Logo Hi ..,
www.thisdentalweek.com.au Open in your browser
 
 
 
 
 

Dentist fined $10,000 for practising after registration lapsed


A Perth-based dental practitioner who continued practising after allowing her registration to lapse has been fined $10,000 after pleading guilty to nine charges. The dentist’s registration lapsed in January 2019 after she failed to renew on time. She was sentenced by the Magistrates Court of Western Australia for four charges of holding herself out as a dentist and five charges of performing a restricted dental act in breach of the National Law.1 The charges were brought by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra).



Read Full Article
 
Facebook Discussion
 
 
 
 
 

Apply now to change lives with the Healthier Smiles Community Service Grants


USD$82,000 (approx. AUD$107,000)* funding is available to ADA member dentists and dental students. The Healthier Smiles Community Service Grants, a partnership between the Australian Dental Health Foundation (ADHF) and the Mars Wrigley Foundation, are your chance to make a difference to the oral health of disadvantaged groups throughout Australia.


Read Full Article Facebook Discussion
 
 
 

Good dental health may help prevent heart infection from mouth bacteria


Good oral hygiene and regular dental care are the most important ways to reduce risk of a heart infection called infective endocarditis caused by bacteria in the mouth. There are four categories of heart patients considered to be at highest risk for adverse outcomes from infective endocarditis, and only these patients are recommended to receive preventive antibiotic treatment prior to invasive dental procedures.


Read Full Article Facebook Discussion
 
 
 

Meet Larry Caplin, the world’s fastest dentist


How dentist Dr. Larry Caplin went from sweeping workshop floors at age 12, to claiming the production car speed record. During high-speed testing, on January 17, SSC and its Tuatara hypercar posted a mind-bending two-way average of 455.3km/h.


Read Full Article Facebook Discussion


Like us on
 
 
facebook
     
twitter
 
 
 
 
 

www.thisdentalweek.com.au

Email by www.dentemail.com
Advertise With Us

sent to: ..
..