House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions School Dental Service SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE Dr McFETRIDGE House of Assembly Morphett SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE 37 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (1 June 2010) (First Session). Why were the number of full-time equivalent dental therapists reduced in 2008-09 and how will the government achieve a greater number of school dental service hours in 2009-10? The Hon. J.D. HILL House of Assembly Kaurna Minister for Health and Ageing Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Minister for the Arts SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE The Hon. J.D. HILL (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Ageing, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts): I am advised: The total number of dental therapists employed by the School Dental Service actually increased from 71.89 in 2007-08 to 73.02 in 2008-09. The total number of dental therapists employed in the School Dental Service averaged 77.38 FTE in 2009-10. As a result, the School Dental Service achieved and exceeded its target to provide 85,000 hours of clinical service in the full 2009-10 financial year by 19 per cent at 101,136 hours of clinical services by 30 June 2010.