Free Kids' Dental Saves Families Time, Money

The Allan Labor Government is saving families time and money with free dental care for kids.

The Premier announced today that Victoria's Smile Squad free dental program is expanding.

Students at low-fee non-government schools will soon get access to the service.

Smile Squad will initially be available to 54 schools across the state who have been invited to participate.

A phased roll out to all low-fee non-government schools will follow.

With Smile Squad, Labor is putting money straight back into household budgets to ease cost of living pressures.

Regular dental checkups can cost up to $400 a year per child.

With Smile Squad, it's free.

Smile Squad provides checkups, treatment and follow up care by mobile teams of dedicated oral health clinicians.

Since 2019, Smile Squad has visited more than 1,000 public schools, seen more than 160,000 students and delivered more than one million oral health packs.

Labor is continuing to grow Smile Squad so no Victorian child or family misses out.

Jess Wilson's Liberals have an $11.1 billion budget black hole which means one thing: cuts to schools and health.

Only a Labor Government will deliver free dental for our kids.

For more information about Smile Squad, visit health.vic.gov.au/smile-squad.

As stated by Premier Jacinta Allan

"No child or family should be left behind because dental care is too expensive."

"We're providing free dental care for children because only a Labor Government invests in health and children."

As stated by Minister for Health Mary-Anne Thomas

"This means even more kids can access early intervention and ongoing dental care at school."

As stated by Deputy Premier and Minister for Education Ben Carroll

"This expansion ensures all students have equal access to dental care, regardless of the school they attend."

As stated by Member for Laverton Sarah Connolly

"We're making sure dental care is easy, safe and affordable in our community - saving time and money."