Helpful Resources

A dentist's guide to additional resources for your at-home library

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Use this content list to guide your search. Click on the category of interest:

General Dental Advice

Accessing Dental Care (VIC)

Connection between the mouth and the rest of the body

Emergency dental care

Child Dental Benefits Schedule

Find a private dentist & comparing health insurerers

Compare health insurers

Dietary advice

Additional supports

Specialists Information & tooth and mouth problems

GENERAL DENTAL ADVICE

Teeth.org.au

https://www.teeth.org.au/

>> Made by the Australian Dental Association (recommended)

Pregnancy Birth Baby

https://www.pregnancybirthbaby.org.au/

Raising Children Networkhttps://raisingchildren.net.au/

Health Direct

https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/

Better Health Channel (VIC)

https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/

Department of Health (VIC)

https://www.health.vic.gov.au/

NSW Health (NSW)

https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/

SA Dental (SA)

https://www.dental.sa.gov.au/

Queensland Health (QLD)

https://www.health.qld.gov.au/

GENERAL DENTAL ADVICE

CONNECTION BETWEEN THE MOUTH AND BODY

FDI World Dental Foundation

https://whole-body-health.fdiworlddental.org/

CONNECTION BETWEEN THE MOUTH AND BODY

ACCESSING DENTAL CARE (VIC)

Department of Health

https://www.health.vic.gov.au/

>> For general advice

Oral Health Victoria (Eligibility Tool)

https://www.ohv.org.au/

Oral Health Victoria (Find a public dental clinic)

https://www.ohv.org.au/

Oral Health Victoria (Fees)

https://www.ohv.org.au/

ACCESSING DENTAL CARE (VIC)

CHILD DENTAL BENEFITS SCHEDULE

Services Australia

https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/

CHILD DENTAL BENEFITS SCHEDULE

EMERGENCY DENTAL CARE

Oral Health Victoria (VIC)

https://www.ohv.org.au/

Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne (VIC)

https://www.rdhm.org.au/

>> For immediate care over the phone, such as reinserting an adult tooth that has fallen out of the socket, or for more information on where to access care

IADT International Association of Dental Traumatology

https://iadt-dentaltrauma.org/

>> Broken tooth guide

EMERGENCY DENTAL CARE

FIND A PRIVATE DENTIST & COMPARING PRIVATE HEALTH INSURERS

Health Direct (Services Finder)

https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/

Dental Board Ahpra

https://www.ahpra.gov.au/

Private Health Insurance Information

https://www.privatehealth.gov.au

CHOICE Health Insurance Reviews

https://www.choice.com.au

FIND A PRIVATE DENTIST & COMPARING PRIVATE HEALTH INSURERS

DIETARY ADVICE

Eat for Health

https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au

Health Star Rating

https://www.healthstarrating.gov.au

Rethink Sugary Drink

https://www.rethinksugarydrink.org.au

Healthy Eating Advisory Service (HEAS)

https://heas.health.vic.gov.au

>> For further information on ways to enforce positive change in children’s diet

LiveLighter

https://livelighter.com.au

DIETARY ADVICE

SPECIALISTS INFORMATION //

TOOTH AND MOUTH PROBLEMS

Orthodontics Australia

https://orthodonticsaustralia.org.au/

The D3 Group

https://thed3group.org/

>> Chalky teeth

>> Hypomineralisation

SPECIALISTS INFORMATION //

TOOTH AND MOUTH PROBLEMS

ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS

Inclusion Melbourne

https://inclusionmelbourne.org.au/

Arpansa (Digital Imaging)

https://www.arpansa.gov.au/

*X-ray concerns*

Teddy Bear Hospital

https://teddybearhospital.unimelb.edu.au

>> Role Play

Department of Health

https://www.health.vic.gov.au/

Water fluoridation

Tooth Mousse (Product Resources)

https://www.toothmousse.com.au/

ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS