# DENTALCRISIS

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# DENTALThe aim #dentalcrisis to be Trending in Australia and to bring dental workforce issues

to the attention of decision makers.when 8pm-9pm AEDT, Wednesday 26th of March

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Who to follow @Aus_dental | ADA

@adsamedia | ADSA

@PresidentADA | Karin Alexander, ADA President

@AudreyIrish | Audrey Irish, ADSA President

@EithneIrving | Eithne Irving, ADA Policy Manager

direct tweets to @PeterDutton_MP

Peter Dutton, Minister of Health

@ScottMorrisonMP Scott Morrison, Minister for Immigration

@CatherineKingMP Catherine King, Shadow Minister for Health

@AWP_Agency AWPA, Australian Workforce and Productivty Agency

the issues 193 students graduated as dentists in 2007. In 2014

that figure will have tripled.

Students are now 10% less likely to have full time work after graduation

The number of dentists entering the country annually through permanent migration processes has also increased by 200%

WE THInK THE SoluTIon IS SIMPlE Stop migration by removing the occupation of dentist

off the Skilled occupation list

Put a cap on the number of Commonwealth Supported Places in dental programmes giving students graduating from Australian Dental Schools greater job opportunities

Don’t approve any further dental programmes in Australia

Provide an exemption for dentists under the TTMRA

Promotion of oral Health within the community

suggested tweets @PeterDutton_MP lots of new dental students - no new jobs! #dentalcrisis

@PeterDutton_MP Reinstate the cap on university placements. Don’t set new graduates up for unemployment. #dentalcrisis

@ScottMorrisonMP Remove dentists from the skilled occupation list! Australian grads are struggliing to get jobs. #dentalcrisis

@PeterDutton_MP @ CatheringKingMP Australia doesn’t need any new dental schools. look at demand before you increase supply. #dentalcrisis

@PeterDutton_MP @Scott MorrisonMP Government needs to invest in the quality of denal graduates not the quantity. #dentalcrisis

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