Dental Health

Modern dentistry aims to avoid dental fillings by preventing dental disease.

Follow the links below to find information on dental health.

Updated February 2009

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Title:   Mouthwashes
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   There are many mouthwashes for sale in shops. Different mouthwashes claim to kill germs, relieve inflammation and reduce plaque, but how good they are is often uncertain.
Date:   Dec 2009
Title:   Mouthwashes
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   A mouthwash may be recommended as an antimicrobial, a topical anti-inflammatory agent, a topical analgesic, or for caries prevention. Many different mouthwashes are commercially available and patients and health professionals struggle to select the most appropriate product for a particular need.
Date:   Dec 2009
Title:   Dental treatment - overview
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Dentists can provide many dental and oral health treatments to prevent tooth decay, gum disease and tooth loss. Common dental treatments include check-up, cleaning, dental sealants, fillings and restorations, tooth extraction, fitting of dentures and orthodontic treatment.
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Oral health
Publisher:   Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Description:   Oral health among Indigenous Australians. Guidelines, health promotion resources, journal articles, reports and publications, theses, bibliography and organisations.
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Oral health for people with special needs
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   This fact sheet is designed to help both carers of people with special needs and individuals with a reduced capacity for self-care to develop and maintain a complete oral health care plan.
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Media release. Minister consults on dental reform
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, visited The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne to discuss recommendations from the National Health and Hospital Reform Commission with dental health professionals.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Media release. Training dentists in Wagga Wagga
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Construction is complete and students are enrolled at the new School of Dentistry and Health Science at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Oral health behaviours in the Australian population 2004-06
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report provides information on the oral health behaviours of the adult Australian population in the period 2004-06.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Personal hygiene
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Good personal hygiene is one of the most effective ways to protect ourselves, and others, from illness. This means washing your hands, especially, but also your body. Good habits can help control body odour and bad breath.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Dental & allied health
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs
Description:   Information about DVA arrangments for dentists and allied health professionals who treat eligible veterans
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Relative needs index study, South Australia and New South Wales
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   The demand for public dental services exceeds the capacity of available resources. Services are therefore rationed by categorising them into those seeking emergency or general dental care and then, most commonly, by chronological queuing.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Dental notes: Pharmacogenetics of warfarin
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Pharmacogenetics is genetic testing to optimise prescribing for individual patients. Warfarin is a potential candidate for pharmacogenetic testing as it is commonly used, has a narrow therapeutic window and its mechanism of action and elimination pathways involve receptors and enzymes that are polymorphic.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Prescribing good oral hygiene for adults
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Good oral hygiene is necessary to maintain a healthy mouth. This involves effective, mechanical removal of bacterial plaque from the teeth and from between the teeth every day.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Looking after your teeth before pregnancy
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   During pregnancy your hormonal balance is altered and your gums may be more easily irritated by dental plaque. They may become inflamed and bleed.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Looking after your teeth
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   During pregnancy your hormonal balance is altered and your gums may be more easily irritated by dental plaque. They may become inflamed and bleed.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Brushing and flossing
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Regular toothbrushing and flossing help protect your teeth from decay and gum disease. This fact sheet explains the most effective way to brush and floss your teeth.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Caring for oral health in Australian residential care
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   As the Australian population ages and more older Australians retain their natural teeth, more people living in residential aged care are developing complex oral disease and dental problems. This report shows that carers play a crucial role in helping maintain the oral health of older adults in residential aged care.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Teeth - quiz
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Think you know about your teeth? Try our health quiz to test your oral health knowledge. Is fruit juice bad for teeth and is fluoride good? The answers are here.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Teeth (easy read)
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   What are teeth? The part you can see is called the crown. It has roots to hold it in your gum. Teeth bite and chew food.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Media release. Australia's first dental plan for nursing homes
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Minister for Ageing, Mrs Justine Elliot has announced the preparation of the first oral and dental health care plan for nursing home residents.
Date:   Mar 2009
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