{"id":41128,"date":"2025-08-18T09:24:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T23:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/?p=41128"},"modified":"2025-08-27T09:22:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T23:22:40","slug":"the-new-oral-health-association-of-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/the-new-oral-health-association-of-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"The new Oral Health Association of Australia\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">5<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OHAA-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Oral Health Association of Australia\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-41129 lazyload\" style=\"width:400px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OHAA-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OHAA-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OHAA-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OHAA-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OHAA-561x840.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OHAA-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OHAA-300x449.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OHAA-600x899.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OHAA-696x1043.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OHAA.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OHAA-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Oral Health Association of Australia\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-41129 lazyload\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OHAA-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OHAA-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OHAA-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OHAA-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OHAA-561x840.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OHAA-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OHAA-300x449.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OHAA-600x899.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OHAA-696x1043.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OHAA.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-launch-of-the-new-oral-health-association-of-australia-could-be-good-news-for-many-practitioners-who-have-previously-felt-unheard-and-unappreciated-by-stephen-downie\">The launch of the new Oral Health Association of Australia could be good news for many practitioners who have previously felt unheard\u2014and unappreciated. By Stephen Downie<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As any practitioner will advise, you ignore your oral health at your peril. Just ask Nathan Clarke, the new CEO of the equally new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohaa.com.au\/OHAA\/OHAAWebsite\/Home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oral Health Association of Australia<\/a>. He knows firsthand the truth of that statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou put your oral health to one side until it becomes an issue,\u201d Clarke says. \u201cAnd that\u2019s exactly what happened in my case a couple of years ago. When I was referred to an oral health therapist, I thought, \u2018Oh, no!\u2019 I assumed I was looking after my dental hygiene. But I clearly wasn\u2019t doing it as well as I could have, and it really changed my perspective.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"bitem-article-desktop-720x300-in-text\" id=\"bitem-3111454418\"><!-- Bite 720x300 [async] -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">if (!window.AdButler){(function(){var s = document.createElement(\"script\"); s.async = true; s.type = \"text\/javascript\";s.src = 'https:\/\/servedby.engagemedia.com.au\/app.js';var n = document.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0]; n.parentNode.insertBefore(s, n);}());}<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\nvar AdButler = AdButler || {}; AdButler.ads = AdButler.ads || [];\r\nvar abkw = window.abkw || '';\r\nvar plc705185 = window.plc705185 || 0;\r\ndocument.write('<'+'div id=\"placement_705185_'+plc705185+'\"><\\\/'+'div>');\r\nAdButler.ads.push({handler: function(opt){ AdButler.register(165450, 705185, [720,300], 'placement_705185_'+opt.place, opt); }, opt: { place: plc705185++, keywords: abkw, domain: 'servedby.engagemedia.com.au', click:'CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER' }});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A different perspective is precisely what Clarke will bring to his role as boss of the OHAA. Announced in May and launched on 1 July, the OHAA will be the peak association representing oral health practitioners such as dental hygienists, dental therapists and oral health therapists working across Australia. The OHAA is a result of a merger between the Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists\u2019 Association (ADOHTA) and the Dental Hygienists Association of Australia (DHAA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-challenge-ahead\">The challenge ahead<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Nathan Clarke clearly has a big job ahead of him but is relishing the challenge. He\u2019s also very well-qualified to meet it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As CEO of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arpa.org.au\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australian Rehabilitation Providers Association<\/a> since 2016, he has been credited with increasing membership and value for the workplace rehabilitation industry. Prior to that role, he was founding CEO of the Personal Injury Education Foundation (PIEF).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The OHAA board will meet later this month to formulate plans for the coming years. Clarke says it\u2019s imperative the organisation represents all oral health practitioners and that \u201ceveryone feels like they\u2019re part of the journey. The organisation is better together,\u201d he stresses, adding that it\u2019s important the focus for this first stage is building systems and putting teams in place.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe still have a few steps to go before we work out what the future initiatives will be,\u201d he says. \u201cBut the first major step is making sure we\u2019re setting the body up for success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-they-re-the-voice\">They\u2019re the voice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The real strength of the OHAA, Clarke believes, will be to provide \u201cone voice across the industry. I think it will be great for the oral health industry going forward that we\u2019re all speaking as one voice and as one industry,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re utilising the strengths and resources of both organisations (ADOHTA and DHAA) to benefit all members. Having that combined voice will hopefully enable more people who are eligible for membership to join as well. And they will see the benefits of a strong industry body they\u2019re proud to be a part of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe really want our members to be actively involved, to contribute and to drive the profession.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ripple effect will be that OHAA members are better equipped to serve the needs of the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think we\u2019ve really got an opportunity to raise the profile of the importance of oral health, which is good for our members and the industry, but also for the broader Australian community,\u201d Clarke says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-focus-on-communities\">Focus on communities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With various professional reports highlighting the links between poor oral health and diabetes, heart disease, stroke and respiratory conditions, the OHAA will tackle oral care in the community, especially for those in aged care. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>I think we\u2019ve really got an opportunity to raise the profile of the importance of oral health, which is good for our members and the industry, but also for the broader Australian community. <br><br><strong>Nathan Clarke, CEO, Oral Health Association of Australia<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Clarke says there is a real need for education in residential aged care\u2014including those who care for society\u2019s older people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While it may be too late for people at a certain age to want or even be able to change their habits, Clarke believes carers have a responsibility to \u201ctake control\u201d of their patients\u2019 oral health and in turn to \u201craise the awareness of how it can impact so many different health factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGiven Australia\u2019s ageing population, OHAA\u2019s role is critical in advocating for equitable oral health care in residential aged care facilities,\u201d Clarke says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBy championing clear guidelines, supporting onsite preventive services, and driving education and advocacy, OHAA aims to overcome systemic barriers and significantly improve the quality of life for older Australians.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-building-the-workforce\">Building the workforce<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Further, the OHAA\u2019s rural and remote special interest group will look at how best to serve members\u2014and by extension their communities throughout the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere has been a maldistribution of dental and oral healthcare workforce in Australia and a significant clinical workforce is needed in rural and regional areas, the public sector, Indigenous communities and special needs patient cohorts,\u201d Clarke says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur rural and remote special interest group will look to work with our partners to build capacity and to educate and support the profession to provide clinical services to this cohort.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A critical part of the OHAA\u2019s success will be engaging members, stakeholders and other relevant industry bodies to determine what they want the new agency\u2019s priorities to be.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From 16-18 October, the <a href=\"https:\/\/oralhealthcongress.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OHAA will hold its inaugural congress on Queensland\u2019s Gold Coast<\/a>. Speakers will share their insights on the latest research, and advancements in practice, as well as future directions for oral health care in Australia. 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