CWF discourse on ‘X’ is polarised and varies across countries and time. The expected decline in positivity underscores the need for tailored country-specific public health communication strategies to strengthen engagement and counter misinformation.

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"Forecasting models predicted that the current steep funding cuts could result in more than 14 051 750 (uncertainty interval 8 475 990–19 662 191) additional all-age deaths, including 4 537 157 (3 124 796–5 910 791) in children younger than age 5 years, by 2030."

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Sixteen IADR Distinguished Scientist Awards were announced last week.

Male = 13 (81%); Female = 3 (19%).

USA = 8 (50%); Australia = 3 (19%); one each for China, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and UK.

High-Income = 15 (94%) and Upper-Middle Income = 1 (6%).

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Career Status, Progression and Aspirations of Dental Academics in Australia Introduction Attracting and retaining oral health professionals in an academic career is a challenge, globally and in Australia. Methods This study surveyed the current status, progression and asp.....

To ensure current academic staff are retained, implementing a support and mentorship program beyond the annual appraisal requirement is critical, in particular for female academics who most often report feeling unsupported and lacking mentorship.

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The air travel carbon footprint of four recent global oral health meetings – Should we fly less? There is an ethical and moral obligation to balance the collegial benefits of oral health professional meetings and the environmental impacts of these…

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The air travel carbon footprint of four recent global oral health meetings – Should we fly less? There is an ethical and moral obligation to balance the collegial benefits of oral health professional meetings and the environmental impacts of these…

The oral health industry contributes to climate change through its carbon footprint from energy use, travel, and waste production. Oral health professionals can help mitigate these impacts, thereby promoting overall planetary and human well-being and health.

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Mapping the “X” Debate: Water Fluoridation Sentiment Analysis With Advanced Machine Learning Objectives This study aimed to examine public sentiment regarding community water fluoridation (CWF) using data from “X” (formerly Twitter) over the past decade. The goal was to understand public op...

Our findings highlight the polarized nature of public sentiment toward CWF and the temporal fluctuations in public engagement. These insights can inform public health policymakers in developing timely, targeted communication strategies.

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Analysis of public dental waiting lists in Queensland – 2015–2024 Objective Australians often wait a long time for public oral healthcare. This research analyses the numbers of people waiting for care, and numbers and percentage waiting beyond a desirable time for t...

Analysis of public dental waiting lists in Queensland – 2015–2024

Ratilal Lalloo

Australian Health Review 49, AH25013

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Noise: The invisible killer in all our lives The BBC's James Gallagher investigates the invisible killer all around us.

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Trends in the global, regional, and national burden of oral conditions from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 The minor changes in the burden of oral conditions over the past 30 years demonstrate that past and current efforts to control oral conditions have not been successful and that different approaches ar...

Trends in the global, regional, and national burden of oral conditions from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

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Happy to have contributed to this update, with a number of colleagues globally.

YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show Kara Swisher on the Radicalization of Elon Musk | The Ezra Klein Show

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How Australia’s ‘unfair’ dental system – and the way $1.3bn is spent – is driving inequality and leaving millions of people behind Half of all government spending on dental care goes to private insurance rebates – meaning those without often skip treatment until things get worse

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Fluoridation of drinking water is a public health success story – why does the debate continue? The addition of fluoride to drinking water has improved dental health worldwide for over 70

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How the roots of the ‘PayPal mafia’ extend to apartheid South Africa Elon Musk grew up with the privileges of a stratified racial order and Peter Thiel lived in a city that venerated Hitler

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Takers Not Makers: The unjust poverty and unearned wealth of colonialism | Oxfam International

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Absolutely agree, not sure if I would have chosen these pics :). But can we have (oral) health equality if we don’t address the root causes of inequality? Are we even remotely close to make the changes to address inequalities? Sadly we may be further from a better world today than a few months ago.

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Gender and Geographic Equity in the International Association for Dental Research Awards @lborrell.bsky.social
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Melbourne Uni to repay $72 million after 'unlawful' conduct The University of Melbourne will repay a total of $72 million to more than 25,000 underpaid staff after a decade of "unlawful" conduct, as part of an agreement with the Fair Work Ombudsman.

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Yes, I should have read the author instructions more closely. Why put details of page charges on the last page? And charge for, USD40 per page. And invoice after journal proof, no warning at the start. Ripped off, this publishing scam. Why are we so tolerant, and worse, fully engaged? I am guilty.

Gender diversity of the oral health leadership in Australia Background Gender diversity in oral health leadership is important. Globally, this is dominated by men and does not equitably represent the increasing women in the workforce. Methods Publicly avai...

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‘The old boy’s club’ in dental academia

Of 159 chief editors across 124 journals, 131 (82%) are men.

“There is an urgent need to address the lack of equity, diversity & inclusivity of editorial teams across #dental journals”

You can't be what you can't see👇

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Population health and public health: Commonalities and differences Objective To explore the synergy between population health and public health by initiating a discourse about their interconnected roles, responsibilities, and approaches in achieving optimal health ...

So who would have thought these were different? Not me🥸

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Public health achievement? 'Industrial waste'? Behind the fluoride debate As the debate on fluoridated water rages in the US, it's a good time to revisit the reason why not all Australians have access to this key mineral that can prevent dental problems.

Good piece on water fluoridation in Australia 🇦🇺

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