Healthy Start for New Dental Labs in Bendigo
Source: Victoria. Minister for Health. Media Release
"The first rural dental school in Australia is now training the dentists of the future in Bendigo thanks to a $14.5 million Brumby Government funding boost. Visiting the La Trobe University’s Bendigo Campus, Health Minister Daniel Andrews officially opened its new world-class dental clinic laboratories and launched a new report into Victoria’s dental workforce. Mr Andrews also announced $2 million in funding to the university to establish 10 additional teaching chairs at the Bendigo Health Care Group.“The Brumby Government is taking action to improve the oral health of all Victorians, no matter where they live,” Mr Andrews said. This cutting edge oral health training facility at La Trobe University in Bendigo is the first regionally based dental school Australia.”