Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch Inc

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Your membership gives you access to a comprehensive range of professional and lifestyle benefits.
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A range of resources to help you manage your career, team and practice and deliver the best care for your patients.

Calendar

From CPD and professional development to social events – view our calendar to find something to suit you.
Advocacy
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EBA negotiations

The ADAVB advocates for equitable employment conditions for public sector dentists, including through enterprise bargaining agreements.

Respect public dentistry

Victorian public sector dentists are paid on average 20-30% less than their counterparts interstate. The Victorian Government is yet to make a formal offer to improve the pay and conditions of Australia’s lowest paid public sector dentists.
Oral health
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Find a Dentist

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01 July 2025

Dental assistants project update

To progress work on the DA Recruitment and Retention Project, our CEO Ilsa Hampton met with Marty Thomas, CEO of the Dental Assistants Professional Association, at the ADAVB offices last week.

30 June 2025

Victorian State Budget leaves teeth hurting

In the recently announced 2025–26 Victorian State Budget, there were no incentives to support dental practices specifically and investment in public dental services has not significantly increased against an already woefully inadequate baseline.

30 June 2025

Increasing access to interpreting services in northern Victoria

Dentists practicing in the Murray Public Health Network can now access free interpreter services to ensure patients from non-English backgrounds receive information in a language they understand.

30 June 2025

What is VOHA?

VOHA is the Victorian Oral Health Alliance. VOHA is an advocacy group made up of representatives from 25 leading professional, welfare and consumer organisations.

30 June 2025

Payroll tax update June 2025

ADAVB is pleased to confirm that, following ongoing advocacy, Shadow Treasurer James Newbury has pledged a future Liberal National Coalition government would scrap payroll tax on health professionals.

28 May 2025

Who is the tooth fairy's best friend?

Meet Cathryn Carboon, dental hygienist and author of ‘Who is the Tooth Fairy’s Best Friend?’

27 May 2025

The new Stand-Alone Community Health (General Dentists’) Enterprise Agreement has been successfully voted up by employee dentists

We are pleased to announce that the results of the ballot are in, and that the proposed Victorian Stand-Alone Community Health (General Dentists’) Enterprise Agreement 2024-2028 was successfully voted up by more than 50% of employees covered by the proposed agreement at every workplace

27 May 2025

DVA billing and compliance essentials for dental providers

The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) has issued updated guidance to assist health providers, including dentists, in navigating its billing and advertising protocols.