ADOHTA and DHAA united to create the Oral Health Association of Australia

16 December 2024

It is our great pleasure to make this joint announcement on behalf of the Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists’ Association Ltd (ADOHTA) and Dental Hygienists Association of Australia Limited (DHAA).

At the respective special general meeting of each association last week, members of both associations overwhelmingly supported and passed the special resolution to establish a new peak professional association to represent and support Oral Health Practitioners (OPHs, including Dental Hygienists, Dental Therapists and Oral Health Therapists) in Australia.

The new association will be called Oral Health Association of Australia Ltd (OHAA). It is anticipated that the OHAA will take over full operation from ADOHTA and DHAA on 1 July 2025. It will offer streamlined and fit-for-purpose services, high-quality CPD, and significantly enhanced representation for OHPs in Australia.

We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to our fellow board directors, the project team Towards One Professional Association (TOPA) Working Group, external stakeholders and the many members of both associations who provided their advice and support over the past five years leading to this momentous milestone for the profession.

In the meantime, the ADOHTA and DHAA will continue to operate as usual to support our own members until the end of June 2025, while work has begun behind the scene to prepare for the launch of the unified new association in July.

We will keep you up to date of any further progress on this exciting project.

Jessica Pennay President Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists’ Association

Jinous Eighani-Roushani President Dental Hygienists Association of Australia

 

Media contact:

ADOHTA: Michell Weekes [email protected] 
DHAA: Bill Suen [email protected] 0412831 669