Dr Suruchi Khanna’s recruitment as the Far West Oral Health Service’s first Clinical Lead Dental Officer to be based at the Broken Hill Health Service will have benefits to the Broken Hill community and the wider area.
With more than 20 years in public and private clinics across Australia and overseas, Dr Khanna’s most recent role was with the Canberra Health Service where she led the service as Clinical Director – Oral Health. In this role, Dr Khanna delivered major structural reforms including developing a new model of care and the implementation of a new digital health record.
“The accessibility and delivery of quality healthcare across regional NSW has been one of my key focuses as Regional Health Minister. I’m proud to share that we can now provide free dental care in Broken Hill to children, pensioners, and anyone with a concession card,” Minister for Regional Health, Ryan Park, said.
Member for Barwon, Roy Butler, added that “Securing a permanent Dental Officer with an additional Visiting Dental Team means greater continuity of care and comprehensive treatment plans for Far West LHD patients.”
The announcement was also welcomed by Member of the Legislative Council, Stephen Lawrence, who said “When we have services like this that can meet the healthcare needs of children from the beginning, we raise the overall standards of wellbeing to create healthier, supported rural and remote communities.”
Patients wanting to utilise the service can call the operator with their Medicare and concession card details on 1800 679 336 where they will then be contacted by the Oral Health Services team to schedule an appointment.
