❓ Mr. Marshall questions the lack of a fixed dental centre in schools south of Mandurah, given population growth. Mr. Day responds that mobile dental vans service the area and a fixed centre isn't currently planned, but the situation is under review.
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It has been brought to my attention that there is not a dental centre in any of the existing or proposed schools south of Mandurah; namely, the Halls Head, Glencoe and Falcon Primary Schools, the new Ocean Road Primary School and the Halls Head Community College. I believe other areas with far less population have such a facility. With the current growing population and the construction of two new schools in this area, will the minister advise the House why a dental centre has not been planned for children in these schools? Mr DAY
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. It is important to realise that school dental services are generally provided through two types of facilities: In one case, fixed buildings, and in the other case, mobile dental vans that visit schools. I understand that the schools of Glencoe and Falcon are currently provided with a visiting on-site service from a mobile dental van. The Halls Head Primary School feeds to the mobile dental van while it is at Glencoe. The new school at Florida will also receive a visiting on-site service from a mobile dental van. The determination of whether school dental services are provided from a fixed centre or from a mobile van is based on a number of factors, including population growth projections, the geography of the area and the Education Department’s program for building new schools in the area. At the moment, there are no plans to construct a new fixed dental centre at any school south of Mandurah, because to do so could result in the removal of the mobile dental van from one or more of the schools which are visited at present, and children and their parents could be inconvenienced by having to travel some distance to receive care. At the moment that care can be provided more locally at their own school. The situation is being kept under review. The number of children who are being treated will be reviewed, and if in the future there is justification for making a change to the way services are delivered, that decision will be made. The important point is that at the moment, school children in the area south of Mandurah in the member for Dawesville’s electorate are being provided with school dental services from a mobile visiting van service.
Mr DAY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. It is important to realise that school dental services are generally provided through two types of facilities: In one case, fixed buildings, and in the other case, mobile dental vans that visit schools. I understand that the schools of Glencoe and Falcon are currently provided with a visiting on-site service from a mobile dental van. The Halls Head Primary School feeds to the mobile dental van while it is at Glencoe. The new school at Florida will also receive a visiting on-site service from a mobile dental van. The determination of whether school dental services are provided from a fixed centre or from a mobile van is based on a number of factors, including population growth projections, the geography of the area and the Education Department’s program for building new schools in the area. At the moment, there are no plans to construct a new fixed dental centre at any school south of Mandurah, because to do so could result in the removal of the mobile dental van from one or more of the schools which are visited at present, and children and their parents could be inconvenienced by having to travel some distance to receive care. At the moment that care can be provided more locally at their own school. The situation is being kept under review. The number of children who are being treated will be reviewed, and if in the future there is justification for making a change to the way services are delivered, that decision will be made. The important point is that at the moment, school children in the area south of Mandurah in the member for Dawesville’s electorate are being provided with school dental services from a mobile visiting van service.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. It is important to realise that school dental services are generally provided through two types of facilities: In one case, fixed buildings, and in the other case, mobile dental vans that visit schools. I understand that the schools of Glencoe and Falcon are currently provided with a visiting on-site service from a mobile dental van. The Halls Head Primary School feeds to the mobile dental van while it is at Glencoe. The new school at Florida will also receive a visiting on-site service from a mobile dental van. The determination of whether school dental services are provided from a fixed centre or from a mobile van is based on a number of factors, including population growth projections, the geography of the area and the Education Department’s program for building new schools in the area. At the moment, there are no plans to construct a new fixed dental centre at any school south of Mandurah, because to do so could result in the removal of the mobile dental van from one or more of the schools which are visited at present, and children and their parents could be inconvenienced by having to travel some distance to receive care. At the moment that care can be provided more locally at their own school. The situation is being kept under review. The number of children who are being treated will be reviewed, and if in the future there is justification for making a change to the way services are delivered, that decision will be made. The important point is that at the moment, school children in the area south of Mandurah in the member for Dawesville’s electorate are being provided with school dental services from a mobile visiting van service.
It is important to realise that school dental services are generally provided through two types of facilities: In one case, fixed buildings, and in the other case, mobile dental vans that visit schools. I understand that the schools of Glencoe and Falcon are currently provided with a visiting on-site service from a mobile dental van. The Halls Head Primary School feeds to the mobile dental van while it is at Glencoe. The new school at Florida will also receive a visiting on-site service from a mobile dental van. The determination of whether school dental services are provided from a fixed centre or from a mobile van is based on a number of factors, including population growth projections, the geography of the area and the Education Department’s program for building new schools in the area. At the moment, there are no plans to construct a new fixed dental centre at any school south of Mandurah, because to do so could result in the removal of the mobile dental van from one or more of the schools which are visited at present, and children and their parents could be inconvenienced by having to travel some distance to receive care. At the moment that care can be provided more locally at their own school. The situation is being kept under review. The number of children who are being treated will be reviewed, and if in the future there is justification for making a change to the way services are delivered, that decision will be made. The important point is that at the moment, school children in the area south of Mandurah in the member for Dawesville’s electorate are being provided with school dental services from a mobile visiting van service.
