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Rural & Remote Area Incentive at 2008

In recognition of the challenge and change in a rural and remote area, Oral Health Therapists, Dental Technicians and Dental Prosthetists are paid anidentified amount up to $100 per week dependant upon the location.

 

Permanently located Dentists are paid an allowance (pro rata) of up to 30 per cent of base salary per year, as per the following table:

 

District

Location

Dentists
(% of base salary)

Oral Heatlh Therapists,
Dental Technicians,
Dental Prosthetists

Cairns and Hinterland

Cairns

Cooktown

30%

$60/week

Mossman

7.50%

$60/week

Other

7.50%

--

Innisfail

7.50%

$60/week

Tablelands

15%

$60/week

Cape York

Cape York

30%

$100/week

Torres Strait

Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula

30%

$100/week

Mackay

Mackay

Proserpine

7.50%

$60/week

Other

7.50%

--

Moranbah

15%

$60/week

Mt Isa

Mt Isa

30%

$100/week

Townsville

Charters Towers

Hughenden

30%

$100/week

Richmond

30%

$100/week

Other

15%

$60/week

Bowen

7.50%

$60/week

Townsville

Townsville

7.50%

$60/week

Other

7.50%

$60/week

Central Queensland

Banana

15%

$60/week

Rockhampton

7.50%

--

Central Highlands

15%

$60/week

Gladstone

7.50%

--

Central West

Central West

30%

$100/week

Fraser Coast

Fraser Coast

7.50%

--

Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital

Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital

--

--

Royal Children's Hospital Royal Children's Hospital

--

--

Sunshine Coast and Cooloola

Gympie

7.50%

--

Sunshine Coast

--

--

Wide Bay

North Burnett

15%

$60/week

Bundaberg

7.50%

--

Southside

Logan/Beaudesert

--

--

Bayside

--

--

QEII

--

--

Gold Coast

Gold Coast

--

--

Princess Alexandra Hospital

Princess Alexandra Hospital

--

--

South West

Charleville

30%

$100/week

Roma

30%

$60/week

Toowoomba and Darling Downs

Northern Downs

15%

$60/week

Southern Downs

15%

$60/week

Toowoomba

--

--

West Moreton South Burnett

West Moreton

15%

$60/week

South Burnett

15%

$60/week

Northside

Redcliffe

--

--

Caboolture

--

--

*Please note that figures may change.


Last Updated: 30 June 2008
Last Reviewed: 30 June 2008