Knowledge Translation
Deadly Opportunities to Speak Up
We know mob have the answers - we just need to listen. Right now, there’s a chance for our community to yarn up and make sure our voices are front and centre. Whether you’ve got big ideas, lived experience, or just want to share what matters most to you and your family, we want to hear from you.
Now’s the time. Get involved, have your say, and help us shape a stronger future for our future Elders.
National Oral Health Plan Consultation Overview
The Australian Government is working on a new National Oral Health Plan to shape how oral health services are delivered across the country from 2025 to 2034. To make sure the new Plan truly reflects the voices, needs, and realities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the Department of Health, Ageing and Disability has engaged First Peoples Health Consulting - a proud Aboriginal-owned and led business working with Gullidala - to lead culturally grounded yarning circles with mob across the country.
Our approach puts mob at the centre, with yarning circles and online feedback opportunities for First Nations oral health professionals, practitioners, and grassroots consumers right across the country. We want to yarn about what’s working well, what helps our people look after their teeth and mouths, and what changes are needed to better support our communities.
Your clinical insight, cultural knowledge, and lived experience are vital to this conversation. Everything you share is anonymous and will contribute to a national report that captures what matters most to our communities and services. This feedback will directly inform the new National Oral Health Plan and help make sure it supports both First Nations people and the workforce delivering care.
The engagement opportunities below form part of our tiered consultation approach gathering input from grassroots consumers, oral health practitioners, and working in partnership with NACCHO to engage First Nations services delivering oral health care.
Join the yarn
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Grassroots community yarning circles
We are seeking ‘Expressions of Interest’ from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community members and/or community-led organization’s who would like to host a consultation within their local community, have strong connections to their local community and have experience hosting and facilitating yarning circles.
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Practitioner Online Yarns
We want to yarn with oral health practitioners and community workers about what’s working well, what supports our people to care for their teeth and mouths, and where change is needed to make sure mob have strong, health teeth throughout their lives.
Join us online!
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Practitioner Feedback
Can’t make it to a yarning circle? Share your voice through our online survey.
We know not everyone can join our yarning circles online, but your story still matters. If you can’t attend a session, you can still have your say by filling out our anonymous online survey. Every response helps inform a national report that will inform the next National Oral Health Plan - making sure it works for our people, our communities, and our services.
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NACCHO Yarning Circles
We want to hear your insights on how health services and systems are supporting our mob to look after their teeth and mouths - what’s working, what helps our people access good care, and where changes are needed.
Your clinical expertise, cultural knowledge, and lived experience are vital to informing a response that reflects what First Nations people want and need from our health services and systems in the new plan.