The determination of whether school dental services are provided from a fixed centre or from a mobile van is based on a number of factors, including population growth projections, the geography of the area and the Education Department’s program for building new schools in the area. At the moment, there are no plans to construct a new fixed dental centre at any school south of Mandurah, because to do so could result in the removal of the mobile dental van from one or more of the schools which are visited at present, and children and their parents could be inconvenienced by having to travel some distance to receive care. At the moment that care can be provided more locally at their own school. The situation is being kept under review. The number of children who are being treated will be reviewed, and if in the future there is justification for making a change to the way services are delivered, that decision will be made. The important point is that at the moment, school children in the area south of Mandurah in the member for Dawesville’s electorate are being provided with school dental services from a mobile visiting van service.
The situation is being kept under review. The number of children who are being treated will be reviewed, and if in the future there is justification for making a change to the way services are delivered, that decision will be made. The important point is that at the moment, school children in the area south of Mandurah in the member for Dawesville’s electorate are being provided with school dental services from a mobile visiting van service.
Mr DAY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. It is important to realise that school dental services are generally provided through two types of facilities: In one case, fixed buildings, and in the other case, mobile dental vans that visit schools. I understand that the schools of Glencoe and Falcon are currently provided with a visiting on-site service from a mobile dental van. The Halls Head Primary School feeds to the mobile dental van while it is at Glencoe. The new school at Florida will also receive a visiting on-site service from a mobile dental van. The determination of whether school dental services are provided from a fixed centre or from a mobile van is based on a number of factors, including population growth projections, the geography of the area and the Education Department’s program for building new schools in the area. At the moment, there are no plans to construct a new fixed dental centre at any school south of Mandurah, because to do so could result in the removal of the mobile dental van from one or more of the schools which are visited at present, and children and their parents could be inconvenienced by having to travel some distance to receive care. At the moment that care can be provided more locally at their own school. The situation is being kept under review. The number of children who are being treated will be reviewed, and if in the future there is justification for making a change to the way services are delivered, that decision will be made. The important point is that at the moment, school children in the area south of Mandurah in the member for Dawesville’s electorate are being provided with school dental services from a mobile visiting van service.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. It is important to realise that school dental services are generally provided through two types of facilities: In one case, fixed buildings, and in the other case, mobile dental vans that visit schools. I understand that the schools of Glencoe and Falcon are currently provided with a visiting on-site service from a mobile dental van. The Halls Head Primary School feeds to the mobile dental van while it is at Glencoe. The new school at Florida will also receive a visiting on-site service from a mobile dental van. The determination of whether school dental services are provided from a fixed centre or from a mobile van is based on a number of factors, including population growth projections, the geography of the area and the Education Department’s program for building new schools in the area. At the moment, there are no plans to construct a new fixed dental centre at any school south of Mandurah, because to do so could result in the removal of the mobile dental van from one or more of the schools which are visited at present, and children and their parents could be inconvenienced by having to travel some distance to receive care. At the moment that care can be provided more locally at their own school. The situation is being kept under review. The number of children who are being treated will be reviewed, and if in the future there is justification for making a change to the way services are delivered, that decision will be made. The important point is that at the moment, school children in the area south of Mandurah in the member for Dawesville’s electorate are being provided with school dental services from a mobile visiting van service.
It is important to realise that school dental services are generally provided through two types of facilities: In one case, fixed buildings, and in the other case, mobile dental vans that visit schools. I understand that the schools of Glencoe and Falcon are currently provided with a visiting on-site service from a mobile dental van. The Halls Head Primary School feeds to the mobile dental van while it is at Glencoe. The new school at Florida will also receive a visiting on-site service from a mobile dental van. The determination of whether school dental services are provided from a fixed centre or from a mobile van is based on a number of factors, including population growth projections, the geography of the area and the Education Department’s program for building new schools in the area. At the moment, there are no plans to construct a new fixed dental centre at any school south of Mandurah, because to do so could result in the removal of the mobile dental van from one or more of the schools which are visited at present, and children and their parents could be inconvenienced by having to travel some distance to receive care. At the moment that care can be provided more locally at their own school. The situation is being kept under review. The number of children who are being treated will be reviewed, and if in the future there is justification for making a change to the way services are delivered, that decision will be made. The important point is that at the moment, school children in the area south of Mandurah in the member for Dawesville’s electorate are being provided with school dental services from a mobile visiting van service.
The determination of whether school dental services are provided from a fixed centre or from a mobile van is based on a number of factors, including population growth projections, the geography of the area and the Education Department’s program for building new schools in the area. At the moment, there are no plans to construct a new fixed dental centre at any school south of Mandurah, because to do so could result in the removal of the mobile dental van from one or more of the schools which are visited at present, and children and their parents could be inconvenienced by having to travel some distance to receive care. At the moment that care can be provided more locally at their own school. The situation is being kept under review. The number of children who are being treated will be reviewed, and if in the future there is justification for making a change to the way services are delivered, that decision will be made. The important point is that at the moment, school children in the area south of Mandurah in the member for Dawesville’s electorate are being provided with school dental services from a mobile visiting van service.
The situation is being kept under review. The number of children who are being treated will be reviewed, and if in the future there is justification for making a change to the way services are delivered, that decision will be made. The important point is that at the moment, school children in the area south of Mandurah in the member for Dawesville’s electorate are being provided with school dental services from a mobile visiting van service.
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