
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Burchell, Anna 
A1  - Fernbacher, Sabin 
A1  - Lewis, Robert 
A1  - Neil, Andrew 
T1  - "Dental as Anything" Inner South Community Health Service Dental Outreach to People with a Mental Illness
JF  - Australian Journal of Primary Health
JO  - Aust. J. Prim. Health
Y1  - 2006
VL  - 12
IS  - 2
SP  - 75
EP  - 82
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/PY06025 
N2  - 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". 
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