Dental Van

School Dental Vans That Illegally X-Rayed Children Are Shut Down

by Rachel Olding & Angus Thompson, The Sydney Morning Herald

A network of mobile dental vans that illegally X-rayed children has been shut down, and a corporate takeover has seen directors sacked on the spot and vans forcefully taken from school grounds in dramatic scenes. However, the new owners who seized the vans were also operating without an X-ray licence for five months, the Herald has learned. … Read more

Dental Van Operators Fined Almost $200,000 for Illegally X-raying Children

by Angus Thompson, The Sydney Morning Herald

A mobile dental van operator that illegally X-rayed thousands of schoolchildren across NSW has been fined almost $200,000. Downing Centre magistrate Hugh Donnelly said the offences committed by Sydney-based Australian Aged Dental Care Pty Ltd warranted a penalty of almost $700,000, though he was jurisdictionally restrained from setting it. The company, which runs mobile dental … Read more