About the Chief Dental Officer
The Chief Dental Officer leads the delivery of high quality public dental health services in Queensland.
Learn more about our Chief Dental Officer, Dr Ben Stute and his work.
Responsibilities and functions
- Making sure Queenslanders have access to safe, high quality public dental services
- Giving advice about dental practice, patient safety and clinical governance
- Monitoring public dental service outcomes and reporting on performance
- Overseeing the information systems we use to maintain public dental treatment records
- Championing dental health matters at state and national levels
- Growing our workforce to sustain our services into the future
- Developing policies and programs that support dental health
The Statewide Oral Health Services plan describes our commitment to improving dental health for Queenslanders. It aligns with the Australian Government’s future planning and priorities for oral health services.
Contact us
For more information email oral_health@health.qld.gov.au or call 07 3328 9873.