The outback oral treatment and health (TOOTH) dental program

• Reach:

  NSW

• Focus area:

  Mainstream with Indigenous content

• Status:

  Current

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

The outback oral treatment and health (TOOTH) dental program, run by the Royal Flying Doctors Service (RFDS) in partnership with the Investec Foundation and the Gonski Foundation, aims to provide oral health services in north west of New South Wales (NSW). These services, based in Dubbo, will address the poor and deteriorating oral health prevalent in some remote and vulnerable communities.

This program will deliver 128 dental clinics and dental therapy clinics in Bourke, Lightning Ridge, Collarenebri and Goodooga. The RFDS works collaboratively with Aboriginal health services and other organisations to complement and augment the work they are doing in the area.

Abstract adapted from the Royal Flying Doctors Service

Contacts

Royal Flying Doctors Serivice
Dubbo base
PO Box 6202
Dubbo NSW 2830
Ph: (02) 6841 2555
Fax: (02) 6882 4555
Email: enquiries@rfdsse.org.au

Links

• View report: The outback oral treatment and health (TOOTH) dental program (PDF - 447.5 KB)
• View information: The outback oral treatment and health (TOOTH) dental program
• View website: Royal Flying Doctors Service