94.4%. of dental hygienists are female. Dentists and dental practitioners make up about 3% of the health workforce, looking after dental needs across Australia. Find out how we regulate and support this important sector of our health workforce.
A list of organisations relevant to dentists and dental practitioners. The Department of Health and Aged Care acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land, sea and community.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care. Oral.Health@health.gov.au. Date last updated: 13 September 2024. Tags:
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About dental health. Dental health in Australia has improved over the last 25 to 30 years. Changes such as adding fluoride to drinking water have helped to reduce tooth decay in children and adults. But there is still room to improve. Dental health statistics show that in Australia: 3 in 10 people delay or avoid seeing a dentist because of the cost
CDBS – Resources for dental service providers. This collection contains information for dentists and dental practitioners on how to become a provider for the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS), requirements and obligations as a provider, how much it pays, and consent forms to complete when billing under the CDBS.
Schedule 1 – Dental Benefits Schedule (Schedule 3 – Benefit Limits) of the Dental Benefits Rules 2014 is updated on an annual basis with a new rate of indexation. The items listed in Schedule 1 – Dental Benefits Schedule are captured on MBSonline but are not made available in an online searchable format.
The Hospital Casemix Protocol (HCP) data specification for General Treatment-Dental files for 2024–25 details the financial, clinical and demographic data that hospitals must provide private health insurers. Private health insurers must then provide this data to us. Effective from 1 July 2024.
Registered dental professionals make up about 3% of Australia’s health workforce. In Australia, between April and June 2021, there were: 16,055 dentists . 2,298 oral health therapists . 1,405 dental hygienists . 1,227 dental prosthetists . 745 dental therapists. The majority of Australia’s dental workforce are dentists who work in:
Limit of two (2) per calendar year. Limit of one (1) dental prophylaxis service (88111, 88114 or 88115) per day. This item describes procedures in item 88114 when, because of the extent or degree of calculus, an additional visit(s) is required to remove deposits from the teeth. Limit of two (2) per 12 month period.