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Modern dentistry aims to avoid dental fillings by preventing dental disease. It is important to maintain good oral hygiene by brushing your teeth twice a day, using dental floss, eating a healthy diet, and having regular checkups with your dentist.
Follow the links below to find information on dental health.
Updated January 2008
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NSW Oral Health Strategic Directions 2005 - 2010
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NSW Department of Health
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NSW Oral Health Strategic Directions 2005 - 2010 sets the platform for oral health action in NSW into the next decade. It emphasizes those interventions that provide the greatest benefit for the people of NSW.
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Mar 2008
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Teeth - quiz
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Better Health Channel
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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.
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Jan 2008
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Geographic distribution of the Australian dental labour force, 2003
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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This publication presents the overall numbers and the practice status of the dental labour force in each state and territory, across geographic remoteness regions and nationally. Other statistics describe the demographic distribution, area and type of practice and the usual hours worked per week of the four dental occupational groups.
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Dental notes: drugs for the doctor's bag
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Australian Prescriber
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Dentists do not need to stock as many emergency drugs as general practitioners, however we are required to have fully equipped and well maintained emergency equipment in our surgery.
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Dec 2007
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Teeth and pregnancy
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Better Health Channel
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Pregnancy can lead to dental problems in some women, including gum disease and increased risk of tooth decay. Proper hygiene at home and professional help from your dentist will ensure that your teeth remain healthy throughout the pregnancy.
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Nov 2007
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Dentistry and medicines (Comments for consumers)
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Australian Prescriber
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Medicines can sometimes interact with medicines given by the dentist. It is important for the dentist to know about all the patient's medicines.
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Aug 2007
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Psychotropic drugs and dentistry
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Australian Prescriber
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Taking a medication history is essential for the safe prescribing of dental drugs for concomitant administration. Particular care is needed if the dentist intends to use sedation in a patient who is anxious about dental treatment.
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Aug 2007
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Personal hygiene
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Better Health Channel
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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.
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Jun 2007
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Medical management of dental and oral pain
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Australian Prescriber
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Patients may consult medical practitioners because of painful dental or oral conditions. Medical practitioners need to be aware of common dental and oral diseases in order to manage the patient's pain, but it is even more important to encourage the patient to see a dentist.
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Jun 2007
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Dental notes: generic medicines
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Australian Prescriber
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Prescribing drugs by brand name may be done out of habit, but this may not be in the best financial interest of our patients.
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Apr 2007
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Dental notes: influenza vaccination for healthy adults
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Australian Prescriber
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Very few dentists fall into the groups eligible for free vaccination under the National Immunisation Program. However, it is likely that all dentists working in both private and public practice are routinely having an annual vaccination against influenza. This decision to be vaccinated and the discussion about it, is likely to strongly influence work colleagues, dental nurses, oral hygienists and therapists, as well as patients.
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Apr 2007
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Dental treatment - overview
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Better Health Channel
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It is generally recommended that everyone, including young children, should visit the dentist at least once every year. There are a range of common dental procedures which dentists can provide.
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Mar 2007
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Dental amalgam and mercury in dentistry
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National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
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Report of an NHMRC Working Party. This report examines the issues affecting the leaching of mercury from dental amalgam fillings resulting in adverse health effects.
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Feb 2007
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Dental notes: testing for sexually transmitted infections
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Australian Prescriber
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Dentists may not realise that there is an increase in the proportion of cases of genital herpes that are caused by herpes simplex virus type 1. In developed countries there is an increase in the proportion of adults who have not been exposed to herpes simplex virus type 1 during childhood but who contract it genitally in adulthood.
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Feb 2007
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