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Good oral health can help you live a longer, healthier life! Here are just a few ideas of how you can take action this #WorldOralHealthDayRead more...
Are you passionate about improving the oral health of all Australians? Then we would love to hear from you!Read more...
It’s been a rough couple of years. The pandemic has had many of us stuck in our homes for weeks on end, not being able to see our friends and family or enjoy the social freedoms we take for granted. It’s been a real strain. But thanks to the community’s vaccination uptake we look set to be able to enjoy this Christmas with friends and family, laughing and smiling once again.Read more...
The past 18 months has placed significant pressure on dental practitioners who have had to work with the uncertainty of an airborne virus in a work environment that routinely generates aerosols, with an expected increased risk of transmission of COVID-19.Read more...
Antibiotic resistance and the opioid crisis are two well established public health issues. A study assessing Australian dental prescribing during the period of restricted dental services during January-June 2020 showed a reduction in prescribing during the periods of lockdown, but a significant increase was seen as soon as dental restrictions eased.Read more...
Did you know that around 50 per cent of Australians don’t have a valid will? While the exact reasons for this staggering number are largely unknown, it’s probably a combination of not being sure how to go about it and trying to ignore our own mortality. As the old saying goes, ‘nothing in life is certain – except death and taxes’. But passing without a valid will makes one other thing certain: That loved ones left behind are faced with the challenge of distributing your assets in a way they ‘think’ you’d approve.Read more...
The new research collaboration between the eviDent Foundation and the University of Adelaide will facilitate dental and cross-disciplinary innovative research that can be quickly translated and put into practice to benefit the community.Read more...
Today we are celebrating 10 years of eviDent.Read more...
In Australia, alcohol and other drug (AOD) recovery services offer multidisciplinary care to people who are using, abstaining or on the road to recovery. Most AOD service providers and clients have low levels of oral health awareness.Read more...
Are you interested in serving on a voluntary committee? We would love to hear from you!Read more...
