Red Cross dental clinics for refugees and asylum seekers in Sydney
The Australian Red Cross, in partnership with the Australian Dental Association New South Wales has scheduled its first mid-week Red Cross clinic on January 31, 2018 to celebrate the dental clinic’s 10th year anniversary.
The Red Cross dental clinics, usually scheduled quarterly on Saturdays from 9am to 5pm, aim to provide dental services for refugees applying for immigration at ADA NSW Centre for Professional Development’s clinical facilities in St Leonards.
According to ADA NSW, scheduling the first Red Cross dental clinic of the year on a Wednesday accommodates more patients and volunteers who are unavailable during the weekend.
The schedules of the dental clinics in 2018 are as follows:
- Wednesday 31 January
- Saturday 10 March
- Saturday 16 June
- Saturday 6 October
- Saturday 8 December
Thirty two appointments will be accepted at each clinic. Patients are required to be involved in Red Cross asylum seeker support programs to qualify for treatment. The treatments available include extractions, fillings, scale and clean treatments, and limited pulpotomies and pulpectomies.
Volunteer dentists, dental nurses and dental students will facilitate the treatments.
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1 replies to “Red Cross dental clinics for refugees and asylum seekers in Sydney”
Hi,
Do you have any appointments available in or around North Kellyville.
I am an asylum seeker and my son, 7 yo, has an infection on his tooth.
Unfortunately, my Medicare does not cover and I have no income. Really no money to pay dentist. Please help.