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Smile Squad Is Coming To School

Dear Rosanna Primary School families,

The Smile Squad team from Banyule Community Health are coming to our school soon.

Smile Squad is the Victorian Government free school dental program.

This means all students can get a free dental check-up, preventive services, and treatment at school.

How to access free dental care

We need your consent before we can provide services. Consent is usually provided by a parent or guardian.

OR use the below QR code:

Please complete and submit the consent form by 14/08/2023.

The electronic consent form can be translated into more than 100 languages.

Smile Squad dental packs

All children deserve a healthy smile, and the Smile Squad free school dental program is working hard to help make sure this happens.

Your child(ren) will soon receive a free dental pack to bring home. The dental pack contains a toothbrush, full sized toothpaste, and an oral health brochure. Please take the time to read the brochure. It’s full of helpful hints and tips to help your whole family eat well, drink well and clean well – for life.

Smile Squad provides standard strength fluoride toothpaste that is generally used by ages six and over, unless recommended by a dental or trained health professional.

If your child is under six, please talk to a dental or trained health professional to find out if your child might benefit from using this toothpaste. You can also choose to put the toothpaste away until they turn six or give it to someone else in your family to use.

Do I need to attend my child’s appointment?

No, you do not need to attend your child’s appointment. You can attend if you would like to, and you can take your child to the community dental clinic if you prefer.

The Banyule Community Health Smile Squad look forward to seeing you soon.

Guinea Pig News

Wednesday lunchtime Guinea pig pats are proving to be very popular with around 30-40 kids coming through each week. Yesterday we were in a new room: 1-2W along with the origami lunchtime club.

There are some regulars and some new kids every time. It’s lovely to see the care they take with Puggles. It’s teaching them patience to wait for their turn, and inclusivity when new people arrive, space is made in the circle.

I won’t be there next week but Guinea pig pats will start up again the week after.

A few are keen to take Puggles home for the weekend so if you don’t have any cats or dogs, then you will be able to have her.

Please join the FB group to find out more info.

https://m.facebook.com/groups/2500982203509980/?ref=share&mibextid=S66gvF