Dentists help every week, including Anti-Poverty Week

During Anti-Poverty Week (APW), the Australian Dental Association will highlight issues of poverty and hardship in Australia, and outline the dental profession’s contribution to assisting those in need.

 

APW is organised by welfare and health organisations, religious groups, community organisations, schools and youth groups. Many other types of organisations also arrange activities, including government departments, local councils, business organisations, universities and sporting and cultural groups. APW is held from 13–19 October.

 

Federal ADA President, Dr Karin Alexander notes that “Dentists provide a wide range of pro bono work for the community, and are amongst those volunteers who contribute more than 700 million hours of unpaid work each year, with the value of that unpaid labour estimated by government to be almost $15 billion”.