Student Wellbeing

Senior School Mobile Dental Van Checkups

Martin Vale Dentistry Mobile Dental Van will be onsite conducting dental checkups for Senior School students on 2, 3 and 4 September. If you would like your child to participate, please complete this linked form.

The Commonwealth Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) allows eligible children basic dental treatment over a 2-year period. This can be accessed during school hours via the services of a school dental van.

School dental vans are fully equipped to perform examinations, x-rays, fillings, scaling, and cleaning, as well as apply preventive medicaments and extractions.

The process: First visit - Students eligible for CDBS receive an examination, x-rays, fluoride & fissure sealant. Parents are then contacted by phone to discuss a treatment plan if required. Students not eligible for CDBS funding receive dental screening, and parents are contacted by phone to discuss if a private appointment is recommended.

Follow-up visit - Students undergo the treatment plan discussed and consented to. Parents are welcome to attend the van while their child has treatment.

From the eSafety Commissioner 

Swimming between the digital flags: helping young Australians navigate social media’s dangerous currents

The relationship between social media and children’s mental health is one of the most important conversations of our time. That's why, from mid-December, the Australian Government will require certain social media services to take steps to prevent under 16s from having accounts. 

This week, eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant outlined how Australia plans to take this bold action forward, in a speech delivered at the National Press Club.