❓ Mr Buswell questions the adequacy of resources at the Vasse Dental Clinic given regional population growth. The response details staffing, funding, and clarifies that specialist services like those in Perth are not planned for Vasse.
AnsweredQoN 69Legislative Assembly
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(1) What is the standard staff allocation for regional dental clinics such as the Vasse Dental Clinic?
(2) How many dentists are currently working at the clinic and what is their employment status (full time, part time or other)?
(3) What region does the clinic service?
(4) How many people were in this region at the clinics inception?
(5) How many people are in this region now?
(6) Has the number of staff allocated to the clinic been adjusted for the increase in the population of this region?
(7) If yes, what is the extra staff allocation?
(8) How much funding has the clinic received in the last five years?
(9) When can the Vasse Dental clinic expect to receive the necessary funding to offer the region the same facilities and services as the Oral Health Centre in Perth?
(2) How many dentists are currently working at the clinic and what is their employment status (full time, part time or other)?
(3) What region does the clinic service?
(4) How many people were in this region at the clinics inception?
(5) How many people are in this region now?
(6) Has the number of staff allocated to the clinic been adjusted for the increase in the population of this region?
(7) If yes, what is the extra staff allocation?
(8) How much funding has the clinic received in the last five years?
(9) When can the Vasse Dental clinic expect to receive the necessary funding to offer the region the same facilities and services as the Oral Health Centre in Perth?
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Answered
30 June 2005
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
9 days
(2 1 FTE full-time. Presently negotiating recruitment of a dental officer to fill the current full time vacancy. (3) Busselton, Margaret River, Nannup, Capel and Augusta. (4) 5044 eligible patients. (5) 8519 eligible patients (6) Yes (7) A second dental officer commenced in January 2000. (8) $1,320,000. (9) At this time, the specialist dental services provided at the Oral Health Centre in Perth are not planned for the Vasse Dental Clinic.
(3) Busselton, Margaret River, Nannup, Capel and Augusta. (4) 5044 eligible patients. (5) 8519 eligible patients (6) Yes (7) A second dental officer commenced in January 2000. (8) $1,320,000. (9) At this time, the specialist dental services provided at the Oral Health Centre in Perth are not planned for the Vasse Dental Clinic.
(4) 5044 eligible patients. (5) 8519 eligible patients (6) Yes (7) A second dental officer commenced in January 2000. (8) $1,320,000. (9) At this time, the specialist dental services provided at the Oral Health Centre in Perth are not planned for the Vasse Dental Clinic.
(5) 8519 eligible patients (6) Yes (7) A second dental officer commenced in January 2000. (8) $1,320,000. (9) At this time, the specialist dental services provided at the Oral Health Centre in Perth are not planned for the Vasse Dental Clinic.
(6) Yes (7) A second dental officer commenced in January 2000. (8) $1,320,000. (9) At this time, the specialist dental services provided at the Oral Health Centre in Perth are not planned for the Vasse Dental Clinic.
(7) A second dental officer commenced in January 2000. (8) $1,320,000. (9) At this time, the specialist dental services provided at the Oral Health Centre in Perth are not planned for the Vasse Dental Clinic.
(8) $1,320,000. (9) At this time, the specialist dental services provided at the Oral Health Centre in Perth are not planned for the Vasse Dental Clinic.
(9) At this time, the specialist dental services provided at the Oral Health Centre in Perth are not planned for the Vasse Dental Clinic.
(3) Busselton, Margaret River, Nannup, Capel and Augusta. (4) 5044 eligible patients. (5) 8519 eligible patients (6) Yes (7) A second dental officer commenced in January 2000. (8) $1,320,000. (9) At this time, the specialist dental services provided at the Oral Health Centre in Perth are not planned for the Vasse Dental Clinic.
(4) 5044 eligible patients. (5) 8519 eligible patients (6) Yes (7) A second dental officer commenced in January 2000. (8) $1,320,000. (9) At this time, the specialist dental services provided at the Oral Health Centre in Perth are not planned for the Vasse Dental Clinic.
(5) 8519 eligible patients (6) Yes (7) A second dental officer commenced in January 2000. (8) $1,320,000. (9) At this time, the specialist dental services provided at the Oral Health Centre in Perth are not planned for the Vasse Dental Clinic.
(6) Yes (7) A second dental officer commenced in January 2000. (8) $1,320,000. (9) At this time, the specialist dental services provided at the Oral Health Centre in Perth are not planned for the Vasse Dental Clinic.
(7) A second dental officer commenced in January 2000. (8) $1,320,000. (9) At this time, the specialist dental services provided at the Oral Health Centre in Perth are not planned for the Vasse Dental Clinic.
(8) $1,320,000. (9) At this time, the specialist dental services provided at the Oral Health Centre in Perth are not planned for the Vasse Dental Clinic.
(9) At this time, the specialist dental services provided at the Oral Health Centre in Perth are not planned for the Vasse Dental Clinic.
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