Graduate Support to Improve Access to Dental Health
The Australian Government’s new Voluntary Dental Graduate Year Program will place 46 dental graduates in public dental facilities across the nation to provide services to patients and gain valuable experience in public dental work.
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22 January 2013
People living in areas of most need, including regional and remote Australia, will get better access to public dental treatment under the Australian Government’s new Voluntary Dental Graduate Year Program.
This new program will place 46 dental graduates in public dental facilities across the nation to provide services to patients and gain valuable experience in public dental work.
“The Government is improving dental health services and this program will see new graduates working in the public system to support the Government’s $4.6 billion dental package,” said Minister for Health, Tanya Plibersek.
“More graduates, both dentists and oral health therapists, will mean better access to treatment for patients and vitally important oral health promotion and prevention for the many Australians who live in areas that need services most.
“Graduates will receive increased practical experience and professional development opportunities and incentives to work away from the big cities,” said Ms Plibersek.
Under the program, 31 dental services nationally will host 46 graduates in 2013, increasing to 36 dental services in 2014. Graduates will be placed nationally initially 25 in metropolitan areas, 16 in regional Australia and five in remote areas (see attachment).
In all, the Government is investing $88.3 million under the Voluntary Dental Graduate Year Program which, by 2016, will be putting an extra 100 dental graduates a year into the field.
Another new program – the Oral Health Therapist Graduate Year Program – is also set to further boost access to dental services. This program, now being developed, will provide $45.2 million over four years (2012-13 to 2015-16) to support 50 voluntary oral health therapist placements per year from the 2014 calendar year – a total of 150 places.
Host dental services for 2013
New South Wales - State
| Host Dental Service | Location |
|---|
| Murrumbidgee LHD | Albury |
| Oral Health Services Nepean | Kingswood |
| SE Sydney LHD Sutherland | Taren Point |
| Sydney Dental Hospital | Surrey Hills |
| Western NSW LHD | Dubbo |
| Westmead - Centre for Oral Health | Westmead |
Victoria - State
| Host Dental Service | Location |
|---|
| Albury Wodonga Health Dental Services | Wodonga |
| Barwon Health | Newcomb |
| Bendigo Health | Bendigo |
| Dental Health Services Victoria | Carlton |
| Gippsland Oral Health Consortium | Morwell |
| Goulburn Valley | Shepparton |
| Monashlink Community Health Services | Clayton |
| Nillumbik Community Health Service | Eltham |
| Peninsula Health | Frankston |
| Plenty Valley Community Health | Epping |
| Southwest Dental Care | Warrnambool |
| West Wimmera Health Service | Nhill |
Queensland - State
| Host Dental Service | Location |
|---|
| Central QLD OHS | Rockhampton |
| Gold Coast | Robina |
| James Cook University | Smithfield (Cairns) |
| Mackay HHS | Mackay |
| Metro North Oral Health Service | Fortitude Valley |
| Metro South Oral Health Service | Yeronga |
| Mt Isa Hospital Dental Clinic | Mt Isa |
| Royal Flying Doctor Service (QLD) | Bowen Hills |
| Wide Bay Oral Health Service | Pialba |
South Australia - State
| Host Dental Service | Location |
|---|
| SA Dental Services | State Wide |
Western Australia - State
| Host Dental Service | Location |
|---|
| Oral Health Centre WA | State Wide |
Tasmania - State
| Host Dental Service | Location |
|---|
| Oral Health Services Tasmania | Hobart |
Northern Territory - State
| Host Dental Service | Location |
|---|
| NT Health Services Tasmania | Darwin/Alice Springs |
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