Celebrating an MCG-sized milestone
Smile Squad recently celebrated a major milestone with a visit from Minister for Health Mary-Anne Thomas at Amsleigh Park Primary School.
More than 100,000 students have received free dental care with Smile Squad. They would fill the entire MCG!
Minister for Health Mary-Anne Thomas, Minister for Children, Acting Minister for Education Lizzie Blandthorn, and DHSV CEO Sue McKee visited Amsleigh Park Primary School recently to celebrate the successful program.
Big thanks to our partners Link Health and Community who are on the ground delivering these important services to Amsleigh Park students.
Since the program launched in 2019, Smile Squad has delivered 200,000 free initial and follow-up appointments to kids at government schools and provided more than 600,000 oral health packs which include a toothbrush and toothpaste.
Smile Squad at the 2024 DHSV Public Oral Health Conference
At the recent DHSV Public Oral Health Conference, we took the opportunity to celebrate the positive impact Smile Squad has made on improving the oral health of Victorian children.
Melanie van Altena, Director of School Dental Program Implementation was joined by Oral Health Services Manager at EACH, Raelene Tie, to celebrate the success of Smile Squad and highlight the innovative practice underway at EACH.
A big thank you to Rae for taking the time to share her experiences and stories at the conference.
Check out the video below to see the incredible work done across Smile Squad over the past year.
