Dental operators in court for underpayment


The former operators of a Melbourne CBD dental clinic allegedly underpaid an overseas skilled worker almost $37,000. The Fair Work ombudsman has launched legal action against Nobrace Centre Pty Ltd and its former part-owner and operator, Dr Ari Masters, who formerly operated the No Brace Centre dental clinic, for allegedly underpaying the worker.



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Indigenous oral health study grant recipients announced for 2018


The recipients of five study grants designed to support undergraduate Indigenous oral health therapy and dental hygienist students in their studies for 2018 have been announced by the Australian Dental Health Foundation (ADHF) and Dental Hygienists Association of Australia (DHAA).


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Overseas-trained anaesthetists, dentists 'should go to regions' in visa changes


Overseas-trained anaesthetists and dentists will be able to take jobs only in regional areas under proposed changes to visa arrangements that signal another shift in the Turnbull government's health workforce strategy. The federal budget last month foreshadowed plans to cut 200 overseas-trained ...


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Gum disease may be a key initiator of rheumatoid arthritis related autoimmunity


The results of a study presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) demonstrates increased levels of gum disease, and disease-causing bacteria, in individuals at risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).


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Meet Dr Sonia Sonia, the dentist who treats women with dental injuries from abusive relationships


Dr Sonia Sonia — yes, that's her real name — came to Australia 11 years ago from India. She left her abusive father back home and armed herself with a dentistry degree in an attempt to start a new life overseas. Soon she opened her own dentistry practice in Brisbane and found herself treating lots of women with injuries sustained while in abusive, domestic violence relationships.


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