In the media
The Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch (ADAVB) advocates on behalf of our members and the community to promote the oral health of Victorians.
Our advocacy work often involves engaging the media to help voice and highlight important issues. View some of our media appearances and media mentions below:
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Dentists fear Australians' oral health 'will get worse' amid cost-of-living-pressures
31 March 2023, ABC News online - Accessing the Child Dental Benefit Scheme
15 February 2023, Money segment, Today Show, Nine Network
- Is dental now only for the rich?
6 February 2023, ABC Radio Melbourne
- Dentists call for expansion of Child Dental Benefits Scheme to include senior Australians
24 January 2023, ABC News Central Victoria
- ADA federal - ABC News Australia
12 May 2022, ABC 7.30 Report (view at 7 mins in the video)
- ADA federal - The dental divide
11 May 2022, ABC News
- Why isn't dental included in Medicare?
27 April 2022, ABC News online
- Dental waiting lists hit 100,000
24 April, Sydney Morning Herald
- Broken teeth pandemic
11 April 2022, 7 News Melbourne
- COVID grind causes new pandemic of broken teeth
11 April 2022, The Age
- Dental reforms to look after older people unable to access care needed, advocates say
11 April 2022, ABC News online
- Dentists are calling for oral health to be prioritised in the federal election fight
11 April 2022, Nine News Melbourne
- Dentists report "pandemic of broken teeth' as grinding becomes more widespread during COVID
11 April 2022, 10 Play The Project
- How the pandemic has caused a decline in dental health
11 April 2022, 3AW
- Teeth grinding increases across Australia
11 April 2022, ABC RN Breakfast
- Dentists say teeth grinding has increased during pandemic
22 November 2021, ABC News
- Dental crisis Victoria - Waiting lists blow out to record levels
15 August 2021, The Age
- A/Prof Matthew Hopcraft interviewed about the easing of dental restrctions
16 September 2020, The Age
- Nine evening news - Dr Angelo Pacella interviewed about the easing of dental restrictions
16 September 2020 (Facebook link), Nine News Melbourne
- Triple J radio, interview with Dr Angelo Pacella
13 September 2020, The Hack (7 mins into the radio segment provided)
- ABC Radio interview with A/Prof Matthew Hopcraft (recording not available)
13 September 2020
- Channel 7 evening news - A/Prof Matthew Hopcraft interviewed about the need to ease dental restrictions
13 September 2020 (Facebook link), Channel 7 News
- COVID-19 update - Australian and New Zealand dentists experience tighter restrictions - Dr Angelo Pacella interviewed
17 August 2020, Dental Tribune
- Dr Angelo Pacella and A/Prof Matthew Hopcraft interviewed on Nine News (Facebook link)
6 August 2020, Nine Evening News
- A/Prof Matt Hopcraft interviewed about mandated dental restrictions
6 August 2020, Herald Sun
- Dental Health Week, COVID-19 and oral health care
31 July 2020, SBS News
- Border and travel restrictions - Dr Angelo Pacella interviewed
24 July 2020, Bendigo Advertiser
- Border and travel restrictions
24 July 2020, The Senior
- Insight: The Dental Gap
5 May 2020, SBS News
- Teeth Clinic: A Catalyst Special
22 April 2020, ABC
- Dentists' visits delayed in Murray Primary Health Network due to cost
3 March 2020, Bendigo Advertiser
- A new campaign to encourage Victorians to visit the dentist
3 December 2019, Bite Magazine
- How to straighten crooked teeth without braces
21 October 2019, 774 ABC Melbourne
- The lifelong cost of the 'selfie smile': Optional dental veneers on the rise
5 September 2019, The Age
- Best and worst dental experiences
5 August 2019, ABC Radio National
- Up to one in three kids have tooth decay, and sugar is to blame: experts
19 July 2019, The Sydney Morning Herald
- Federal election 2019: High dental costs leave millions of Australians with rotting teeth
12 May 2019, ABC News
