Dental Health Services Victoria (DHSV) was established in 1996 and is the leading public oral health agency in Victoria. We are funded by the State Government to provide dental and oral health services to people all around Victoria.
DHSV provides dental services through The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne (RDHM) and purchases dental services for public patients from 58 community health agencies throughout Victoria.
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DHSV delivers oral health promotion programs across Victoria 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 professionals.
DHSV employs approximately 560 staff and is classified as a metropolitan health service under the Health Services Act.
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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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