Oral Health Policy Analysis

Research in population oral health has concentrated on documentation of problems and analysis of their distribution and influences. There is great need for an extension of this research into the area of policy analysis, related especially to the provision of public dental care. Such analysis would be directed into cost analysis of public dental care programs under a range of assumptions and with differing approaches to the management of demand and patient flows.

Impact of changes in public policy on access to dental care

Aims to assess changes in access to dental care for population groups using NDTIS data.

Impact of ageing on dental costs

Aims to assess the impact of individual and population ageing on costs of dental care.

Willingness-to-pay for public dental services

Aims to evaluate the community’s willingness to pay for changes to public dental services.

National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission