Posts Tagged ‘Royal Flying Doctor Service’
Australia’s Flying Doctor Service to Double Rural Dental Services
The Royal Flying Doctor Service has confirmed that it will double rural dental service provision in light of funding pledges from both major political parties. Speaking on the Lateline programme last night, Senator Fiona Nash, rural health minister, pledged an additional $11 million of federal funding for the service if the Federal Government is elected […]
Flying Doctors Hoping to Tap into Dental Budget
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) is hoping to use parts of the excess dental budget to fund a mobile dental service in Queensland. The service is hoping to use some of the $4.1 million promised by the Government to fund a mobile service, which should be up and running by the end of 2012. […]
Flying Doctors Launch New Oral Treatment Trial Programme
The Royal Flying Doctor Service is launching a new trial oral health programme, known as TOOTH (The Outback Oral Treatment Trial). The service will operate from the newly refurbished base in Dubbo. The RFDS said that standards of oral health are among the poorest in the country in the north western area of New South […]
Plans to Expand Flying Doctor Service in New South Wales
The executive director of the south east section of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, has announced plans to expand the service in the west of New South Wales. Clyde Thomson met with the Minister for Western New South Wales, Kevin Humphries last week to discuss possibilities to expand the service. According to Mr Thomson, Mr […]
