Australian Dental Association Advocacy and Services
The Australian Dental Association (ADA Inc) advocates for its members nationally and provides jurisdictional advocacy through branches. They uphold ethical practices, contribute to the community, and offer services to enhance dental care quality for patients. The association plays a significant role in representing dentists in NSW and the ACT, emphasizing professional responsibility and ethical practice in dental education. The association also tracks the projected dentist labor force and dental provider distribution in different regions.
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Australian Dental Association (ADA Inc) advocates on behalf of all ADA members with the Federal Government and other non-government bodies. www.ada.org.au Branches provide jurisdictional advocacy and services to members www.adansw.com.au www.adacpd.com.au www.dentaldml.com
The Branch is the professional association for dentists in NSW and the ACT, and is the peak dental body in those two regions, representing ~85% of registered dentists. We aim to Add value to the Community - a partnership with the community and our members The Branch provides a range of services to members which are designed to help them deliver optimal care to their patients.
Ethical practice and its constructs Quality outcomes Consumer satisfaction Good business practice At Charles Sturt University and (shortly) University of Sydney, formal lectures in ethics and professional responsibility are part of the curriculum
Projected dentist labour force 2005 2010 2012 2020 Number of dentists 10,067 11,551 13,216 15,042 Male 7,210 7,736 8,349 9,063 Female 2,858 3,815 4,867 5,979 Rate Dentists /100,000 pop 49.4 53.6 58.3 63.2 Dental visits (million) 25.1 27.3 29.6 32.3
Dental providers per 100,000 population Dentists Therapists Hygienists Prosthetists Major city 58.6 6.6 5.0 4.4 Inner regional 34.6 8.5 3.1 4.8 Outer regional 28.5 10.9 2.5 3.0 Remote 19.8 8.1 2.6 0.6 Total 49.5 7.5 4.3 4.2
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