Dileep Sharma

Professor Dileep Sharma, Head of Discipline, Oral Health, University of Newcastle.

Recent articles by Dileep Sharma

We can no longer ignore the poor oral health of older people

We can no longer ignore the poor oral health of older people

It is a sad reflection on medical care in Australia that the mouth seems somehow to be disconnected from the body. Doctors and nurses are poorly trained to examine the mouth and oral health is not funded under Medicare.