List of abbreviations and acronyms

List of abbreviations and acronyms

ACA

Aged Care Australia

ACCC

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

ACCHS

Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service

ACOSS

Australian Council of Social Service

ADA

Australian Dental Association

ADF

Australian Defence Force

AFAO

Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations

AIHW

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

AMS

Aboriginal Medical Service

ATSI

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

BSL

Brotherhood of St Laurence

CDHP

Commonwealth Dental Health Program

CHF

Consumers’ Health Forum of Australia

COTA

Council on the Ageing

DHFS

Department of Health and Family Services

DHSV

Dental Health Services Victoria

DVA

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

EDS

Emergency Dental Scheme

GDS

General Dental Scheme

HCRRA

Health Consumers of Rural and Remote Australia

HIC

Health Issues Centre

LOTE

Language Other Than English

NACCHO

National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

NCOSS

Council of Social Service of NSW

NRHA

National Rural Health Alliance

NSA

National Seniors Association

PHA

Public Health Association of Australia

SACOSS

South Australian Council of Social Service

SADS

South Australian Dental Service

SDA

Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association

UDH

United Dental Hospital, Sydney

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