oral health /newsroom/ en Collaboration leads to culturally safe oral health care /newsroom/news/list/2024/09/10/collaboration-leads-to-culturally-safe-oral-health-care A new collaborative project has highlighted the importance of accessible and culturally safe health care for First Nations people. September 11 2024 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2024/09/10/collaboration-leads-to-culturally-safe-oral-health-care Mouth to mouth tactic may stop dental decay /newsroom/news/list/2024/02/20/mouth-to-mouth-tactic-may-stop-dental-decay ³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers are exploring if a unique transplant which involves moving good bacteria from one person’s mouth to another – possibly through a special toothpaste - could be the answer to improving dental health. February 20 2024 Jessica Stanley /newsroom/news/list/2024/02/20/mouth-to-mouth-tactic-may-stop-dental-decay Children’s oral health under the microscope /newsroom/news/list/2022/12/15/childrens-oral-health-under-the-microscope Researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ will conduct a wide-ranging nationwide study on the extent and causes of tooth decay in Australian children and the mental health, education and financial impacts that it has. December 15 2022 Lee Gaskin /newsroom/news/list/2022/12/15/childrens-oral-health-under-the-microscope Nation-leading dental trailblazer humbled by royal invitation /newsroom/news/list/2022/09/14/nation-leading-dental-trailblazer-humbled-by-royal-invitation ³ÉÈË´óƬ titleholder and alum Dr Trudy Lin says she is incredibly humbled and honoured to be invited to pay her respects to Queen Elizabeth II. September 14 2022 Lee Gaskin /newsroom/news/list/2022/09/14/nation-leading-dental-trailblazer-humbled-by-royal-invitation Study reveals Indigenous Australians at higher risk of HPV throat cancers /newsroom/news/list/2022/06/01/study-reveals-indigenous-australians-at-higher-risk-of-hpv-throat-cancers Researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ have found that throat cancers caused by human papilloma virus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted disease, are 15 times more prevalent in Indigenous Australians than young non-Indigenous Australians, and five times the prevalence reported in a systematic review involving the US, Brazil, Mexico and Finland. June 01 2022 Lee Gaskin /newsroom/news/list/2022/06/01/study-reveals-indigenous-australians-at-higher-risk-of-hpv-throat-cancers One in three Australian adults has untreated tooth decay /newsroom/news/list/2019/12/09/one-in-three-australian-adults-has-untreated-tooth-decay A third of Australian adults aged 15 years or more has untreated tooth decay, results of a national oral health study led by the Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health (ARCPOH) at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ show. December 09 2019 Elisa Black /newsroom/news/list/2019/12/09/one-in-three-australian-adults-has-untreated-tooth-decay