Dentistry
Alternative labels
Dental health services
Oral health
Dental care
Journal article
Community based programs to improve the oral health of Australian Indigenous adolescents
This article reviews the international literature on community-based interventions aiming to improve the oral health of Indigenous adolescents and identify which demonstrate a positive impact.
Journal article
Factors influencing the perceived importance of oral health within a rural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community in Australia
This paper seeks to explore the perceived importance of oral health within a rural Indigenous community in Australia and the factors influencing this perception.
Discussion paper
Private eyes…, hips, etc
The research in this paper suggests that Australia’s private health insurers are set to enjoy a windfall of between $3.5 billion and $5.5 billion over the next six months.
Working paper
Who’s declining the “free lunch”? New evidence from the uptake of public child dental benefits
This paper provides the first evidence on the determinants of uptake of two recent public dental benefit programs for Australian children and adolescents from disadvantaged families.
Report
Follow up of access to public dental services in Victoria
This audit examines whether the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and Dental Health Services Victoria (DHSV) have effectively implemented the recommendations made in a previous audit (2016) and addressed the underlying issues that led to them.