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Professional Development Allowance

The Professional Development Allowance for Dentists ranges from $600-$1500 per annum dependant upon the location. This allowance is expected to be reviewed during negotiations for the next EB Agreement, which is due to commence on the 1st September 2008.

A Professional Development Allowance is provided to Oral Health Therapists, Dental Technicians and Dental Prosthetists; permanent, full time and part time employees, who are engaged for a minimum period equivalent of 15.2 hours (two working days) per fortnight. The allowance amount paid is dependant upon the location, as per the following table:

District	Location		Professional Development Allowance
Cairns and Hinterland	Cairns	Cooktown	$2,000 pa
		Mossman	$2,000 pa
		Other	$1,500 pa
	Innisfail		$2,000 pa
	Tablelands		$2,000 pa
Cape York	Cape York		$2,500 pa
Torres Strait	Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula		$2,500 pa
Mackay	Mackay	Proserpine	$2,000 pa
		Other	$1,500 pa
	Moranbah		$2,000 pa
Mt Isa	Mt Isa		$2,500 pa
Townsville	Charters Towers	Hughenden	$2,500 pa
		Richmond	$2,500 pa
		Other	$ 1,500 pa
	Bowen		$2,000 pa
	Townsville	Townsville	$1,500 pa
		Other	$1,500 pa
Central Queensland	Banana		$2,000 pa
	Rockhampton		$1,500 pa
	Central Highlands		$2,000 pa
	Gladstone		$1,500 pa
Central West	Central West		$2,500 pa
Fraser Coast	Fraser Coast		$1,500 pa
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital	Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital		$1,500 pa
Royal Children's Hospital	Royal Children's Hospital		$1,500 pa
Sunshine Coast and Cooloola	Gympie		$1,500 pa
	Sunshine Coast		$1,500 pa
Wide Bay	North Burnett		$2,000 pa
	Bundaberg		$1,500 pa
Southside	Logan/Beaudesert		$1,500 pa
	Bayside		$1,500 pa
	QEII		$1,500 pa
Gold Coast	Gold Coast		$1,500 pa
Princess Alexandra Hospital	Princess Alexandra Hospital		$1,500 pa
South West	Charleville		$2,500 pa
	Roma		$2,000 pa
Toowoomba and Darling Downs	Northern Downs		$2,000 pa
	Southern Downs		$2,000 pa
	Toowoomba		$1,500 pa
West Moreton South Burnett	West Moreton		$2,000 pa
	South Burnett		$2,000 pa
Northside	Redcliffe		$1,500 pa
	Caboolture		$1,500 pa

*Please note that figures may change.

Last Updated: 16 July 2008
Last Reviewed: 16 July 2008