Based in Launceston, the Royal Flying Doctor Service Tasmania was officially formed on September 12th 1960, and has steadily grown over the past 60 years. Today, we provide physical, mental and dental health services across the Break O’Day, George Town, Fingal Valley, Glamorgan Spring Bay, Central Highlands, Meander Valley, King Island, Flinders Island, Dorset, Bruny Island, Tasman Peninsula and Huon Valley local government areas. The ever-expanding RFDS Tasmania Dental Program is a free community-based program funded by the Commonwealth Government, with dental staff travelling to rural and remote locations weekly and tailoring dental care to accommodate a community’s needs. This often means working from fixed clinics in rural towns, operating clinics at schools and aged care facilities and providing ongoing, long-term care for their patients. RFDS Tasmania Primary Health Care services, funded by Primary Health Tasmania, work in partnership with general practitioners, allied health professionals and local service providers with the aim of supporting people in rural areas with mental illness, cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, dementia and chronic musculoskeletal conditions.