The Health Promotion Division provides quality support and strategic advice on health promotion to SA Dental Service staff clients, consumers and the wider community. The Division has a strategic approach to ensure that health promotion is integrated into all SA Dental Service programs and projects, and to raise awareness of the importance of oral health in overall health and well being.

The Division works in partnership with SA Dental Service staff and other agencies to promote health, prevent oral diseases and provide health information. Additionally, it supports oral health as an integral part of general health through the development of healthy public policy and organisational practices.

The Division assists SA Dental Service staff to develop local health promotion initiatives through skill development and the provision of oral health resources.

Health Promotion Division has responsibility for:

• Promoting an organisational commitment to policies and practices that incorporate the health promotion principles including those of the Ottawa Charter, Jakarta Declaration and Bangkok Charter
• Supporting SA Dental Service staff to develop and implement health promotion into their clinical practice
• Developing quality health information and resources to support SA Dental Service staff to increase awareness and to promote oral health in the community
• Developing strategic partnerships that increase oral health knowledge and practice
• Managing internal and external communication strategy to ensure consistency of message and branding
• Coordinating corporate change through the development of processes, leadership qualities and values that underpin staff behaviour
• Implementing population health promotion programs to improve oral health.

Current projects include:

Population Oral Health - Lift the Lip

Aboriginal Oral Health Program

Smoking Cessation

Crunch&Sip®

Health Promotion Practice Guidelines

Christine Morris, Director of Health Promotion

Kerry Clifford, Senior Project Officer - Population Oral Health

Tracey Gerhardy, Project Officer - Population Oral Health

Cathy Nelson, Senior Project Officer

Jane Heron-Kirkmoe, Senior Project Officer

Beverley Omoboni, Assistant Project Officer

Carly Fuda, Senior Project Officer

Leanne Rana, Crunch&Sip® Project Officer

Kellie Graves, Aboriginal Liaison Project Officer

Lisa Pigliafiori, Aboriginal Liaison Project Officer

Jenny Smith, Aboriginal Liaison Project Officer

Sophie Savvas, Business Support Officer