V Dickson-Swift
@VDSwift
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Public health, sensitive research, rural health, oral health, social inequities, social determinants, community participation and qualitative methodologies.
Victoria, Australia
Joined October 2012
The issues we face in #rural Australia are not unique. Time for all countries to adopt the #WHO recommendations for #oralhealth as part of #PHC and #UHC.
Rural communities too often face barriers to dental care access. Efforts like expanding dental care coverage, transportation assistance, community water fluoridation & integrating oral health screenings into routine primary care visits can increase access to care. #teethmatter
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RT @OralHealthWatch: Water fluoridation benefits people of all ages. That's because fluoride in water strengthens tooth enamel and reduces…
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@Bethlehemtekola Great work here. I’ve been working in this area for 20 years and there is still much to do.
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RT @sarahRbakerDPH: Are you working on design-led interdisciplinary projects in oral & dental health? We are holding a Co-Design and Oral…
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@sarahRbakerDPH @HealthPromInt @CommDentOralEpi @Doc_Samantha @prof_rkc Fabulous idea - I did a wonderful advocacy course last year that inspired me to think more about this. I think advocacy skills are vital but often missing or undervalued in dent
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RT @sarahRbakerDPH: Oral diseases are among the most common NCDs worldwide. Their burden is ⬆️ -particularly in low/ middle-income countrie…
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@Matt_Hopcraft @abcmelbourne @AlboMP Great conversation @Matt_Hopcraft and was so pleased to hear rural and regional issues being discussed
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A great paper thanks @salthorne “On empty, redundant or pointless systematic reviews”. These reviews have a place but need add to the knowledge base. Worth a read for colleagues and PhD students
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Great webinar and proud to sponsor this important event with some wonderful speakers keen to address inequities in oral health. @LaTrobeRHS
Exclusion, discrimination, trauma and preventable illnesses: why oral health inequities need urgent action #publichealth
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Today is #WorldHealthDay and a reminder that good health is a human right. There are still many in our communities who cannot exercise this right #HealthEquity #HealthForAll @WHO
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Wonderful line up of speakers come along not too late to register
Tackling oral healthcare inequities Monday, April 8 · 5 - 6pm AEST Speakers include: Tan Nguyen, Clare Lin, Abe Ropitini, Renee Blackman and Leonie Short (a member of Aged Care Reform Now and a longstanding advocate for oral health equity).
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RT @LaTrobeRHS: 📣 Australian OOHC has risen by 7.3% since 2017, hitting 14.6 per 1000 in rural areas. 🏡 Mildura pioneers a 10-year project…
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Great paper and many of those low SES areas are in rural/regional areas. We must do better to ensure better #oralhealth for all #RuralHealthMatters
Areas with less resources and lower SES status in QLD are missing the benefits of fluoridated water. What is the current government’s plan to provide access for those that would benefit most from it? @StevenJMiles @ShannonFentiman
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@dawnmannay @CQRBath @routledgebooks @BryanCClift @shereebekker @ncjbrown @Zoe_John_ Congrats will be a wonderful resource
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Great to see Sarah Mansfield from the @Greens raising the issue of poor oral health in rural Victoria in parliament highlighting the inequities between metro and rural oral health #oralhealth #RuralHealthMatters
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New open access qualitative paper exploring motivations and behaviors of older women in relation to breast cancer screening out just in time for🎄reading. #breastcancer #mammograhy #screening #olderwomen @LaTrobeRHS
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