Thursday, 31 July 2025

Smile Squad

Sonja TERPSTRA (North-Eastern Metropolitan) (18:23): (1798) My adjournment this evening is for the Minister for Health in the other place. Smile Squad is the Victorian government’s free dental school program. The program is completely free for all Victorian government school students. Students will be seen by Smile Squad during school hours, saving families time and money. Smile Squad includes all required treatment, excluding orthodontics. Students can receive free dental care regularly, they learn about the importance of good dental care and they will have better oral health outcomes through early intervention. The action that I seek is for the minister to update me on the benefits that this will have for students in the North-Eastern Metropolitan Region.