Dental Health Services Victoria (DHSV) is the state’s leading public oral health agency, promoting oral health, purchasing services and providing care to Victorians.
Established in 1996 to improve the planning, integration, coordination and management of the state’s public oral health services, DHSV provides clinical dental services through The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne and purchases dental services on behalf of the State Government from over 50 community health agencies throughout Victoria.
DHSV delivers state-wide oral health promotion programs designed to improve oral health in the community and reduce demand on public dental services. It also has a significant role in oral health research and supporting education and training for Victoria’s current and future oral health workforce.
DHSV employs approximately 560 staff and is classified as a metropolitan health service under the Health Services Act.
About The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne
 | The history of The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne dates back to 1890 when dentists began providing voluntary services out of premises at 225 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne. Known then as the Melbourne Dental Hospital, it moved to 189 Lonsdale and then 193 Spring Street, before Victoria’s first purpose-built dental hospital was opened in Grattan Street, Parkville, in 1963. In 1969 its name was changed to The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne. In 2003 the Hospital moved to its current location at 720 Swanston Street, Carlton. The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne is Victoria’s leading dental teaching facility, working in partnership with The University of Melbourne, RMIT University and La Trobe University in the education of dental and oral health professionals.
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