Media Releases
27 March 2024
Government continues to ignore community oral health
Victorian dentists are fuming at once again being ignored by the state government.
01 August 2023
Dental Health Week 2023
This year's Dental Health Week runs from 7-13 August and focuses on the mouth and whole-body connection.
26 July 2023
Waiting times for public dental care increasing again
As predicted, waiting times for public dental treatment are starting to increase again in Victoria, sparking ongoing concerns about a public dental system in crisis.
23 February 2023
Drop in waiting times for public dental care, but concerns remain over long-term access
Concerns remain about access to dental care for more than 1.5 million eligible Victorians.
03 November 2022
Liberal boost to make Victorians smile
ADAVB welcomes announcement from Liberal Party to invest additional funding, if elected, to support the ailing public dental system and prioritise the oral health of Victorians.
08 September 2022
Victorian community health dentists prepare to take industrial action
The Victorian Government is yet to make a formal offer to improve the pay and conditions of Australia’s lowest paid public sector dentists.
28 April 2022
Stop the Rot
Join our Stop the Rot campaign to call on political parties and candidates in this federal election to prioritise dental care for older Australians living in residential aged care.
30 March 2022
Federal budget disappointment
The ADAVB is disappointed that the Federal Budget has again failed to deliver any additional new measures to address dental health.
14 October 2021
Our state of decay on World Cavity Free Future Day
On World Cavity-Free Future Day the ADAVB is highlighting the appalling rates of preventable tooth decay (dental caries) and enormous expenditure on oral disease in Australia.
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