Background: For health care services to address the health care needs of populations and
respond to changes in needs over time, workforces must be planned. This requires …

The oral health of older people living in residential aged care facilities has been widely
recognised as inadequate. The aim of this paper is to identify barriers to effective …

Objectives: Analyse the dentist to population ratio relative to socio-economic profile to
identify areas of workforce shortages and inform the policy direction of workforce recruitment …

Clinical placements away from the dental school are now an integral and important
component of dental education internationally. This article presents feedback from students …

doi: 10.1111/j. 1741‐2358.2012. 00652. x Oral healthcare issues in rural residential aged
care services in Victoria, Australia Objectives: To identify major issues in providing and …

Introduction: Migrants comprise a growing proportion of the dental workforce in Australia. To
date, research on migrant dentists is limited, raising policy questions regarding the …

Objective The Australian Dental Council is responsible for the assessment of overseas-
qualified dentists seeking to practice dentistry in Australia. The aim of this paper is to reflect …

Background The present survey explored the current employment profile and future career
intentions of Lithuanian general dentists and specialists. Methods A census sampling …

In this paper we argue that the terms 'profession','professional'and 'professionalism'provide
us with important insights into the practice of dentistry and the priorities for the continuing …

Abstract Background In 2009, the School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Griffith University,
commenced a clinical placement in a remote rural and Indigenous community in Australia …