Reform delay causes dental decay. It’s time for a national deal to fund dental care from Grattan Institute Peter Breadon theconversation.com/reform-delay-c… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Wonderful to meet the very talented and enthusiastic Ursula Ankeny from the Lab4Living today. So much to learn and so many great ideas to share about what true #codesign can do. Excited for a new collaboration La Trobe Rural Health School @JoeLangley_

Sadly most communities without fluoridation are located in #rural areas that already have poorer oral health. Communities can successfully lobby for change. I’m happy to assist anyone in 🇦🇺 wanting to try #oralhealth #inequity #RuralHealthMatters

On Intl Day for Persons with Disabilities, let's promote inclusive oral healthcare. 👉 Caregivers can assist by: 🔹 Ensuring regular dental check-ups, 🔹 Supporting brushing twice daily, 🔹 Providing a healthy, well-balanced, low-sugar diet. ⤵️ bit.ly/3T5LfOs

🦷✨ On #HumanRightsDay, let's spotlight #OralHealth as a basic human right, because access to dental care is key to overall health and well-being. Let's advocate for healthy smiles for all! 😁🌐

We urge the Government to act quickly to make oral healthcare more accessible, affordable and sustainable for Australians who live outside our cities. See our response to the recent Senate report on dental care 🦷👇 National Rural Health Alliance Australian Dept of Health, Disability and Ageing Australian Dental Association latrobe.edu.au/news/announcem…

Congratulations FDI World Dental Federation. A free and online course that can increase knowledge and understanding about oral health and the global challenges we face. I would recommend for anyone with an interest in improving oral health outcomes #oralhealth #MOOC #socialdeterminants

New open access qualitative paper exploring motivations and behaviors of older women in relation to breast cancer screening out just in time for🎄reading. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/po… #breastcancer #mammograhy #screening #olderwomen La Trobe Rural Health School

Great to see Sarah Mansfield from the Australian Greens raising the issue of poor oral health in rural Victoria in parliament highlighting the inequities between metro and rural oral health #oralhealth #RuralHealthMatters greens.org.au/vic/news/media…

Great paper and many of those low SES areas are in rural/regional areas. We must do better to ensure better #oralhealth for all #RuralHealthMatters

📣 Australian OOHC has risen by 7.3% since 2017, hitting 14.6 per 1000 in rural areas. 🏡 Mildura pioneers a 10-year project merging child protection and health services. Dr Corina Modderman leads the evaluation. bit.ly/49cJxzC #LaTrobeRHS #RuralResearch🌐👧👦

Wonderful line up of speakers come along not too late to register

Today is #WorldHealthDay and a reminder that good health is a human right. There are still many in our communities who cannot exercise this right #HealthEquity #HealthForAll World Health Organization (WHO)

Great webinar and proud to sponsor this important event with some wonderful speakers keen to address inequities in oral health. La Trobe Rural Health School

A great paper ⁦⁦thanks ⁦Sally Thorne⁩ “On empty, redundant or pointless systematic reviews”. These reviews have a place but need add to the knowledge base. Worth a read for colleagues and PhD students onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11…

Oral diseases are among the most common NCDs worldwide. Their burden is ⬆️ -particularly in low/ middle-income countries where access to #dental care is often limited. The 'Global strategy & action plan 2023-30' by World Health Organization (WHO) is essential reading on the global oral health agenda:

Are you working on design-led interdisciplinary projects in oral & dental health? We are holding a Co-Design and Oral Health day at Lab4Living on 19th Sept With @JoeLangley_ Becky Wassall Dr Farnaz Nickpour Dr Rachael England Places limited. A bargain £22! store.shu.ac.uk/conferences-an…

2nd day of EADPH conference Paula Moynihan highlighting sugar taxation, explaining how #SugarTax can act as a “nudge” to encourage healthier consumer choices #oralhealth promotion ,tackling #NCD @eadph2024 Heraklion,Crete

A privelege to present our work at the EADPH conference in Heraklion today. It’s a nice feeling when you connect with like minded people and have wonderful conversations.

The issues we face in #rural Australia are not unique. Time for all countries to adopt the #WHO recommendations for #oralhealth as part of #PHC and #UHC.