Regional dentists raise alarm of poor oral health as more towns lose fluoride in western NSW


Wellington in western NSW has had its tap water cut off from fluoride supply. It joins several other nearby communities without access, some for more than a decade. Dentists say a lack of fluoride will cause worse cases of gum disease, decay, and missing teeth.



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New WHO Antibiotic Book addresses oral and dental infections


Of particular interest to members of the dental profession is the chapter on oral and dental infections which received significant input from the FDI World Dental Federation’s Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Working Group led by Dr Wendy Thompson (the ADA is a member of FDI and will host this year’s FDI World Dental Congress in September in Sydney).


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As wait times and the financial pressures of COVID-19 increase, more people across Australia are delaying seeing the dentist


Dental practitioner Ammaarah Patel says oral care is financially unattainable for many of her clients, with COVID-19 having exacerbated many health problems for her clients.


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Aussie dental hygienist reveals how she became a popstar overnight.


She's a mum and a dental hygienist, but last week New South Wales woman, Tania Nichamin, became a popstar and it's a tag the 47-year-old doesn't want to lose... This is Our Love Song hit 11 on the iTunes charts after her son uploaded the track a week ago.


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