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Updated Dental Waiting Times

 

Dental waiting times at public dental clinics across Victoria as at June 2007 were published by the Department of Human Services on 3 October 2007.

 

The data shows that waiting times have improved at many of Victoria’s public dental facilities, with people in Bairnsdale now only having to wait for 8 months for dental care.  Nearby Sale and Moe have also improved a little, but the waiting times there remain 59 and 52 months respectively.

 

The data published online by the Department is not provided in a user-friendly format, and so we have provided summary lists and graphic displays which more effectively communicate the overall waiting time position and trends over time.

Rural Victoria's Unlucky 13
The 13 longest rural waiting times for general public dental health care as at June 2007 since December 2006.

Clinic (months)GeneralDentures
Sale 59 down 05 41 up 06
Moe 52 down 15 36 up 01
Wangaratta 49 up 01 28 down 23
Orbost 49 17 up 06
Ballarat 46 down 01 56 up 14
Portland 42 up 06 24 down 06
Daylesford 39 15 down 01
Newcomb 37 up 03 31 up 06
Colac 35 down 06 23 down 10
Wodonga 31 up 02 29 up 08
Corio 30 up 03 37 up 02
Echuca 26 down 01 29 up 02
Belmont 22 down 01 24 up 07
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Budget fails public dentistry
The Victorian State Budget does nothing to address some of the worst gaps in the Victorian health system, according to the Victorian Oral Health Alliance (VOHA).
VOHA Tony McBride spokesman said today that the Budget fails thousands of Victorians most in need of immediate dental care, “bordering on wilful neglect”.
He said the Budget offers less per person this year. Mr McBride said that the unchanged dental treatment targets are an effective decrease 3.45%.
To read VOHA's media release, click here.

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Melbourne's Dentures Unlucky 13
The 13 longest rural waiting times for denture public dental health care as at June 2007 since December 2006.

Clinic (months)GeneralDentures
Hoppers Crossing 26 46 up 06
St. Albans 30 45 up 06
Brunswick 43 up 05 42 up 06
Broadmeadows 32 up 01 37 up 02
Ringwood East 18 down 01 33 down 12
Bentleigh East 16 32 down 15
Clayton 11 down 03 32 up 01
Cranbourne 31 up 04
Berwick 34 31 up 04
Epping 34 down 03 30 up 06
Parkdale 12 down 06 30 down 03
Springvale 32 up 11 27 down 18
Preston 05 down 01 26
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