World No Tobacco Day: smoking cause of hidden gum disease
31 March 2013Today is World No Tobacco Day and we are urging smokers to quit and reduce their risk of developing the destructive gum disease
More detailsMeet our 2013 International Dental Graduates
26 March 2013Five graduates will undertake an intensive education program up until the end of May and then they will spend a month in primary care seeing patients under supervision before taking up a rural placement for the following six months.
More detailsAustralian-first study in public dentistry
25 March 2013In an Australian-first study DHSV is investigating whether a minimal intervention dentistry approach works in adolescents who are at high risk to developing dental caries (decay).
More detailsDentists reflect on their Mallee experience
12 March 2013ABC camera crew recently followed volunteers involved in the Mobile Dental Program around the northern Mallee region of Victoria
More detailsPathways to better oral health for refugees and asylum seekers
12 March 2013People who are refugees or asylum seekers may experience high levels of gum disease and decay because of experiences prior to arrival in Australia like interrupted access to healthcare, a lack of access to nutritious food or clean water and severe injury to teeth.
More detailsPremier awards Dr Sajeev Koshy
04 March 2013Former Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu, has awarded Dr Sajeev Koshy, RDHM Specialist Dentist with the Victorian Multicultural Award for Excellence.
More detailsAll smiles at Healthy Families, Healthy Smiles launch
22 February 2013Victorians will be all smiles after the launch of a new program to help improve the oral health of children and pregnant women by Victorian Government Minister for Children and Early Childhood Development, Wendy Lovell today. The Healthy Families, Healthy Smiles program is an initiative of the Victorian Government and...
More detailsWelcoming vistitors from Vanuatu
12 February 2013Dental Health Sevices Victoria (DHSV) staff welcomed visitors from the Vanuatu Dental Care Program to The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne last week.
More detailsOur Quality Committee is looking for new members
06 February 2013The Quality committee gives advice to Dental Health Services Victoria and helps to improve the services we provide to our patients.
More detailsFederal Health Minister launches the national Voluntary Dental Graduate Year Program
22 January 2013The Federal Health Minister, Honourable Tanya Plibersek, visited The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne (RDHM) today to launch the national Voluntary Dental Graduate Year Program.
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