❓ The question seeks information on the availability of speech pathology and dental hygiene services in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The answer clarifies the distribution of speech pathologists and details how dental services are provided to remote communities, correcting a misunderstanding about a dental hygiene van.
AnsweredQoN 5403Legislative Assembly
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(1) Can the minister please confirm the number of speech pathologists currently employed based in the Kimberley, and where they are each located? (2) I refer to the dental hygiene van that services some parts of the Kimberley, and ask: (a) can the minister list the communities that the dental hygiene van has visited in the years 2014, 2015, and 2016; (b) how many times does the van visit each location per year; (c) does the dental hygiene van have four wheel drive capabilities, therefore being able to travel on gravel road; and (d) if no to (c), how are dental hygiene services delivered to communities such as Beagle Bay and Balgo?
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Answered
14 June 2016
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
47 days
(1) As at 28 April 2016, a total of 4.8 FTE speech pathologists are currently employed based in the Kimberley including 1 FTE in Broome, 2 FTE in Derby and 1.8 FTE in Kununurra.
(2)(a-c) Dental Health Services (DHS) does not possess a dental hygiene van that services different locations in the Kimberley. DHS possesses a Dental Therapy Van which is permanently sited at the Wyndham Primary School.
(d) The Beagle Bay Community receives dental services from Broome-based staff totalling four (4) visits per year of one (1) week duration utilising field-portable dental equipment set up in the health clinic or school room.
The Balgo Community receives dental services from Kununurra-based staff totalling two (2) visits per year of one (1) week duration utilising field-portable dental equipment set up in the health clinic.
(2)(a-c) Dental Health Services (DHS) does not possess a dental hygiene van that services different locations in the Kimberley. DHS possesses a Dental Therapy Van which is permanently sited at the Wyndham Primary School.
(d) The Beagle Bay Community receives dental services from Broome-based staff totalling four (4) visits per year of one (1) week duration utilising field-portable dental equipment set up in the health clinic or school room.
The Balgo Community receives dental services from Kununurra-based staff totalling two (2) visits per year of one (1) week duration utilising field-portable dental equipment set up in the health clinic.
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