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Answering dental SOS for children and Indigenous Australians
Poor diets, bottled water, low fluoride toothpastes and lack of education – these are just some of the reasons behind the deterioration of oral health in children and Indigenous Australians. To help tackle this major health problem, the University of Adelaide has launched two research initiatives. In 2011, the School of Dentistry’s Australian Research Centre […]
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New Article published Rural and Remote Health
A new article has been published in Rural and Remote Health: ‘The Queensland Health Rural Generalist Pathway: providing a medical workforce for the bush‘ Evidence joins policy in this background to the establishment of Queensland’s Rural Generalist Pathway in Australia. http://www.rrh.org.au/articles/showarticlenew.asp?ArticleID=2319
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Bridging the Dental Gap: Report
The Bridging the Dental Gap: Report into the inquiry on adult dental services was tabled in Parliament today by Jill Hall MP, Chair of the Standing Committee on Health and Ageing. The report can be found at http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House_of_Representatives_Committees?url=haa/dental/report.htm
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Book Launch
PHC RIS was pleased to release the 2013 Snapshot of Australian primary health care research at yesterday’s opening plenary session. Snapshot 2013 showcases the eight Centres of Research Excellence funded by the Primary Health Care Research, Evaluation and Development (PHCRED) Strategy. The Centres are undertaking innovative, multidisciplinary research in primary health care policy and system […]
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2013 PHC Research Conference
Find a podcast of the PHC Research Conference at http://www.phcris.org.au/conference/browse.php?id=7498&spindex=3&catid=1503&page=1&subcat=all where the Centre of Research Excellence in Primary Oral Health Care was introduced.
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Centre of Research Excellence in Primary Oral Health Care
The Centre of Research Excellence in Primary Oral Health Care (CRE) is part of the Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health. CRE is being funded by the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute (APHCRI) to identify the lack of oral health within marginalised groups in collaboration with the University of Tasmania and the University of Western […]
Poor dental health impacting on Aboriginal mums
University of Adelaide researchers are calling for a greater sensitivity towards Aboriginal women in dental clinics and improved accessibility to dental care. This follows research that finds pregnant Aboriginal women are a vulnerable population who suffer from multiple dental health and social problems. Associate Professor Lisa Jamieson, Director of the Indigenous Oral Health Unit at the University […]
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Adult access to dental care – Indigenous Australians
Adult access to dental care – Indigenous Australians describes aspects of oral health and dental services for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian adults between 1994 and 1996. The report compares oral health status, access to dental services and social and economic impacts for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. It also examines publicly funded treatment provided in 1995 […]
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Integration of General and Oral Health Promotion Satellite Workshop at AHPA’s annual conference
A one-day workshop on the integration of oral and general health promotion will be held on Sunday, June 16, 2013 alongside the Australian Health Promotion Association’s (AHPA) annual conference. The aims of this workshop are: To bring together general and oral health promotion practitioners from across Australia in a common space to discuss current programs […]
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Dr Kate Morgaine, Visiting Researcher – March 2013
Dr Kate Morgaine is a researcher who visited ARCPOH from 4 February to 15 March 2013. She is a lecturer in public health in the Dental Epidemiology & Public Health Group in the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Otago, New Zealand. While at ARCPOH she conducted process evaluation research within the Baby Teeth […]