ADAVB CEO

A/Prof Matt Hopcraft

[𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵 𝘏𝘰𝘱𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵 🦷👨‍🍳🏃🏼‍♂️ @Matt_Hopcraft]

Today @ADAVB lodged an application for protected industrial action to support public sector dentists in their enterprise bargaining. Their EBA expired in June, and we are still waiting for an offer from the government.
#RespectPublicDentistry

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So we need to respect the work of public sector dentists. They need to be provided a fair and equitable enterprise agreement. Otherwise patients will continue to wait. And suffer.
Poor oral health = poor overall health.
Learn more & let your MP know:
https://t.co/uXtgyNntrg

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And it's not just a pandemic issue. Waiting times have been increasing over the past decade. Less than 20% of patients who are eligible to access public dental care can actually be seen - because the system is underfunded. It is a system in decay.

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Fewer dentists means longer waiting times across Victoria - now more than 26 months on average, but up to 45 months in places. These are clinically unacceptable waiting times for patients, and their oral health deteriorates as a result.

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That's why we are seeing massive problems with recruitment & retention. There are 19% fewer dentists now than in 2018.

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Victorian public dentists are the lowest paid in Australia - by a long way. A dentist working in Victorian would have to work for 4 yrs to get to the starting salary of a new graduate in NSW, 5 yrs for a new graduate in Queensland, SA or WA & 6 yrs for the equivalent in Tasmania.

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It’s RUOK? Day today, an important reminder to check-in on friends and colleagues (and ourselves). But it’s also important to try and normalise this conversation throughout the year too. It’s also World Suicide Prevention Day on Saturday 10 September.
#RUOKDay2022

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Concerning new data released by @ADAVB today showing public dental waiting times surging to their highest level in a decade - up 4 mths to 26.7 mths. The pandemic has had an impact, but you can see the trend has been increasing for years before the pandemic. #dental 🦷

[ADAVB CEO @adavbceo]

@CathMcGrath @ADAVB @Philippa_mc @adavbpres Looking forward to it!

[Catherine McGrath @CathMcGrath]

How do professional bodies build influence? Strategic leadership, dedicated #communications #governmentrelations teams + #mediatraining. Congrats @adavb + #Tasmania growing impact every year. Photos of 2021 workshop thanks @philippa_mc #2022mediatraining starts in June @adavbceo

[ADAVB CEO @adavbceo]

Congratulations to @ADAVB member John Curtin & ADAVB Past President Andrew Cattermole fir their service to the dental profession.

[RACDS @RACDSEducation]

Congratulations to our Fellows who have been recognised and awarded the General Division of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day 2022 Honours List.

🏅 Winthrop Professor @MarcTennant
🏅 Mr John William Curtin
🏅 Dr Andrew Edward Cattermole RFD

#AustraliaDayHonours #RACDS

[RACDS @RACDSEducation]

Congratulations to our Fellows who have been recognised and awarded the General Division of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day 2022 Honours List.

🏅 Winthrop Professor @MarcTennant
🏅 Mr John William Curtin
🏅 Dr Andrew Edward Cattermole RFD

#AustraliaDayHonours #RACDS

[Prevention.Health @PreventionVic]

Screening and early detection of oral cancer in the dental setting in Victoria https://t.co/DLVSU81frR @VicDental @unimelb @latrobe @AUS_Dental @ADAVB @ADAVBCEO @VicGovDH

[Alastair Sloan 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇦🇺🎷🔬 @ProfAlSloan]

Ahead of @unimelbMDS Research Showcase on the 27th which is online, I’m getting acquainted with our virtual poster room & auditorium & my avatar! Will be a fabulous day highlighting the excellent #research we do. First of what will be annual events @UniMelbMDHS @ADAVB @VicDental

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Access to essential dentistry severely restricted during ~200 days of lockdown.
Waiting lists blown out to 23 mths, practitioners stressed & businesses under pressure.
The public system needs ⬆️💰& lockdowns shouldn’t prevent people visiting the dentist.
https://t.co/Mvkee5a9o8

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Don't miss the important #dental story on the front page of @theage
Great reporting @FarrahTomazin

[Stephen Parnis @SParnis]

While nothing could be more serious or sobering than the pain & suffering of this #COVID19Aus pandemic, it is so important to have a laugh. #Lockdown is like chemotherapy - we do it only because we have no choice. Thanks Mark Knight & @theheraldsun #covidnsw #COVID19Vic

[Alastair Sloan 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇦🇺🎷🔬 @ProfAlSloan]

@Matt_Hopcraft This is a huge problem and one which, given the pandemic is going to increase. I was stunned at the waiting times when I arrived in Melbourne at the start of 2020 and they are being blown out not to lengths that cannot be managed in the current system. 1/

[ADAVB @ADAVB]

Waiting times for public dental care in Victoria have ballooned over the past 12 months to an average 22.7 months due to the impact of COVID-19 restrictions. The worst delays in care this decade. https://t.co/u9Ud2dfrkR

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Premier @DanielAndrewsMP talking about the impact of deferred care. We are seeing this in dentistry, with patients prevented from accessing routine care for nearly 6 mths over the past 18 mths. Public waiting lists skyrocketing & dental problems being seen in private sector.