History
SA Dental Service was proclaimed on 1 July 1982 by the Governor of South Australia and will celebrate 40 years anniversary of such on 1 July 2022.
The new organisation was an amalgamation of the Dental Health Services Branch of the then SA Health Commission, and the Dental Department of the Royal Adelaide Hospital.
Since then, SA Dental has been delivering services to all eligible South Australians and supporting individuals to improve their oral health by providing dental care.
Today, we are recognised as leaders in population oral health improvement, policy, advocacy, education and health promotion to improve oral health for all South Australians, with a specific focus on increasing equity in oral health for priority population groups.
A walk down memory lane
Student lab 1980s
Student lab 1980s
The old Adelaide Dental Hospital (ADH) display of Professor P.R Begg's work who developed the orthodontic Begg technique
The graduating class of 1980
Somerton clinic 1988
Further information
Our organisation
We provide dental services to eligible adults and all children at clinics across South Australia.
