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About Us

Our Mission

 We're the Oral Health Association of Australia (OHAA) - the peak professional association representing Oral Health Practitioners (Dental Hygienists, Dental Therapists and Oral Health Therapists) here to support and promote the continued growth and development of oral health across Australia.

Our Constitution

We pursue our objects through a range of activities and services that include, but are not limited to:

  • Supporting excellence in innovative models of care that improve oral health in the community.
  • Setting high quality evidence-based standards, developing relevant policies and advocating for best practice for the oral health profession.
  • Communicating with and supporting members.
  • Providing evidence-based professional development.
  • Promoting oral health literacy and awareness of the oral health profession throughout the Australian community.
  • Advocating for the interests of members, enhancing professional recognition of Oral Health Practitioners, and being a unified voice for preventive oral health care.
  • Fostering tertiary undergraduate and postgraduate education and research.
  • Abiding by principles of effective, transparent, ethical and financial governance.
  • Undertaking appropriate activities that are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the objects.

View Our Constitution

OHAA team

OHAA Vice President Tim Budden and President Cheryl Dey

OHAA Congress 2025 President's Reception guests

OHAA Congress 2025 President's Reception guests

In the spirit of reconciliation, the Oral Health Association of Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

Contact Us

[email protected]

0433 022 859

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