Updated Dental Waiting Times

Dental waiting times at public dental clinics across Victoria as at June 2010 were published by the Department of Human Services on 21 September 2010.

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

The graph shown here (on the right) suggests that the concerted efforts of the Government and public agencies have been making a difference over the last five years.  Credit must be given where it is due.

Notwithstanding this overall pattern of improvement, there are still a number of electorates in which public patients are waiting unreasonably long times for access to care.  The worst of these, in both rural and metropolitan areas, are highlighted below.