
%0 Journal Article
%A Burchell, Anna 
%A Fernbacher, Sabin 
%A Lewis, Robert 
%A Neil, Andrew 
%T "Dental as Anything" Inner South Community Health Service Dental Outreach to People with a Mental Illness
%J Australian Journal of Primary Health
%D 2006/08/01
%V 12
%N 2
%P 75-82
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/PY06025
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/PY06025 
%X This article provides an overview of a unique way to respond to the complex oral health needs of people with a mental illness. People with a psychiatric disability, especially those of low income and insecure housing, are at high risk of developing oral disease, due to issues associated with mental illness, poverty and the side-effects of psychotropic medication. The 'Dental as Anything' program is a collaborative partnership between the mental health, dental and administration teams of the Inner South Community Health Service (ISCHS) in Melbourne. It provides a flexible program incorporating engagement, clinical care, education and support in response to client needs. Utilising a health promotion framework and an assertive outreach model, it accesses people who traditionally do not approach mainstream services. The program manages to "reach the unreachable". 
