Dental Tribune Asia Pacific No. 6, 2016

DENTALTRIBUNE The World’s Dental Newspaper · Asia Pacific Edition Published in Hong Kong www.dental-tribune.asia Vol. 14, No. 6 PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT What are the most fundamental factors of growing a successful dental implant clinic? An insight from Dr Ian Lane, Queensway Dental Clinic in the UK. THE POWER OF ELECTRONICS Implementation of electronically based intra- and peri-oral ther- apeutic and diagnostic devices creates new possibilities for all kinds of novel applications. today APDC 2016 Read all about one of the Asia Pacificregion’slargestdentalevents in Hong Kong in our specialty section included in this issue. ” Page 7 ” Page 14 ” Page 17 Australian government plans to terminate child dental care scheme By DTI CANBERRA, Australia: The Austral- ian government has recently an- nounced its intention to end the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) from 1 July 2016 as part of the upcoming federal budget. The Australian Dental Association (ADA) has warned that over 3–4 million children in the country who would otherwise not have access to dental care now stand to lose A$1,000 worth of dental care every two years. “The Australian Government’s plan to end the scheme effectively will remove a key programme which has been helping low-in- come families’ children get much needed dental care,” ADA Presi- dent Dr Rick Olive, AM, com- mented. “The Australian Govern- ment is removing its commit- ment to the early investment in children’s oral health. This will lead to lifelong dental issues, which will impact on their general health, welfare and livelihood,” he added. Through the scheme, which commenced on 1 January 2014, dentists across Australia delivered over 9.7 million dental services, including examinations, radio- graphs, dental cleaning, fissure sealing, fillings, root canals and extractions, to eligible Australian children in its first two years of operation. “97 per cent of these services have been at no cost to the patient,” Olive said. The ADA stated that, according to the proposed plan, the CDBS will be replaced with the Child and Adult Public Dental Scheme, which supposedly substitutes a budget allocation of A$615 million per year to treat three million children with one of A$425 million per year to assist five mil- lion adults and children. The association further said that if the govern- ment were serious in its wishes to deliver dental care to a wider section of the population it must not only retain the CDBS, but also develop addi- tional similar schemes that will focus on needy sectors of the community, as identified in the Na- tional Oral Health Plan signed off on by all Australian government health ministers. The ADA has now called upon its members and the public to sign an online petition at http://bit.do/savetheCDBS against the plans to end the scheme. To date, it has gained over 18,261 signatures. www.ivoclarvivadent.com Ivoclar Vivadent AG Bendererstr. 2 | FL-9494 Schaan | Liechtenstein | Tel.: +423 / 235 35 35 | Fax: +423 / 235 33 60 Healthy teeth produce a radiant smile. We strive to achieve this goal on a daily basis. It inspires us to search for innovative, economic and esthetic solutions for direct filling procedures and the fabrication of indirect, fixed or removable restorations, so that you have quality products at your disposal to help people regain a beautiful smile. Distinguished by innovation IV_Image_Anz_102x128_Layout 1 01.12.11 17:10 Seite 1 AD © Syda Productions/Shutterstock.com (866) 999-2635 AD © KyCho/Shutterstock.com RIBUNE Bendererstr. 2 | FL-9494 Schaan | Liechtenstein | Tel.: +423 / 2353535 | Fax: +423 / 2353360 IV_Image_Anz_102x128_Layout 101.12.1117:10 Seite 1

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