Posts Tagged ‘Victoria’

Children in Victoria to receive free dental checks as mobile Smile Squad units tour the state

Children in Victoria to receive free dental checks as mobile Smile Squad units tour the state

Children in the Australian state of Victoria are set to receive free dental checks as part of a new initiative launched by the local government.  Smile Squad mobile units will be visiting selected schools in the coming weeks, providing children with treatment in the playground. The service will reduce costs for families and enable children […]


Vulnerable patients forced to wait up to 3 years to see a dentist in Victoria, Australia

Vulnerable patients forced to wait up to 3 years to see a dentist in Victoria, Australia

Patients, including those from deprived areas and vulnerable groups, are waiting up to three years to see a dentist in parts of Victoria, Australia, it has been revealed. Data suggests that pensioners, health card holders and refugees are being forced to join lists with an expected waiting time of more than 30 months, despite the […]


Ilola the lion cub undergoes dental treatment at Werribee Open Range Zoo

Ilola the lion cub undergoes dental treatment at Werribee Open Range Zoo

Dentists in Victoria, Australia had a very special patient recently. A specialist dentist joined keepers at Werribee Open Range Zoo to treat Ilola, a 12-month old lion cub who was suffering from a painful dental infection. Ilola needed four teeth extracting after it was revealed that she had developed an infection as a result of […]


Patients in Victoria waiting years for dental treatment

Patients in Victoria waiting years for dental treatment

Patients in the state of Victoria in Australia are waiting up to four years for treatment, new data has revealed. Recently, the Victoria branch of the Australian Dental Association released data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. The information confirmed that some patients had waited up to 48 months for general dental treatment. Chief […]