Dental Workforce, Education and Training

The dental workforce should be properly trained, have adequate employment opportunities and non-dental practitioners should be educated about oral health.

Policy Statement 3.1 - Dental Workforce and Education

The government must address the oversupply of dental practitioners, training focus should move from restoration to prevention, and dentist-based systems of care and delivery must be accorded top priority.

Policy Statement 3.1 - Dental Workforce and Education

Policy Statement 3.2 - Dentists

This policy outlines training requirements for dentists and specialists, the importance of dentist-based systems of oral healthcare, and the need to comply with ADA-mandated ethics and a programme of continuing professional development.

Policy Statement 3.2 - Dentists

Policy Statement 3.4 - Specialist Dentists

This policy outlines the criteria for recognition of a dental specialty, the educational requirements, registration and obligations of specialist dentists and the list of recognized specialities.

Policy Statement 3.4 - Specialist Dentists

This policy outlines the criteria for recognition of a dental specialty, the educational requirements, registration and obligations of specialist dentists and the list of recognized specialities.

Policy Statement 3.5 - Areas of Practice Adjunctive to Dentistry

A dentist conducting activities such as acupuncture, conscious sedation for dental procedures and hypnosis must be compliant with the requirements of the Dental Board of Australia and Australian Dental Council.

Policy Statement 3.5 - Areas of Practice Adjunctive to Dentistry

Policy Statement 3.6 - Higher Education for the Dental Workforce

Government should adequately fund university dental schools, place a cap on future dental student numbers to curb oversupply and bring in programmes that promote training in regional and remote areas.

Policy Statement 3.6 - Higher Education for the Dental Workforce

Policy Statement 3.7 - Vocational Education and Training for Allied Dental Personnel

Vocational training for allied dental personnel via TAFE and Registered Training Organisations should include clinical experience, funding assistance for indigenous, regional and remote students and active involvement by dentists.

Policy Statement 3.7 - Vocational Education and Training for Allied Dental Personnel

Policy Statement 3.8 - Overseas Qualified Dentists

Australia should only train sufficient dentists to meet Australian requirements, and should limit the number of overseas qualified dentists allowed in via government programs such as the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Arrangement.

Policy Statement 3.8 - Overseas Qualified Dentists

Policy Statement 3.9 - Recency of Practice

Dental Practitioners must comply with the Board's registration standard on recency of practice through active engagement with continuing professional development.

Policy Statement 3.9 - Recency of Practice

Dental Practitioners must comply with the Board's registration standard on recency of practice through active engagement with continuing professional development.

Policy Statement 3.10 - Clinical Practice Placements

Clinical practice placements are regarded as an essential element in the education and training of dentists and relevant allied dental personnel.

Policy Statement 3.10 - Clinical Practice Placements

Clinical practice placements are regarded as an essential element in the education and training of dentists and relevant allied dental personnel.

Policy Statement 3.12 - Benefits of Defined Health Professions

Well-defined health professions ensure optimal health outcomes, advancement of the art and science of each field and provide a basis for trusting practitioners' competence and ethical integrity.

Policy Statement 3.12 - Benefits of Defined Health Professions

Well-defined health professions ensure optimal health outcomes, advancement of the art and science of each field and provide a basis for trusting practitioners' competence and ethical integrity.

Policy Statement 3.14 - The Role of Non-Dental Practitioners in Oral Health

Non-dental practitioners should be educated about oral health to facilitate early intervention by dentists, and they should have protocols in place for timely referrals to dentists, with all health practitioners working cooperatively and promoting consistent health messages.

Policy Statement 3.14 - The Role of Non-Dental Practitioners in Oral Health

Policy Statement 3.16 - Collaborative Practice

Dental teams, led by dentists, should participate in collaborative practice, involving the relevant dentist, to achieve the best oral and general health outcomes for their patients.

Policy Statement 3.16 - Collaborative Practice

Dental teams, led by dentists, should participate in collaborative practice, involving the relevant dentist, to achieve the best oral and general health outcomes for their patients.

Policy Statement 3.17 - Dental Student Graduation Declaration

All graduating dentists in Australia should make a common ethical declaration on graduation.

Policy Statement 3.17 - Dental Student Graduation Declaration

All graduating dentists in Australia should make a common ethical declaration on graduation.