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DHSV Services
DHSV provides a range of services to the eligible members of the Victorian community:
Emergency care
Emergency dental care is available to current health care and pensioner concession cardholders at any of our clinics or agencies and the Dental Hospital. Emergency care is also available to the general public at the Dental Hospital on weekends and after hours.
General dental services
General dental care, including fillings, dentures and preventative care, is available to current health care and pensioner concession cardholders through DHSV adult and school dental clinics, the Dental Hospital and community dental clinics across Victoria.
Specialist dental services
Patients may be referred to the Dental Hospital for specialist dental care including orthodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, endodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, paediatric dentistry and oral medicine.
Oral health promotion
Integrated health promotion programs deliver benefits for the community through promoting wellbeing, strengthening community capacity and minimising the burden of disease. Health promotion within DHSV supports the organisation’s key policy objectives, including prevention of oral disease, delivery of services to those in highest need and building capacity to improve oral health outcomes.
Education
The Dental Hospital's teaching clinics support the University of Melbourne's education of dentists, specialists, dental therapists and hygienists and RMIT University's education programs for dental assistants and technicians. The Dental Hospital also provides bridging programs for overseas trained dentists seeking registration in Australia.
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