Considering the various barriers to prenatal dental care in Australia, it is evident that the most practical and cost- effective way of maintaining oral health of mothers during this period is to focus on early interventions, one of the main themes highlighted in Australia’s National Oral Health Plan (2004–2013) (National Advisory Committee on Oral Health 2004). To achieve this objective, one of the key areas of action advocated in the National Plan has been the need to build partnerships between the oral health sector and other human service providers to build capacity in non-dental staff in oral health and oral health promotion.