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Paving the way for a dental benefits scheme for older Australians

Editor — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 23:35:48 +0000

There’s consensus on the urgent need for a dental benefits scheme for older Australians, and now a recent pilot project is offering real hope that a viable solution is closer than ever. By Tracey Porter. To aid its push for a government-funded oral health scheme for seniors, the Australian Dental Association (ADA) was recently involved in […]

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Pilot points to blueprint for national seniors dental scheme

Editor — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 23:26:29 +0000

A pioneering pilot program led by University of Sydney researchers delivering targeted dental care to older Australians has demonstrated that equitable, integrated oral health care is both achievable and impactful. An interim evaluation report, led by Dr Arash Rudman and Associate Professor Bradley Christian from the Sydney Dental School, and Dr Zoe Szewczyk from the School of Public Health presents a compelling case for a national scheme. The […]

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Groundbreaking seniors’ dental pilot paves way for nationwide rollout

Editor — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 00:06:07 +0000

A first of a kind dental pilot project which has seen improvements in participants’ oral health could be the blueprint for other pilots—and a government seniors’ dental scheme. The Maroubra Seniors Dental Benefits Schedule Pilot tackled the oral health of 70 Eastern Sydney seniors with a chronic disease and socio-economic disadvantage, from November 2024 to […]

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Denture use tied to better cognitive health in older adults with partial tooth loss

Editor — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:48:55 +0000

Denture use may help protect against cognitive decline in older adults with partial tooth loss, according to a US study. A team from the New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing in New York City, and colleagues investigated the relationship between denture use and cognitive decline among Chinese older adults with tooth loss, publishing their findings […]

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Government shirks responsibilities to look after oral health of most vulnerable

Editor — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 23:26:58 +0000

The nation’s dentists have described as a wasted opportunity the Government’s failure to properly consider funding dental services for Australia’s most vulnerable populations. The Government has released its response to the Inquiry of the Senate Select Committee into the Provision of and Access to Dental Services in Australia, held last year, which made 35 recommendations to the Government, […]

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ADA NSW calls on government to commit to funding for a seniors oral health scheme

Editor — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 22:43:01 +0000

Three years since the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety (RCACQS) made its recommendations, the Australian Dental Association NSW Branch is calling on the government to ensure funding for a dental benefits scheme for senior Australians in the upcoming Federal Budget. This comes as more Australians are living longer and the number of […]

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Dental journal publishes special issue on ageing and oral health

Editor — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 23:45:31 +0000

The International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (IADR) and American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) have announced the publication of a Special Issue of the Journal of Dental Research (JDR) entitled, Aging and Oral Health. The issue features Bei Wu, New York University, USA and Ana Paula Vieira Colombo, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, […]

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ADA slams half-hearted government approach to aged care report

Editor — Tue, 25 May 2021 23:43:42 +0000

A lukewarm, half-hearted and disappointing response is how the Australian Dental Association (ADA) has labelled the Morrison Government’s response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety recommendations. “The Government’s response to the recommendation will do nothing to change the oral health of older Australians,” ADA president Dr Mark Hutton said. The final […]

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Dental care for older Australians

Editor — Sun, 16 May 2021 23:50:45 +0000

After many years of advocacy, momentum is growing to improve the dental care for older Australians. By Cameron Cooper For more than a decade, Dr Janet Wallace has backed the cause for better oral health outcomes for older Australians. So when the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety recently recommended that at least […]

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Royal commission into aged care supports key ADA recommendations

Editor — Sun, 07 Mar 2021 22:59:07 +0000

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has included a number of key Australian Dental Association recommendations for dramatically overhauling the delivery of oral health care in its final report released by the Government last week. The Government outlined a five-year road map to fix the broken aged care system, starting with an extra $425m for the […]

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