School dental bus fined $200k for x-rays


A Sydney court has fined a mobile dental service almost $200,000 after the NSW environment watchdog said it x-rayed thousands of children. A company that allowed unlicensed staff to x-ray the teeth and jaws of thousands of NSW children has been fined almost $200,000, the state's environment watchdog says.



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Changes announced to Dental Benefits Act 2008


The Department of Health has advised that important changes resulting from the Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Compliance and Other Measures) Act 2018 (the Act) took effect on 1 July 2018. The Act amends the Dental Benefits Act 2008.


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$566,000 Grant For Dental Product Inventor


Australia’s reputation as an incubator of innovative dental products continues with the Australian Government awarding a grant of more than $566,000 to support the commercialisation of a new oral hygiene device.


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DIY dentistry: Meet Australia's dental disruptors


Ed Ambrosius is not an orthodontist by trade, but his day job involves delivering clear-aligner braces to patients so they don't have to leave the house. Ambrosius worked for years in the consumer goods sector before a client came to him with the idea of "home delivery braces", having seen the business model in the US.


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