Happy to share our recent paper with Kari Ann Kuntzelman and Eleanor Fleming. Making the Case for Dental Therapists in the United States | Annals of Global Health. @dhe-deakin.bsky.social @publichealthaus.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/10....

Making the Case for Dental Therapists in the United States | Annals of Global Health

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Great to be at ISPOR RWE Summit 2025. Sharing my 3rd PhD paper, and awarded in the top 5% for abstract research quality. Holds importance implications for value-based healthcare. Many thanks to Cathy Mihalopoulos @longkdle.bsky.social Hanny Calache for their guidance.

Early bird registration closes this Friday 1st October! Much appreciation for IHT in sponsoring 20 consumer participants to attend. Register here: www.trybooking.com/events/landi... @dhe-deakin.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social Oral Health Victoria @publichealthaus.bsky.social

New Program - Mental Health & Oral Health Symposium 📅 31 Oct 2025 | 📍 MCEC, Melbourne Join us to improve youth mental health through oral health with an research priority-setting workshop. 🎟️ Includes access to DHSV Public Oral Health Conference 2025 Register here: www.trybooking.com/events/landi...

New economic evaluation paper on dental caries preventive interventions in Latvia. Thankyou to international colleagues for involving me in this work. With Ilze Maldupa Sergio Uribe Olga Slepcova Egita Senakola Brinkmane Anda Nicola Innes Rodrigo Mariño doi.org/10.1177/2380...

Thankyou for CHF for supporting the story on oral healthcare access and affordability in regional and rural areas. #oralhealth #publichealth #healthequity Starts from 12:30 mins. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Land for long-awaited housing project becomes homeless campground - ABC listen

The site of a regional social housing project promised seven years ago has become a squat for the homeless in Bendigo, Victoria.

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Australian Labor has retained government. I expect major oral health reforms to occur, as promised over the last term of government. This is a call for all oral health advocates to keep them accountable. #oralhealth #publichealth #healthequity

New PhD paper. Dental caries preventive interventions for children were NOT cost-effective. The 'catch'? Results sensitive to including other healthcare costs and time horizon. Many thanks for my PhD supervisors. @monashuniversity.bsky.social @dhe-deakin.bsky.social doi.org/10.1007/s101...

Economic evaluation on dental caries preventive interventions for Australian children using a priority-setting approach - The European Journal of Health Economics

This study aims to economically evaluate three preventive interventions for dental caries among Australian children from low household income. The interventions included: (1) anticipatory guidance pro...

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Academics in this room, what are your thoughts on meaningful and appropriate acknowledged peer-reviewed? Should major edits that improves a paper so significantly, that peer-reviewers should be named as authors? Thoughts @docsamantha.bsky.social @profsarahbaker.bsky.social

Still time to vote for the People's Choice Poster Prize, 2025 Value-Based Health Care Congress. You can find our poster towards the end of the page or search 'Deakin University'. tinyurl.com/8wp3dp3h @dhe-deakin.bsky.social #oralhealth #publichealth #healthequity

"The Whole Tooth" captures the stark reality of unaffordable oral healthcare in Australia. Thankyou @rachelwithers.bsky.social for interviewing me and shedding light on this important issue, in the most recent The Big Issue. #oralhealth #publichealth #healthequity Article here: tinyurl.com/535et47p

The Whole Tooth | Tan Nguyen

"The Whole Tooth" captures the stark reality of unaffordable oral healthcare in Australia. Thankyou Rachel Withers for interviewing me and shedding light on…

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Federal Budget 2025/26 failed Australians for #oralhealth. FFA extended for 12 months at $107.8M, not INDEXED. $39M reduction in the Child Dental Benefits Schedule? Australia clearly needs a Commonwealth Chief Dental Officer, with with relevant skills and experience in population health.

Missed the Health Equity Learning Lab Oz Webinar? Federal Election priorities for health and social equity #oralhealth #publichealth #healthequity Catch-up with the conversation with me and colleagues here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpva... @dhe-deakin.bsky.social @publichealthaus.bsky.social

Health Equity Learning Lab Oz Webinar – Federal Election priorities for health and social equity

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Vote for our project for VBHC People’s Choice Poster! Our project with Your Community Health and CoTreat is enhancing Victorian public oral healthcare using AI technology. #oralhealth #publichealth Cast your vote: ow.ly/2bAx50Vl8sb @dhe-deakin.bsky.social @publichealthaus.bsky.social

Officially of X. Feels good.

NEW PAPER: Many Australians in rural and remote areas still miss out on access to community water fluoridation at optimal levels for health. We all need to step up to support government action for #oralhealth equity. @publichealthaus.bsky.social @dhe-deakin.bsky.social dx.doi.org/10.1111/adj....

