Tag: Dental
Fluoridated water now in SE Qld drinking supply
Three decades after other Australian capitals, Brisbane and 80 per cent of south-east Queensland is today drinking fluoridated water.[MORE]
Fluoride on agenda for Coonabarabran
Fluoridating town water supplies is back on the agenda in the Warrumbungle Shire.[MORE]
Fluoride nod for Eurobodalla water supply
The New South Wales Government has given the green light to a controversial decision to fluoridate the Eurobodalla water supply.[MORE]
Gillard orders probe into dentist's 'abuse' claims
Julia Gillard orders enquiry into claims that the neglect of dental care in some nursing homes amounts to abuse.[MORE]
Tabelands' towns to get fluoridated water
Arrangements are being made to introduce fluoride into the water supplies of several Tablelands' towns by 2011 as part of a Queensland Government initiative.[MORE]
Noosa waits longer for fluoridated water
While some parts of the Sunshine Coast will be drinking fluoridated water by the end of the year, Noosa residents will have to wait until December 31, 2010.[MORE]
Anti-fluoridation stance seen as helping secure council spot
An anti-fluoride campaigner elected to the Warrnambool council says ratepayers have shown their opposition to water fluoridation.[MORE]
Bundaberg waits for fluoridated water
While the process of adding fluoride to south-east Queensland's water has already begun, Bundaberg residents will have to wait another four years before they are drinking the same water.[MORE]
SE Qld to get fluoridated water by end of month
The State Government says all south-east Queenslanders will be drinking fluoridated water by the end of the month.[MORE]
Fluoride now added to south-east Qld drinking supplies
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says residents in the state's south-east will not notice the taste of fluoride, which goes into drinking water from today.[MORE]
Weather delays Orange dental school construction
Hundreds of students are vying for places at Charles Sturt University's new $25 million school of dentistry in Orange.[MORE]
Push for Govt to plug Medicare dental scheme
Dental groups are urging the Federal Government to actively promote Medicare's dental scheme, despite Health Minister Nicola Roxon's plans to scrap it.[MORE]
Oberon councillors to discuss fluoridated water
The contentious issue of fluoridated drinking water could be back on the agenda in Oberon.[MORE]
Qld launches fluoride ads
The State Government has begun fluoride ads on radio and TV to prepare south-east Queenslanders for the change later this year.[MORE]
Govt urged to better promote dental rebate
The Association for the Promotion of Dental Health is urging the Federal Government to make more people aware of what Medicare rebates they are entitled to when they visit the dentist. [MORE]
Govt urges rethink on 'child sex' dentist
New South Wales Health Minister John Della Bosca will write to the state's dental board and ask it to reassess its decision not to impose conditions on a Newcastle dentist charged with multiple child sex offences.[MORE]
No end in sight for dentist shortage: report
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New figures predict Australia will be facing a shortfall of around 900 dental workers in 2020.[MORE]
Nationals call for regional dental scholarships
The federal Nationals will lobby the Federal Government to set up financial assistance for regional students wishing to study dentistry.[MORE]
Dubbo welcomes $4.1m dental clinic funding
Dubbo Mayor Greg Matthews has welcomed a funding commitment from the New South Wales Government for a new dental clinic in the city.[MORE]
$400k boost for Ballarat dental clinic
Ballarat's public dental clinic has received a $400,000 funding boost.[MORE]
Health funding woes outrage MP
A Liberal MP for western Victoria, John Vogels, says it is outrageous that two Ballarat health services do not have enough money to meet public demand.[MORE]
More funds sought for Ballarat dental clinic
Ballarat Health Services says it is not being given enough money to run the city's public dental clinic.[MORE]
Bellingen closer to fluoridating water
The Bellingen Shire water supply is a step closer to being fluoridated, with the council expected to approve an equipment tender next week. [MORE]
Long wait to see dentist in Townsville
The state Member for Burdekin, Rosemary Menkins, says patients in Townsville are facing waits of up to seven years to see a dentist.[MORE]
