health (Oral Health Therapy) course
8 November 2010
PHAA's Oral Health 'REPAIR' Reform Proposal 29 October 2010
Letter to Minister Roxon Oral Health Care Reform 29 October 2010
Oral Health Alliance welcomes principle - seeks detail - Media Release 3 Sept 2010
National Oral Health Alliance seeks commitment for a 5-step plan to save decaying dental care - Media Release 13 August 2010
PHAA's Five Oral Health Priorities  
Stop the Rot: Launch of New Oral Health Campaign Media Release 29 July 2010
Letter to The Hon Nicola Roxon MP on Seizing current opportunities to build the rural and remote dental health workforce 19 March 2010
PHAA Brief 'Denticare Australia' Good public health policy 24 November 2009
The NHHRC's 'Denticare Australia' Proposals - Good public health policy
2 November 2009

Letter to The Hon Nicola Roxon MP
Oral Health and 'Denticare'

Media Release 'Denticare' can reduce health care inequalities

23 September 2009 
Submission - Response to National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission (NHHRC) Interim Report   24 March 2009
NHHRC Submission - "Reforming health professions' education for a healthy nation" March 2009
Submission on FSANZ draft food standard (regulation) for voluntary addition of fluoride to bottled water - Application A588  23 December 2008
Media Release - National Rural Health Alliance
Dental health programs: equity hinges on introduction of the CDH
14 October 2008
Letter to Nicola Roxon and MPs
Compromise Essential to save new Commonwealth Dental Health Program
11 November 2008
Media Release: Compromise sought to save new Commonwealth Dental Program 9 October 2008
Media Release: Fluoride fears are unfounded (PDF) February 2008

Notices

DENTAL BENEFITS FOR CHRONIC CONDITIONS - AN UPDATE  (FED)

The Parliamentary Library released a Background Note that provides a
brief update on the existing Commonwealth Dental Health Program, its
uptake, expenditure and prospects for the introduction of the new CDHP.

The publication is available at:
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/bn/2008-09/Dental_Benefits.htm

 

 

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