DHSV 2009 Annual Report

Dental Health Services Victoria’s 2008-09 Annual Report has been tabled in Parliament. It shows a decline in adult patients treated but an increase in the number of children treated because of dental health services being provided through local health centres, resulting in greater targeting of high-risk families.

The report also reveals:

• a decline in domiciliary patients treated over the last three years


• an increase in patients treated in the teaching clinic (this is a reflection of increasing student numbers and greater utilisation of student clinic chairs)


• nearly 20% increase in the general waiting list over the course of the year, with almost 326,000 patients treated


• about 15% increase in specialist waiting lists (about 6200 patients), but a decline of some two months to just over eight months in waiting time


• the ratio of emergency:general care of 46:54 has improved from the last two years.