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Highlights
- The goal of Australia’s National Oral Health Plan 2015–2024 is to improve health and wellbeing across the Australian population by improving oral health status.
- Oral disorders rank third among acute, avoidable hospital admissions in Australia.
- SDI Limited and Pacific Smiles Group Limited are two dental care stocks from ASX.
Healthy teeth, mouth and gums are essential for general health. Dental health is a clue about the overall health of a person. The mouth contains harmless bacteria, but it is also the entry point to digestive and respiratory tracts for disease causing bacteria.
With more than 63,000 hospital admissions each year, oral disorders rank third among acute, avoidable hospital admissions in Australia. Many of these people, particularly young infants with severe dental disease and adults with complicated medical conditions, need to have dental work done under general anesthesia.
Following are the Australian National Oral Health Plan strategies:
Promotion of oral health - Fluoride is essential in preventing tooth decay. Community water fluoridation is one of the most significant public health initiatives since it is affordable and backed by a mountain of scientific evidence.
Access - The effectiveness of the oral health system depends on people's ability to get the care when needed. The National Oral Health Plan specifies rules for access to dental care.
Systems alignment and integration - The formulation, implementation, and assessment of oral health policies and programs, as well as the coordination of oral health and general health initiatives across sectors, jurisdictions, and delivery locations, require national leadership.
Safety and quality - The National Oral Health Plan makes an argument for greater consumer involvement in the creation of performance standards and the joint monitoring of results.
Workforce - A workforce that can meet the community's needs for prevention and treatment of poor oral health, both now and in the future, is essential to implementing the National Oral Health Plan.
Research and evaluation - To guide the creation of suitable, efficient, and long-lasting oral health services, an organized and coordinated research and evaluation program is needed.
On this note, we at Kalkine Media® will discuss two of the ASX-listed dental care stocks
SDI Limited (ASX:SDI)
SDI is an ASX-listed dental materials firm. Its products are marketed to more than 100 countries. The company’s major function is the research and development, production, and marketing of specialist dental materials.
Pacific Smiles Group Limited (ASX:PSQ)
Pacific Smiles Group operates more than 120 dental centres throughout Australia. It allows dentists to carry out their practice without the substantial set-up cost needed to establish a modern, high-quality centre. The company is steered by its mission to enhance the oral health of all Australians to the best in the world.
