ADIA Projects — Dental Industry Regulatory Projects

A key role of the Australian Dental Industry Association (ADIA) is to provide the suppliers of dental products and services with an effective voice to ensure that their views are taken into account when changes are proposed to the regulatory environment.

Through the ADIA-DRC Dental Regulation Committee proposals to introduce new or amend existing regulations are reviewed and the impacts on the industry are studied.  Where required, ADIA provides a considered response that ensures that effective regulation supports quality patient health outcomes without adversely impacting on the viability of a commercially sustainable dental industry.  ADIA is actively involved in the current projects:

            Dental industry regulatory projects —
              Trade Agreement — MRA on conformity assessments   * NEW *
              Senate Inquiry— Regulatory standards for approved medical devices   * UPDATED *
              Regulation — Teeth whitening products   * NEW *
              Regulation — Custom made medical devices   * NEW *
              Regulation — Australian New Zealand Therapeutic Products Agency
              Productivity Commission Inquiry — Internet imports of dental product   * UPDATED *
              Harmonised Regulation — Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement 
              Industry Consultation — TGA Decision making processes 
              Industry Consultation — Medical devices regulatory framework   * UPDATED *
              Industry Consultation — Use of mercury in dental products 
              Code of Practice — Therapeutic goods advertising     * UPDATED *
              Code of Practice — Therapeutic goods promotion   * UPDATED *
              Standard — Ethyl oxide sterilisation      

            Dental professional regulatory projects —
              Senate Inquiry - Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency 
              AHMAC Consultation - Regulation of unregistered healthcare professionals

It is important to note with respect to the regulation of dentists and allied oral healthcare professionals, on policy matters ADIA defers to the appropriate professional body such as the Australian Dental Association (ADA).  ADIA's interest in such matters is strictly limited to areas which directly impact on the dental industry, with ADIA seeking to maintain a regulatory framework based on a risk management approach designed to ensure public health and safety, while at the same time freeing industry from any unnecessary regulatory burden.

In order to ensure that technical standards and government policy relevant to the dental industry achieve their intended outcomes, ADIA represents the dental industry on a number of committees and working groups:

             ADIA External representation

Consistent with ADIA's work to allow the dental industry be aware of and influence the commercial, technical and regulatory environment, ADIA encourages members to get involved in the Association's decision making processes.  The ADIA-DRC Dental Regulation Committee affords you the opportunity to play a leadership role and if you would like to join this committees please contact the ADIA national office.

To keep up to date with these issues follow ADIA on Twitter @AusDental or contact the ADIA national office via email at dental.regulation@adia.org.au  or telephone 1300 943 094 (internationally on +61 2 9319 5631).