OHAA Member Benefits

More Value Than Ever Before

We're committed to providing superior services and support to meet your Dental Board registration standard requirements and career development needs.

We continuously review and enhance the OHAA membership offer. This includes exclusive professional indemnity insurance, access to a pro bono industrial relations hotline, career development support, professional networking, relevant and flexible CPD activities, and a personal CPD management area.

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OHAA Support, Advice and Guidance

We have a range of services available to help our members through uncertainty or challenging times.

Members can be reassured that privacy and confidentiality will be maintained at all times when seeking guidance or advice.

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Take a look at the range of services we offer:

General and Clinical Advice

Our staff team and clinical expert panel can help you with queries relating to legislative clarification and advice, clinical advice and guidance. And also general membership and administrative queries.

Industrial Relations (IR) Advice

We have general industrial relations information available to members and our IR Consultant can provide personalised advice on workplace law, issues or disputes arising in the workplace and employee contracts.

Business Support

With the increase in oral health practitioners starting their own business we have a range of information available to help you get started with owning your own business.

Drug Information

Unsure of drugs and medications a patient is taking? OHAA membership provides access to MIMS Drugs4Dent – a dedicated medicines database for dental practitioners.

OHAA Member Insurance Program

Professional Indemnity Insurance for Oral Health Practitioners

OHAA offers the OHAA Member Insurance Program with BMS, giving you access to insurance solutions to support your professional needs and provide peace of mind.

What Cover is Available?

Professional Indemnity (PI) Insurance

As a registered Ahpra dental practitioner, having Professional Indemnity Insurance isn’t just a requirement, it’s essential protection for your professional future. When something goes wrong, PI Insurance helps safeguard you by having your legal defense organised and paid for, so you’re not facing a claim alone. It can also help cover patient compensation or damages arising from allegations of error, omission, or negligence.

With the OHAA Member Insurance Program, getting cover is fast and simple. You’ll meet your Ahpra obligations with confidence and have the option to add Public Liability Insurance for even greater peace of mind.

Read the FAQs for more information.

Round Out Your Protection with Additional Cover

As an OHAA member, you can access a range of additional insurance options, designed to complement your Professional Indemnity Insurance and provide broader peace of mind.

• Public and Products Liability Insurance (can be added to your existing PI policy at any time)
• Business Insurance
• Entity Insurance
• Cyber Liability Insurance

Complimentary Professional Indemnity Cover for Oral Health Students and First-Year Graduates

If you’re an OHAA student or first year graduate member, you’re eligible for complimentary Professional Indemnity (PI) Insurance through the OHAA Member Insurance Program. This cover helps you meet Ahpra requirements as you begin your career as an oral health practitioner.

To activate your complimentary PI cover, you’ll need to opt-in. Simply log in to the OHAA Member Portal and follow the steps outlined in the ‘My Insurance’ section.

How To Access OHAA Member Insurance

With a current OHAA membership, you can organise your Professional Indemnity Insurance in just minutes. Simply log in to the OHAA Member Portal and navigate to the ‘My Insurance’ section. From there, you’ll be directed to the BMS Portal, where you can register for an account to purchase cover.

If you already hold a policy, you can also log in at any time to add additional insurance options, such as Public Liability or other optional covers. Once your insurance is confirmed, BMS will email all policy documents directly to you, so you have everything you need for your records.

For help or more information, you can contact BMS at [email protected] or call 1800 940 762.

Note

You must be a current Oral Health Association of Australia (OHAA) member to be eligible to register for the OHAA Member Insurance Program. You must be part of the OHAA Member Insurance program in order to access additional cover. If your membership ceases you will not be offered renewal when your policy expires. In offering this insurance to our members OHAA is a distributor of BMS Risk Solutions Pty Ltd (BMS) AFSL 461594, ABN 45161187980. The insurance policies are arranged by BMS under binder with the insurer. When acting under a binder BMS acts as agent for the insurer and not as your agent. This is general advice only and BMS has not considered whether it was suitable for your personal circumstances, current objectives, needs or financial situation. Please read the Policy Wording/Product Disclosure Statement and the BMS Terms of Engagement which contains the Financial Services Guide before making a decision about purchasing this policy. There is a Target Market Determination for the Personal Accident policy. As a distributor, OHAA may receive a percentage of the commission paid to BMS by the insurer and/or a fee per policy in offering this insurance to members.

CPD Events and Activities

Engaging and Relevant Opportunities Across the Country

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a critical part of maintaining your professional status. As dental practitioners we are all required to meet the Dental Board of Australia’s registration standard to complete a minimum of 60 hours of CPD activities over a three-year cycle. A minimum of 20 hours free webinars each year is included in your membership benefit.

OHAA members have access to a variety of timely, relevant, flexible and enjoyable CPD activities that suit different needs. You can pick and choose those that meet your educational needs and domestic situation, and at the same time maintaining your work-life balance.

Some Key Components of OHAA CPD:

• Live and interactive online webinars to save travel time but maintain connection with experts
• Fun and engaging local CPD events over breakfast, lunch or supper to catch up with colleagues and up-skilling together
• Pre-recorded podcasts for individual viewing at your own time and pace, offering maximum flexibility and convenience
• Single or multiple days national congress and state seminars for intense learning and enhanced networking
• Links to relevant international conferences and education events

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Your Academic Journal

Access to Oral Health Research and Developments

Enjoy exclusive access to the Australian New Zealand Journal of Dental and Oral Health Therapy (ANZJDOHT). The ANZJDOHT is the official journal of the Oral Health Association of Australia (OHAA) and the New Zealand Oral Health Association (NZOHA).

First published in 2012, the ANZJDOHT publishes research, current ideas, opinions and developments relating to the practice of dental and oral health therapy in Australia and internationally.

The journal is produced by an Editorial Board comprising members of faculty of each of the Bachelor of Oral Health programs in Australia and New Zealand and practising members of the professions with the assistance of a prestigious and diverse panel of academic and practitioner expert reviewers.

The content is peer reviewed to ensure that the quality of published material meets the standards required by the dental and oral health therapy professions. Authors are encouraged to submit articles that reflect current practice, debate, research, issues and problems for dental and oral health therapy. Clinical case studies, book reviews, letters to the editor, essays of academic standard, literature and evidence reviews and original research articles are encouraged for submission.

Editor ANZJDOHT - Professor Julie Satur
The Melbourne Dental School
720 Swanston Street Melbourne VIC 3010
[email protected]

Education and Resources

We offer dedicated trainings and resources to members to further support you professionally. These include:

• All members are welcome to access the OHAA Oral Health Promoter Program, which is included in your membership fee.
• The Aged Care Community Membership is available to opt in either at the time of joining/renewal or any time of year for those who wish to align with this specialty. A comprehensive Aged Care Training Program is also included in this subscription (with the updated program due to relaunch mid 2026).
• Complimentary individual membership with Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) is available to current OHAA financial members residing in the Modified Monash Model (MMM) 3-7 rural and remote zones of Australia.
• Our Business Startup Guide is designed to offer recommendations and information to members who are looking to start an autonomous business.

Connecting You

Networking and industry updates at your fingertips. As a member you will be kept up to date with relevant legislative and environmental changes that affect dental practices via regular member newsletters and bulletins.

We also connect employers and employees through our employment service and job board. Through the OHAA website and contact lines, you can access at your fingertip various resources, information, and contacts of people and organisations that you may need throughout your dental and oral health career, from local professional networks to international conferences.

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