Towards Prescribing Pathways for Oral Health Practitioners in Australia: Addressing Barriers to Patient‐Centered Care
As independent practitioners, the persistence of restrictive prescribing frameworks for OHPs reflects outdated professional dominance rather than evidence-based workforce planning. Expanding prescribing rights for OHPs represents a logical evolution of their role and an opportunity to address entrenched oral health inequities.
Authors
- Bradley Christian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5072-3512)
- Nicole Stormon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0758-1605)
- Manorika Ratnaweera
- P. Westhoff
- L. A. Church
- W. Carlson‐Jones
- J. Park
- A. Ayo
- T. Acret
Institutions
- Queensland Health (AU)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Sydney Dental Hospital (AU)
- Metro South Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Public Health Dentistry
- Published
- 2026-03-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jphd.70055
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00