Agency for the 2008 Water Fluoridation Act falls under Queensland Health with oversight by the Health Protection Branch. Under this legislation, local governments (LGs) in Queensland can decide to add fluoride if satisfied the decision is in the best interest of the community.

Cairns Regional Council is the largest drinking water supplier in Australia that does not provide fluoridated water due to repeated decisions against the advice of Queensland Health. Cairns Regional Council’s recently reaffirmed position includes that oral health is the responsibility of the state government and a lack of community consensus despite its legislated responsibility for this decision and a majority of support in its 2016 & 2024 community surveys on this public health measure.

There are over one million Queenslanders represented by 44 LGs with over 1000 residents who have decided that that fluoridation is not in the best interests of their communities, despite Queensland Health’s ongoing support and various peak public health bodies advocating for wider access to fluoridated water. This is over 20% of Queenslanders and includes over 41% of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders of Queensland. This is leading to an increased burden of oral health disease in these communities compared to areas with fluoridated water.

We need to make sure people can perform what we are qualified to do, not just pass people for the money each Institute receives for the scaled “training”.
I did my extensive first aid course in 15 mins with 20 other people crowded around trying to see. Had no practice on a dummy or anything. I was a bit annoyed that a training institution would rush a 3 day course in 15 mins with Automatic passes to make it up to us? That wouldn’t have helped if any of us had ever tryed to administer first aid incorrectly. It’s reasons like this that I keep getting morally wrong advice and lies about my dental care. I can’t afford Dentist anymore & I’ve always been payed minimum wages with promises of advancement and thats just not how it works anymore. Doesn’t matter what degree I get as I’m now middle age & after being layed off my job whilst having 2 torn tendons from a work injury during covid. (That’s what Australian Life is now unfortunately) But any way during a pretty tough time already, I was attacked from behind & left for dead with my skull fractured in 3 places & heavy bleeding and swelling on my brain . Since then getting any decent medical care is rare if not too difficult to manage. The hospital is more concerned with liability & will even withhold vital information or lock hospital records for the wrong reason. It’s surprisingly a common occurrence and I’m over the unprofessional lack of care anymore.

I have a Dentist who can not even perform a simple extraction. She will call 1 procedure difficult whilst most Dentist will say its a simple thing. She didn’t try very hard to extract a tooth that probably didn’t even need extracting.
I was scared for the first time @ the Dentist I think. She gave up and decided to hack at the tooth with a saw that burn my gums and made the most horrible smell like burnt hair but different. I was in soo much pain from it and ive been warned that I may need to go to the city if pain still persists 2 days after. It’s the day after and something feels wrong … I woke up with sweat all over me and my whole mouth aches . It’s something that people shouldn’t be forced to deal with as dental pain is no joke & i reckon I’m pretty experienced with pain to know the difference between bearable & then pain that cripples you..makes you throw up and takes a toll on your body even.
Stop worrying about your profits when some people should be payed to go through the ordeals some hack dentists do.

I pretty much picked up that only ⅓ of Australian people can even afford your services. You are not medical practitioners as you couldn’t care less about “everyone’s oral health” only the people who can afford it ..

Dr. Lee – Thanks for sharing your experience with LightScalpel! When researching laser surgery options, it’s really helpful to hear how it performs in real-world practice. I love that it offers precision without charring and has a great safety profile, especially for frenectomies and gingivectomies. It’s a top contender on my list!

Hi Sarah, the main focus of the article is investigating why two-thirds of parents aren’t taking advantage of the Child Dental Benefit scheme. While the child’s family and the whole dental team is vital for taking care of the oral health needs of kids, this article is asking whether more needs to be done to tell people about it.

While we all dislike the temporary veneers period, it is a brilliant way for a patient to trial their new smile before committing to a final design. Quite often, we make subtle changes during this stage to perfect the final outcome.
Same day veneers either eliminate this stage completely or limit its benefits.

Regardless of how many consultations you have and how great the communication is prior to commencing treatment, there is nothing that can compare to the patient test driving their veneers prior to that final tick of approval.