ADA Submission to the DBA: Workforce oversupply

The ADA Inc. has written to the Chair of the Dental Board of Australia to ask for removal of automatic recognition of qualifications for dentists from the UK and Ireland, when this is not reciprocated for Australian graduates.

The letter outlines that dental workforce oversupply remains a significant issue in Australia, and that as well as removing dentistry from the Skilled Occupations List, there are complementary measures that can and should be taken.

One of these is reviewing the automatic recognition of dentists' qualification from UK and Ireland.  Removal of the Public Sector Dental Workforce Scheme is also advocated.

Source: ADA Inc website
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