Why policy relevant research still matters for community water fluoridation

Community water fluoridation is one of the most important public health interventions. Despite reliable systematically revised evidence supporting the associated health and economic benefits, its imp...

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Half of Australians have deferred a visit to see their dental practitioner in the last 12 months. #oralhealth essentialreport.com.au/questions/in...

Join us as we discuss why we need to focus on health equity this Federal election 2025, including #oralhealth @dhe-deakin.bsky.social Health Equity Learning Lab Oz (HELLO) Date: Monday 17 March 2025 Time: 12:00-1:00pm (ACDT) 12:30-1:30pm (AEDT) Register here: lnkd.in/gmBu9tWe tinyurl.com/3vnd7ahd

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: HELLO Webinar (March). After… | Connie Musolino

Webinar: Federal Election priorities for health and social equity Stretton Health Equity, Stretton Institute, University of Adelaide is running a webinar as…

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We can't refute that #oralhealth isn't essential. But not all dental services are... What dental services should be government funded or not, and if any, cost-sharing, is important for equitable oral healthcare. And also includes oral healthcare by doctors, etc. x.com/i/status/189...

The Project on X: "As both of Australia’s major parties promise massive funding for Medicare if they are elected, there is a push for them to take it even further and add dental to the list of services Aussies can get for free. GP Dr Max Mollenkopf joins us. https://t.co/FREc1CRIGc" / X

As both of Australia’s major parties promise massive funding for Medicare if they are elected, there is a push for them to take it even further and add dental to the list of services Aussies can get for free. GP Dr Max Mollenkopf joins us. https://t.co/FREc1CRIGc

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If you missed it, you can catch-up with the conversation here. www.rrr.org.au/explore/prog...

Programs: Einstein A Go-Go – 23 February 2025, Einstein A Go-Go — Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio

An episode of Einstein A Go-Go on 23 February 2025

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Had great fun on 3RRR talking about #oralhealth #economics, my PhD research, why we should have a #sugartax and AI in dentistry today. Thanks @drshanerrr.bsky.social for the opportunity.

Had great fun on 3RRR talking about #oralhealth #economics, my PhD research, why we should have a #sugartax and AI in dentistry today. Thanks @drshanerrr.bsky.social for the opportunity.

New paper, using real-world evidence. Nguyen TM et al. (2025). A 24-month follow-up of a professional development program and an audit and feedback system to promote Minimal Intervention Dentistry in a community dental agency. Aust N Zeal J Dent Oral Health Ther. 12(2):6-14.

Will this Australian government support what many peak organisations asking for, a Commonwealth Chief Dental Officer? #oralhealth #publichealth www.croakey.org/putting-a-we...

Putting a wellbeing economy, oral health leadership and workforce priorities on the Federal Budget agenda

Alison Barrett writes: Peak Australian health organisations are urging the Federal Government in its upcoming budget to invest in preventive

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Oral cancer costs the Australian economy $2.1 billion annually. 95% is due to productivity losses (DALYs). We urgently need oral cancer prevention. #oralhealth #publichealth onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Cost of Illness Study on Oral Cancer in Australia

Objectives The aim of this study is to estimate the economic burden of oral cancer in Australia from the societal perspective. Methods The population consisted of the prevalence of lip and oral ca.....

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Happy to share I have been appointed for a 3rd three-year term to the Dental Board of Australia. I look forward to working with our newly appointed and re-appointed Board colleagues and Chair Dr Simon Shanahan. www.ahpra.gov.au/News/2024-12...

Dental Health Services Victoria health promotion messages for oral health: A modified Delphi study. Please to share this paper as senior author with Shelley Pham Kelli Evans Kishita Patel Fiona Gallagher #oralhealth #publichealth dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja...

Dental Health Services Victoria health promotion messages for oral health: A modified Delphi study

Issue Addressed The 2022 Oral health messages for Australia were reviewed, revised and published in 2023. This study adapted these messages from a value-based communication perspective to support De.....

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With about 6 months FTE remaining with my PhD candidature at Monash Public Health and Preventive Medicine, I reflect on my achievements and look ahead in 2025. Still lots of work to do, to achieve universal access to essential oral healthcare. #oralhealth #publichealth #healtheconomics

Economic evaluation of a community dental care model for people experiencing homelessness. I really enjoyed co-authoring this paper with my colleagues from Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise, Robert Witton Lyndsey Withers and Martha Paisi in the British Dentla Journal. doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Economic evaluation of a community dental care model for people experiencing homelessness - British Dental Journal

British Dental Journal - Economic evaluation of a community dental care model for people experiencing homelessness

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We want fairer pay for Victorian public service oral health therapists. #oralhealth #publichealth www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...

Frown force: Schoolchildren the secret weapon in dental workers’ better pay push

Dental therapists say they’ve been left with no choice but to get their small patients to ‘dob the government in’ to mum and dad as part of an industrial campaign.

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