Regional dental patients have something to smile about with construction of the new Charles Sturt University (CSU) Dental and Oral Health Clinic in Dubbo now complete. “The clinic will have 16 dental chairs,” explained senior lecturer Dr Sabrina Manickam. “Professional dentists and students from the School of Dentistry and Health Sciences at CSU will provide patient care in 2011.” The new state-of-the-art dental clinic has been designed and constructed at a cost of $8 million, with funds from CSU, NSW Health and The University of Sydney. Dental staff from Greater Western Area Health Service (GWAHS) will be the first to occupy the new facility with the relocation of its public dental services currently provided from the Dubbo Community Dental Clinic in Ronald Street. The new CSU Dental and Oral Health Clinic will open for public patients on Monday 18 October.