Vikas Thakur / / 9 min readThe TGA opened public consultation on rewriting the Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code on 9 July 2026, with submissions closing 3 September 2026. Two of the proposed changes are effectively front-end specs, not legal text, covering how prominently a mandatory statement must display and a brand new warning your treatment pages may need.
Vikas Thakur / / 9 min readAn emergency dental exam costs $56 on average in Australia, with patients paying $21 out of pocket after private health insurance, per Private Healthcare Australia's 2023-24 claims data. A same-visit extraction adds $215, and no confirmed national dataset yet exists for a single all-in emergency dentist price.
Vikas Thakur / / 8 min readTikTok's global Branded Content Policy, published 4 August 2026, bans paid creator posts for cosmetic clinics, cosmetic surgery, dental surgeries, teeth whitening and weight loss services from 31 August 2026. Any clinic running paid TikTok creator partnerships has 18 days from this post to move that traffic somewhere it owns.
Vikas Thakur / / 9 min readA full porcelain or ceramic crown averaged $1,703 in Australia in 2023-24, with patients paying $978 out of pocket after private health insurance, per Private Healthcare Australia's claims data. Patient-reported prices tracked by CostDoc put the national median notably higher, at $1,841.
Vikas Thakur / / 9 min readA root canal in Australia costs $900 to $3,700 in 2026 before any crown, depending on the tooth and whether a general dentist or a specialist endodontist treats it. Full breakdown by tooth type and provider, what Medicare and private health cover, and why no single public average exists.
Vikas Thakur / / 9 min readFrom 17 August 2026, Google Ads tightens how budget-limited Target CPA and Target ROAS campaigns hit their set target. Google's own example shows a $10 target CPA currently landing at $5 shifting back toward the full $10, which only helps a clinic if the conversions feeding that number are real bookings.