Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health
Posted on July 12, 2013 by Jon Saw
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
Posted on July 12, 2013 by Jon Saw
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 improvement to further the national primary health care reform agenda and improve the health and wellbeing of all Australians. This year’s Snapshot reports on their progress in the areas of rural and remote care, Indigenous health, oral health care, obesity prevention, microsystem integration and the finance and economics of our future primary health care system.
To access this publication go to www.phcris.org.au/snapshot/2013
Posted on July 12, 2013 by Jon Saw
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.
Posted on June 11, 2013 by Jon Saw
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 […]
Posted on June 2, 2013 by Jon Saw
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 […]
Posted on May 10, 2013 by Jon Saw
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 […]
Posted on May 10, 2013 by a1098775
ARCPOH has recently redeveloped its website and content has changed substantially from its old website. Please review our new website and update your links as most of them would be out-of-date. For further information please contact arcpoh@adelaide.edu.au.
Posted on May 7, 2013 by Jon Saw
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 […]
Posted on May 7, 2013 by Jon Saw
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 […]
Posted on May 7, 2013 by Jon Saw
Dr Kelly Jones’ PhD thesis ‘A prognostic model for priority public dental care’ was passed unanimously with no amendments by examiners in November 2012 and was awarded a Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence. Research from the thesis contributed to the implementation of the Relative Needs Index in all South Australian public dental clinics and […]
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