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Universities who found their student services were the Common Ground facility. This has allowed an
under increased pressure as the employment increased number of dental students to attend
opportunities were decreasing for students. Some sessions and provide care for more people in need.
students who were funding themselves or on
a scholarship were in dire need. The homeless We celebrated our 10th Anniversary for the clinic this
support agencies and the university student services year. The celebration was held at the National Wine
contacted us about students who were coming to Centre. It is a truly sati sfying feeling to know we are
them for food parcels and were experiencing dental still able to deliver good oral care for our vulnerable
pain. communities.

There has also been an increase in the number of Margie Steffens OAM, Director Community Outreach
rough sleepers. We re-engaged with Hutt Street Dental Program, margie.steffens@adelaide.edu.au
Homeless Support centre to share booth space for
Mental Health Awareness week which gave us an
opportunity to talk with so many people about the KIMBERLEY DENTAL TEAM UPDATE 2021
relationship of poor dental health to mental and We are delighted to report that we successfully
general health. The day was well attended and the completed 5 weeks of dental service in the Kimberley
sun shone for us – giving us all a heightened sense of region in 2021 with minimal disruption due to Covid.
community and well-being.
The teams were very well received and our clinics
in the towns of Halls Creek and Fitzroy Crossing as
well as 11 Kimberley communities were very well
attended.

May 2021 Teams:

Week 1. Having missed 2020 we were delighted to
collect our first team from the airport in Broome
and to enjoy a sunset picnic on Cable Beach
followed by Bushby Pizzas. Sunday morning we set
off to Halls Creek with our three KDT vehicles and
accommodation van. The teams had an extremely
busy week working at the school, Yuri Yungi Aboriginal
Medical Service and the hospital dental clinic. A small
team went to Ringer Soak Community on Tuesday
and the whole team to Yiyili Community on Thursday.
We celebrated the return of KDT with some fun filled

Happily with grants received from ICD, goods from evenings and delicious meals together concluding
Dental Concepts and Adelaide City Council support, with a memorable campfire and sausage sizzle at
we have been able to fit out another surgery at Caroline Pool on Friday evening.

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