Oral health series: Oral health and ageing
Dr Alex Park investigates common causes of oral health problems in older people, including the use of medicines Poor oral health is common in older people, but it should not …
Oral health series: understanding dental pain
What role can pharmacists play in dental pain? Dr Alex Park takes a look Dental pain is a common presentation in pharmacy. Pharmacists are not expected to diagnose the underlying …
Oral Health Series: Oral health and chronic disease
Oral health should not be considered separately from general health, writes pharmacist and dentist Dr Alex Park in the first of this series on oral health For pharmacists managing chronic …
What podiatry tells us about Australia’s prescribing rules
Do limits on scope result in fragmented care? Lachlan Aquilina and Alex Park take a look Australia is increasingly encouraging health professionals to work to their full scope of practice. …
Why virtual clinics are now essential to postgraduate health education
Virtual clinics change the disadvantage faced by student practitioners far from large tertiary centres, write Alex Park and Manorika Ratnaweera Virtual clinics are no longer a stop-gap response to workforce …
Why pharmacists and dentists need to work together
Dr Alex Park writes on the importance of expanding community pharmacy’s role in oral health—from research to PSA25 to the Queensland pilot Oral health is often called the ‘forgotten’ part …
Clinical tips: vaccination for children
As a dentist, Alex Park has given a lot of needles to small children. Here are his tips on making the experience easier for everyone From the 10th of January …