The State Government is saving families time and money with free dental care for kids.
The Premier has announced
that Victoria’s Smile Squad free dental program is expanding, and will include St Joseph’s Primary School in Orbost.
“No child or family should be left behind because dental care is too expensive,” Premier Allan said.
“We’re providing free dental
care for children because only a Labor Government invests in health and children.”
Students at low-fee non-government schools will soon get access to the service.
Smile Squad will initially be available to 54 schools across
the state who have been invited
to participate.
A phased roll out to all low-fee
non-government schools will follow.
With Smile Squad, Labor is putting money straight back into household budgets to ease cost
of living pressures.
Regular dental checkups can cost up to $400 a year per child.
With Smile Squad, it’s free.
Smile Squad provides checkups, treatment and follow up care by mobile teams of dedicated oral health clinicians.
Since 2019, Smile Squad has visited more than 1,000 public schools, seen more than 160,000 students and delivered more than one million oral health packs.
Labor is continuing to grow Smile Squad so no Victorian child or family misses out.
Jess Wilson’s Liberals have an $11.1 billion budget black hole which means one thing: cuts to schools and health.
Only a Labor Government will deliver free dental for our kids.
For more information about Smile Squad, visit health.vic.gov.au/smile-squad.
