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How ‘green’ is your dentist?

Is your dentist ‘greening’ on you?Dentists all over the world are putting their heads together in an effort to make dentistry and its related industries (like materials and equipment manufacture and supply chains) more accountable and environmentally responsible.There are some very simple measures almost every practice can now put in place to become ‘greener’ now, but a lot more can be done in the future to make each dental practice as well as all the materials and equipment, truly eco-friendly.

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Are we vagina phobic?

VAGINA PHOBIA Why is the word “vagina” still such a taboo? Last month the e-book version of Naomi Wolf’s latest book: Vagina: A New Biography, was listed as V****a on Apple  iTunes and the word was replaced throughout the book’s description. There was such a public outcry that Apple relented and the full word was […]

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Teething: a mum’s story

My 5 month old must be teething. She is chewing on everything from fingers (her own and other people’s) to toys and she drools so much she can run herself a bath almost anywhere.  And I consider myself lucky, some mothers in my mum’s group are at the end of their wits with sooki, irritable […]

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Depression and the elderly please speak up!

I recently read an article on depression being rife in our aged care facilities. The article went on to say how medical researchers found that aged care workers working in the facility were unaware as to the extent that it was happening and that even elderly people are coving it up as they are somewhat embarrassed, feel that it is a part of getting older (which psychologically it is not) and did not want to cause a fuss.

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BABY BOOMERS AND SAFE SEX

BABY BOOMERS AND SAFE SEX! Looking for love online has become very popular these days, it once used to be a secret but now nobody minds anymore to admit to it. On-line dating is not only for the young, older Australians are also turning to the internet to find romance as many baby boomers find […]

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Turning parenting worry into gold…

Mothers never stop thinking. We plan, reschedule, worry, make lists, argue, calculate, create, and imagine things in our minds constantly. This morning I woke up at 5.30am. Not because my alarm went off. Not because a child had woken me. I just jolted awake before dawn had even broken and it only took my mind […]

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New funding for dental treatment is welcome news for parents!

On August 29th, the office of the Hon Tanya Plibersek, Minister for Health and The Greens issued a media release announcing a $4b package, over six years, which is aimed at improving access to dental care for children, disadvantaged adults and remote communities. Dentistry hadn’t been in the news this much, well…never and the politicians filled dental clinics all across the country for some snaps with kids in dental chairs. The announcement was welcomed by the Australian Dental Association, the Public Health Association of Australia and many dentists, myself included, across the country. So, how has the benefit of a couple of weeks post-announcement affected my sentiment about it?