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Better Health Channelhttp://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.auClinician’s Health Channel www.clinicians.vic.gov.auColgate Oral Care http://www.colgateprofessional.comDental Practice Board of Victoriahttp://www.dentprac.vic.gov.au/
DHSV Extranethttp://extranet/Default.aspx
Oral B http://www.oralb.com/learningcenter/Victorian Government Health Information - Dentistry in Victoriahttp://www.health.vic.gov.au/dentistry/
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resources
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flip Charts (Queensland Health) http://www.health.qld.gov.au/oralhealth/promo_programs/flip_charts.asp
Australian Indigenous Healthinfonet http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/ ATSI Health Services Directory http://www.atsihealth.org/www/414/1001638/home--default.asp Indigenous Dentists Association Australia http://www.idaa.com.au/IDAA/Home.html Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health http://www.crcah.org.au/ Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation http://vaccho.org.au/ Koori Health http://www.health.vic.gov.au/koori/koori-health-counts-reports Onemda – VicHealth Koori Health Unit www.onemda.unimelb.edu.au Australian Bureau of Statistics - The Health and Welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, 2008 http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/0/4955AFECCAEB54DACA2574390014B71F?opendocument Close the Gap - Campaign for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Equality by 2030 http://www.hreoc.gov.au/social_justice/health/ctg_community.pdf
Associations
Australian Dental Association http://www.ada.org.au
Australian Dental Association - Victorian Branch http://www.adavb.net/
Australian Prosthetists Association (Victoria) http://www.adpavic.com.au/content/index.php
American Dental Association http://www.ada.org
General health
The Cancer Council www.cancer.org.au/
VicHealth http://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au
Victorian Government Health Information http://www.health.vic.gov.au/
Healthy eating and nutrition
CHOICE Food for Kids http://www.choicefoodforkids.com.au/
Dietary Guidelines for all Australians http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/synopses/dietsyn.htm
Go for 2 & 5 (healthy eating campaign) http://www.gofor2and5.com.au/
'Go for your life' http://www.goforyourlife.vic.gov.au
Nutrition Australia http://www.nutritionaustralia.org/
Public Health Nutrition http://www.health.vic.gov.au/nutrition/
Health promotion
Oral Health Resources (Queensland Health) http://www.health.qld.gov.au/healthyschools/oral.asp
Better Oral Health in Residential Care - South Australian Dental Services http://www.nhhrc.org.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/2DC945BED2046270CA25760E001E8B2E/$File/ProfessionalPortfolio.pdf
Australian Health Promotion Association http://www.healthpromotion.org.au/
Modern Teaching Aids http://www.teaching.com.au/
Centre for Health Promotion (South Australia) http://www.chdf.org.au/
Oral Health Promotion Clearing House http://www.adelaide.edu.au/oral-health-promotion/ Public Health Association of Australia http://www.phaa.net.au/
Research and reports
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare – Dental Health http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/index.cfm/subject/6
Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health (ARCPOH) www.arcpoh.adelaide.edu.au/
Improving Victoria’s Oral Health Report (DHS 2007) http://www.health.vic.gov.au/dentistry/publications/improve_oralhealth.htm
Translated materials
'Go for your life' – In your language http://www.goforyourlife.vic.gov.au/hav/articles.nsf/webl1/in_your_language?open
NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/publicationsandresources/languages.asp
Health Translations Online http://www.healthtranslations.vic.gov.au/
Oral B - Patient education fact sheets http://au.dentalcare.com/en-US/patient/english/menu_archive.jspx
Get Set 4 Life guide http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/Health_Kids_Check_GetSet4Life+Guide
Water fluoridation
Victorian Government Health Information - Environmental Health http://www.health.vic.gov.au/environment/water/fluoridation