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Flying Dentists visit Victorian communities to provide free dental checks

The RFDS team of volunteer dentists and a group of volunteer dental students from Bendigo recently visited the Shire of Gannawarra as part of a Rural Engaging Communities in Oral Health Project.

Hobart hosts 100th meeting of the Flying Doctor National Board

The 100th meeting of the Board of Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS) being held in Hobart today will consider action in response to evidence that the main cause of potentially preventable hospital admissions is poor dental care.

Help keep the Flying Doctor flying with community fundraising

Fundraise on your own, with a group of friends or colleagues, at school or at your work. Whether you are looking to holding a high tea, a footy match with your local club or a sausage sizzle, community fundraising is fun and rewarding.

RFDS committed to improving health outcomes for remote communities

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) in Tasmania is committed to assisting to improve the health outcomes of remote and rural Tasmanians.

RFDS Connects with Company Directors

54 shocks keep Gene alive in the air

Watch the remarkable Nine News Adelaide story of the survival of heart patient Gene Hildebrand and his dramatic RFDS flight from Alice Springs to Adelaide for emergency heart surgery on 6 July 2015.

Going the Distance a huge sucess

The Going the Distance Dinner was held on Thursday 20 August 2015 at the Myer Mural Hall and it was a great success.

Outback Odyssey delivers $123,000

A gruelling eight-day trek from Alice Springs to Darwin via Queensland has raked in a record $123,000 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. This year, 68 competitors drove 27 pre-1985 vehicles in the 23rd edition of the OZ Outback Odyssey in style.