No mouthguard, no play - Sports policy available

The Australian Dental Association and Sports Medicine Australia have approved the use of a Mouthguard Policy that all sports clubs can sign.

The Mouthguard Policy is available from their websites. It clearly outlines how sports clubs can commit to reducing the incidence of dental trauma that can occur from the playing of sport.

All sports clubs are encouraged to sign up to the Mouthguard Policy and require their members to do so as well. Traditional contact sports such as Rugby League, Rugby Union, AFL and boxing are known to have incidences of dental trauma. However, sports that are seen to be non–contact in nature, such as hockey, netball and basketball, actually have many occasions of mouth injuries during the inadvertent contact that occurs.