ADA succeeds in widening scope of National Rural Health Commissioner

The ADA has succeeded in widening the scope of the newly-announced National Rural Health Commissioner to include both dental health and the dental workforce.

Established as part of Government reforms to regional and rural health in Australia, this newly-created position is intended to act as an independent, high-profile advocate for health issues in remote, rural and regional areas.

When it emerged that the National Rural Health Commissioner's position would cover nursing, indigenous health, mental health, midwifery and allied health, but not dentistry, the ADA moved quickly to ensure that the important role dental health plays in the maintenance of overall good health would be acknowledged on this list.

Pictured above on the occasion of this decision are Assistant Minister for Health, The Hon Dr David Gillespie, and ADA Inc Deputy CEO, Eithne Irving.

Source: ADA website, February 2017
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