Patient Numbers Remain Stable According To New Report


ADIA: The Australian Dental Practice Business Conditions Survey suggests that although the January holiday period had a dampening demand on overall patient numbers, the experience of dental practices nation-wide was that compared to the previous quarter the levels of business activity in the third quarter of FY2016-17 were stable.



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No surprises - Federal Budget fails to fund Australia's oral health


The unveiling and formal tabling of the Federal Budget tonight by the Turnbull Government has revealed that funding once again will be insufficient to meet the oral health needs of the Australian public.


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$20,000 Instant Asset Write Off Extended


A key measure in the 2017 Australian Government Budget was a revision to the accelerated depreciation allowance that allows businesses with an aggregated annual turnover less than $10 million to immediately deduct purchases of eligible assets costing less than $20,000 first used or installed ready for use by 30 June 2018.


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Vaccine-preventable Diseases in The Dental Arena


In a recent review article published in the journal Dental Clinics of North America, Leslie R. Halpern, DDS, MD, PhD, MPH, from Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, highlights vaccine-preventable diseases that pose a high risk in the dental healthcare setting.


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Practice manager, Daniette Paulissen could avoid jail sentence over $306k theft from Corrimal dental surgery


A Balgownie woman who pilfered more than $300,000 from the dental surgery where she worked as a financial manager could avoid full time jail after a magistrate on Friday ordered she be assessed for a community-based sentence.


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Abano forecasts 2017 annual profit as dental chain grows


Abano Healthcare, the Australasian radiology and dental centre operator, expects to deliver a second consecutive annual profit this year as it benefits from growing its dental chain.


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Disgustingly Healthy: Study Concludes Eating Booger May Improve Oral Health and Even Prevent HIV


Poking your nose is previously considered to be disgusting, unhygienic and dangerous as it can tear the skin inside your nostrils. But a study, published in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology, concluded that eating boogies has health benefits, including preventing cavities and dodging infection such as HIV.


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