Carevan Sun Smiles program founder John Brabant has taken his framework to the federal government in anticipation of the Child and Adult Public Dental Scheme.
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Albury-based Dr Brabant approached Health Minister Sussan Ley to seek funding for the initiative, which runs health promotion and dental care in Border and Sydney schools at present.
“Sussan is changing the dental health scheme and it seems like the perfect opportunity to promote this program,” he said.
“She said she would talk to Premier Mike Baird about starting the program in NSW.
“We’re talking at the present time with the national dental foundation, a volunteer group of dentists interested in putting a national primary school dental program into being … we need government and corporate support.”
Ms Ley said she would be discussing oral health initiatives with the NSW government “in the near future”.
“This is a first-class approach which absolutely could be managed under the Child and Adult Public Dental Scheme,” she said.
