COMMUNITY DENTAL HEALTH
VAN
946. Hon JIM CHOWN to the parliamentary secretary representing
the Minister for Health:
I refer to the response given in
this house to part (2) of question without notice 899, in which the minister
stated, ''There has been no change to the visiting schedule.''
(1) How is it
that Kate McCreery, president of the Kalannie Parents and Citizens Association,
received formal correspondence stating that the community dental van would like
to notify parents that the van will no longer be visiting Kalannie Primary
School?
(2) Is the
information received by the president of the Kalannie P&C correct or
incorrect?
Hon
ALANNA CLOHESY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. I am advised that the previous advice provided by the Department of Health in answer to question
without notice 899 was incorrect. I am now advised of the following.
(1) In August
2019, community dental unit staff informed parents from Kalannie Primary School
that they will not be visiting the school until further notice and students
could continue to receive dental care at Dalwallinu District High School, which
is located 50 kilometres from Kalannie Primary School, when the dental van is visiting. A notice was also
placed in the Kalannie Primary School newsletter advising the school
community of the change of delivery to dental services. Dental Health Services
senior management was not informed of changes to the dental van schedule at
Kalannie Primary School.
(2) The
information is correct.