Board completes review - Improving scope of practice regulation to reflect contemporary dental practice


Since the start of the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (the National Scheme), the Dental Board of Australia (the Board) has moved incrementally from the prescriptive requirements for scope of practice to implement changes that encourage a responsive, risk-based approach that aligns with the Regulatory principles of the National Scheme.



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Afterpay comes to dentistry as Smiles Inclusive targets Millennials


ASX-listed dentistry firm Smiles Inclusive has struck a deal with sharemarket darling Afterpay to offer the 'buy now, pay later' flexible payments scheme in its 52 dental practices in what its chief executive says is the first widespread roll-out in the health services sector.


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What is behind a shortfall in the provision of dental services in the NT?


A funding shortfall for dental services in the Northern Territory health system, and perceived budget misallocations, have been blamed by Dr Mahiban Thomas, Chair of the NT Regional Committee of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS), for the majority of cases of emergency medical treatment for deep neck infections at Royal Darwin Hospital.


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Antibiotics destroy 'good bacteria' and worsen oral infection


New research shows that the body's own microbes are effective in maintaining immune cells and killing certain oral infections. A team of Case Western Reserve University researchers found that antibiotics actually kill the "good" bacteria keeping infection and inflammation at bay.


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