Tan Nguyen (He/Him), Health Economist
@tannguyendexcl.bsky.social
Chair, National Oral Health Alliance, Australia, Oral Health Therapist, Health Economist, Deakin Health Economics, PhD Candidate, Monash University
The point of a vaccine is for healthy people to, um, keep them healthy.
May 28, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The point of a vaccine is for healthy people to, um, keep them healthy.
Yep, fluorides are also widely prevalent, and also naturally occurring in water supply. Association is not causation.
May 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Yep, fluorides are also widely prevalent, and also naturally occurring in water supply. Association is not causation.
It's easier to point fingers, name and shame...
May 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
It's easier to point fingers, name and shame...
It's both a matter of relevant experience and competence. Neither criteria are met.
May 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
It's both a matter of relevant experience and competence. Neither criteria are met.
Generative AI is nothing less than a support tool. It has no capacity for complex intellectual thinking.
May 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Generative AI is nothing less than a support tool. It has no capacity for complex intellectual thinking.
Laziness in political science...
May 18, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Laziness in political science...
Seems like my digital app and watch health tracker is on the money to do 7,500 steps daily as the goal. :)
May 15, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Seems like my digital app and watch health tracker is on the money to do 7,500 steps daily as the goal. :)
100%.
May 15, 2025 at 7:34 AM
100%.
“The standard you walk past is the standard you accept. If that does not suit you then get out.”
May 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
“The standard you walk past is the standard you accept. If that does not suit you then get out.”
The problem is, the Trump Administration may well suppress such surveillance. We need to protect public health.
May 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The problem is, the Trump Administration may well suppress such surveillance. We need to protect public health.
Seems like an effective mental health prevention policy.
May 7, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Seems like an effective mental health prevention policy.
Fluoride is naturally occurring, in water supplies without community water fluoridation....
May 1, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Fluoride is naturally occurring, in water supplies without community water fluoridation....
Oral health policy will remain low priority without a Commonwealth Chief Oral Health Officer.
April 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Oral health policy will remain low priority without a Commonwealth Chief Oral Health Officer.
The continued decline in public health.
April 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The continued decline in public health.
Starting to get the drift!
April 16, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Starting to get the drift!
That's a great idea!
April 16, 2025 at 4:16 AM
That's a great idea!
Agree. Especially, an urgent needed Commonwealth Chief Dental Officer with relevant expertise in public health.
April 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Agree. Especially, an urgent needed Commonwealth Chief Dental Officer with relevant expertise in public health.