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Dental antibiotics linked to "superbug"


Australians are reminded that most dental procedures don't require antibiotics and previous overuse has in recent times led to more severe dental infections.

Dentists like doctors inappropriately prescribe antibiotics at times and may be contributing to the growing problem of a potentially deadly 'superbug', a US study suggests.

Taking antibiotics can put a patient at risk of developing Clostridium difficile (C.diff), a serious bacterial infection of the colon.

A study by the Mennesota Department of Health tracked community based C-diff infections in five counties between 2009 and 2015.



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Senate Inquiry must end extras cover "rebate inequality", say dentists


The ADA’s submission to the Senate Community Affairs Committee Private Health Insurance Inquiry, published on the Inquiry website today, highlights the discriminatory, anti-competitive and at times unethical way some health funds are operating in the "extras" insurance space, with negative consequences for many consumers and dental practitioners.


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TGA Implant Card Proposal To Increase Red Tape


The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is proposing that dental product manufacturers provide an information card when supplying a medical device as an outcome of alignment of Australia's medical device regulations with that of the European Union (EU).


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AAPD issues first-ever evidence-based guideline for using silver diamine fluoride to treat cavities in pediatric dental patients


The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry has issued the first-ever evidence-based guideline on the use of silver diamine fluoride to treat active cavities in pediatric and special-needs patients, based on a systematic review of research from 1969–2016.


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Children's dental health should be free


Dental Scheme to be overhauled in budget. Find out more about what the government's new public dental scheme entails.


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