ORAL HEALTH THERAPISTS

Oral Health Therapists/Hygienists in Regional Australia

Oral Health Therapists/Hygienists in Regional Australia

The objective of this paper is to give a brief description of the Australian context for its dental care services and to discuss the contributions made by Australian Oral Health Therapists/Hygienists in rural areas of Australia. Australia is the dimensions of continental USA but with only round 21 million persons, 85% of who reside inside 50 km of the coastline. Thus, get access to wellbeing care has a powerful urban-rural dimension. The universal healthcare treatment omits dental care, 80-90% of which is delivered through traditional fee-for-service personal dental care. ...