Author Archives: VOHA

We asked a few providers this month what impact COVID-19 has had on patients and services provided. What have dental services seen as their biggest challenges during this time? Doing treatment without producing aerosols – an area of high concern for practitioners and consumers, so we had to halt most treatment. Trying to provide adviceContinue reading “How has the pandemic impacted community dental care services?”

VOHA recently made a submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Economics for its Inquiry into Regional Inequality in Australia. The Terms of Reference for this Inquiry can be found HERE. VOHA’s submission addresses the following Terms of Reference: a. improved co-ordination of federal, state and local government policies,b. enhancing local workforce skills and;c. anyContinue reading “VOHA Submission – Inquiry into Regional Inequality in Australia”

VOHA recently made a submission to the Select Committee on Regional Australia for the Inquiry into Regional Australia. The Select Committee was appointed to inquire into and report on the following Terms of Reference: Examining the effectiveness of existing regional service delivery and development programs; Examining the contribution and role of regional Australia to ourContinue reading “VOHA Submission – Inquiry into Regional Australia”

Before the pandemic struck, VOHA had decided to focus in 2019-20 on advocating for increased access to public oral health care for adults. It was agreed that the Government had made a significant investment in children’s oral health at the November 2018 Victorian election through its promised School Dental Van Program the ‘Smile Squad’. ItContinue reading “VOHA Policy Position Statement 2020”

The smilesquad.vic.gov.au website (last updated August 2019) describes Smile Squad as: A Victorian Government program that will provide all Victorian public primary and secondary school students with free dental care. Dental vans start visiting a limited number of schools in the pilot phase from Term 3 2019, with the full Victorian roll-out commencing from TermContinue reading “Smile Squad”