Dental profession growing, says AHPRA
The annual report of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and the National Boards has been published, and it shows the dental profession...
Vale Dr Michael Kelly
It is with sadness that Bite magazine reports the passing of Dr Michael Kelly on 12 June 2022 at the age of 86. Dr Kelly...
Who needs dentures?
The latest research from the University of Adelaide challenges current thinking on whether many people with tooth loss really need dentures.
The findings have major...
Mixing anaesthetic for rapid recovery
The ideal sedative for oral surgery should make the patient comfortable during the surgery and should wear off quickly enough that the patient can...
Board and AHPRA publish health profession agreement
The Dental Board of Australia (the Board) and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) have published the Health Profession Agreement (HPA) for 2016-20.
The...
Company awarded for innovative technology
A new technology developed by manufacturing company 3M for use in the dental industry was selected earlier this month to receive a 2017 Edison Award—a...
Dental Board worries patients are accessing super to fund dental care
The Dental Board of Australia is concerned about growing reports of dental practitioners encouraging patients to access superannuation to fund dental care. Patients may apply for early...
When it comes to bad breath, some bacterial interactions really stink
Having bad breath really stinks. Now, researchers from Japan report that a particular combination of bacteria in our mouths may be responsible for producing...
Warning for patients of unregistered dentist
Public health authorities in Victoria have put out a warning for patients of a man purporting to be a dentist in Melbourne’s northern suburbs....
New president and vice-president elected at ADA NSW
The Australian Dental Association New South Wales, the peak body for dentistry in NSW and the ACT, has two new appointees. Dr Rohan Krishnan...
Dental visits to emergency unwarranted
Dental conditions are one of three causes of avoidable US emergency visits, a recent study has found.
According to research published last month in the...
Mouthrinse bolsters plaque fight
New research published in the January/February 2013 issue of General Dentistry, the peer-reviewed clinical journal of the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), indicates that...