We offer our congratulations to Melbourne Dental School Senior Lecturer and OHP Bree Jones who was recently awarded the Colgate Research in Prevention Travel Award by the International Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research (IADR). 

"The objective of the award program is to encourage young investigators to undertake research in the prevention of oral diseases and to facilitate their presentation of this work to the international dental and oral health research community."

Congratulations Bree on this fantastic professional achievement.

View the IADR Press Release here.

Photo: Melbourne Dental School Senior Lecturer & OHP Bree Jones with IADR Award. Source: IADR/AADOCR.

Source: LinkedIn.

The Indigenous Wellbeing Conference 2024 now has presenter applications open, with the conference taking place in Aotearoa (Auckland NZ). 

The Conference theme is Our Stories, Our Strength: A Collective Journey to Indigenous Wellbeing.

Topics to present on:

• Cultural Resilience and Identity Preservation
• Empowering Grassroots Innovation for Community Wellbeing
• Fostering Whānau (Family) Wellbeing Through Environmental Sustainability
• Equitable Access and Cultural Inclusiveness for Diverse Populations
• Racism in Health and Decolonisation of the System

Click here to read more about the topics and sub-topics of this year's program.

Presenter applications close Friday 26 April 2024. 

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In the Eklund Foundation Press Release of 5 April 2024:

"€250,000 is the total sum allocated for research within dentistry by the Eklund Foundation in 2024. The application portal will be open during May for the ninth year running, welcoming applicants from all parts of the world in all fields of dentistry.

Both experimental and clinical studies within all fields of dentistry are accepted, but the foundation will prioritize projects that can be related to periodontology, implantology, or cariology. Researchers may apply for funding for a project in its entirety or for part of a project."

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The Australian Dental Council (ADC) held their 30th Anniversary Dinner on 15 March 2024, where ADOHTA Vice-President Jessica Pennay represented us as a VIP guest. 

Thank you to the ADC for the opportunity to attend this wonderful celebratory evening.

Pictured L to R: ADOHTA Life Member & Professor Julie Satur, ADOHTA Life Member & Past National President Hellene Platell, ADOHTA Vice-President Jessica Pennay and University of Newcastle Lecturer & Past ADOHTA Board Director Denise Higgins.

We're delighted to announce several ADOHTA members as winners of the Dental Care Awards on Friday evening 22 March 2024 at the ADIA Sidcon Gala Dinner.

Please join us in congratulating the following ADOHTA Leaders on their incredible efforts including:

• Outstanding Young Dental Professional Award – ADOHTA President William Carlson-Jones
• Enhancing the Mission of Dentistry Award - ADOHTA NSW ACT Branch Officer Tabitha Acret
• Exceptional Student Award – ADOHTA Student Member Ben Vu

On behalf of the ADOHTA Board, we extend our congratulations and our sincere thanks for all that you do for the OHP workforce and the community.

ADOHTA NSW-ACT Branch Officer Nathan Aulsebrook attended the recent Investiture at University of Newcastle on 22 March 2024. 

The Investiture was of the eighth Chancellor of the University of Newcastle, Honourable Patricia Forsythe AM conducted by Her Excellency The Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of New South Wales. 

Some photos from the occasion:

Thank you Nathan for representing ADOHTA at this Investiture.  

COTA Australia calls for action on dental cover 

"Almost four in ten Australians (37%) aged 55+ have delayed or completely put off going to the dentist in the past year due to cost, research released today by COTA Australia – the leading advocacy organisation for older Australians has found."

Read the full COTA media release here: 

https://cota.org.au/news-items/media-release-four-in-ten-older-australians-skipping-the-dentist-due-to-cost/

Or download it here. 

Marking a decade of helping career dreams come true, this year's especially exciting for the ADA Dental Health Foundation's (ADA DHF) First Nation Study Grants.

Applications are now open for the grants with up to four available, worth $5,000 each. 

The ADA DHF's a registered charity whose mission is to address the inequality between those Australians who can access the dental care they need, and those who can’t.

The First Nations Study Grants have helped to fulfil that mandate since 2013, by offering students funding that may be used to cover costs of dental equipment, textbooks and to support students while they are on placements or living away from home.

Once again, the study grants are on offer to students of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background who are undertaking a course of study that will lead to registration as a Dental Hygienist or Oral Health Therapist. 

Applications close 31 May 2024 and successful applicants will be notified during NAIDOC Week (7 - 14 July 2024). 

To find out more:

1. Visit ADA DHF
2. Read the bulletin

What are your future plans within the dental profession?

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) is keen to identify retention and attrition factors within the dental profession and value your feedback.

If you're currently a registered dental therapist, dental hygienist and/or oral health therapist or have ceased, forgot to renew, or were unregistered at some stage in the last five years, you'll have received an email from Ahpra with a link to the survey.

The survey takes less than five minutes to complete and closes Tuesday 12 March 2024. Please contact Ahpra’s Research, Evaluation and Insights Team (REIT) at research@ahpra.gov.au with any questions.

Have your say today via the survey link sent to your inbox on 13 February 2024 from Ahpra.

An invitation from the ACT Government and University of Canberra for a professional development opportunity: 

RSVP AND BOOKINGS
Bookings close by Friday 1 March 2024

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For more information, please contact healthea@canberra.edu.au