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 …

This study has been undertaken to establish whether work that has already been done on
the ageing of the workforce addresses the issue of whether there will be sufficient suitably …

Australia is the sixth biggest (by area) country in the world, having a total area of about 7.5
million km2 (3 million square miles). This study located every dental practice in the country …

Australia is the sixth largest country (in area) in the world with a total area of over 7.5 million
km2 (3 million miles2). To date much of the research and policy activity in the dental …

The migration of dentists is a major challenge contributing to the oral health system crisis in
many countries. This paper explores the origins of the dentist migration problem through a …

Background Embedding research capabilities and workforce development activities with
clinical service entities promotes the development of sustainable, innovative, quality …

Abstract Introduction In Victoria, dental therapists are restricted to treating patients under the
age of 26 years. Removing this age restriction from dental therapists' scope of practice may …

Objective: Dental service provision rates are necessary for workforce planning. This study
estimates patient and service rates for oral health therapists (OHTs), dental hygienists (DHs) …

Objectives: Dental therapists are increasingly been seen as part of the solution to assist in
improving access to dental care for underserved populations. The aim of this article is to …

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 …