The nonprofit Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), which provides dental care and other health services to those in Australia’s most remote areas, has stayed out of politics over its nearly 90-year history. But that changed this week amid the ongoing federal election campaign as the organisation urged the major parties to address [...]
The most recent governmental report on oral health and dental care in Australia revealed that nearly half of the country’s children have experienced tooth decay, and that more than 35 percent of Australians age 5 and older had not visited a dentist in the previous year. Facts to Sink Your Teeth Into Tooth decay is [...]
A recent governmental report indicates that the Child Dental Benefits Schedule, a program the Health Minister has said could be cut or dramatically overhauled, is effective in spite of relatively low use and “underpromotion.” The Child Dental Benefits Schedule is a federal program that provides free preventive dentistry services to about 1 [...]
An apple a day may not be quite enough to keep the doctor away, but could a pill based on new research into a previously unidentified bacteria keep the dentist at bay? The answer is probably not entirely, but the bacteria — Streptococcus A12 — does show promise in preventing tooth decay. [...]
A new study of the prevalence of children’s cavities in Canada shows that the decision of one city to stop fluoridating its water has seriously impacted the dental health of its children. Children Get More Cavities without Fluoridation In Canada, as in Australia, local water boards have control over the decision whether or [...]
