Dental Health Services Victoria

Special needs facilities at the Hospital A Special Care Unit is available at The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne for people with intellectual or physical disabilities. For further information, please telephone 1300 360 054. Download the Special Needs Dentistry application form (PDF, 53KB). Do you have a child with special needs? Dental Health Services Victoria has two special needs vans that deliver general dental care to children with a variety of physical and intellectual disabilities. Children who attend special or special developmental schools in metropolitan Melbourne or rural Victoria are offered free oral health care every one to two years. To find out more about services for children with intellectual or physical disabilities, please telephone 1300 360 054.

Do you need dental care provided at home?

Our domiciliary service is available for people who are completely homebound due to their medical, physical or mental condition. To find out more, visit Services for homebound patients.

Other special needs dental programs

A range of oral health services are provided through special needs dental programs which target disadvantaged groups in the community. To find out more about the below services, telephone 1300 360 054.

• Ozanam Community Centre - for homeless people in the Melbourne metropolitan area
• Homeless Youth - for young homeless people
• Dental Plus (+) - for people living with HIV/AIDS
• Drug and Alcohol - for people with drug and alcohol problems
• Outreach - for residents of selected boarding houses in inner Melbourne
• Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture (VFST) - for clients of VFST who are refugees of war-torn countries
• Melbourne Juvenile Justice - for residents of the Melbourne Juvenile Justice Facility in Parkville