client perspectives on an aboriginal community led oral health service in rural australia objective an oral health service was implemented using a unique community development approach for northern nsw australian aboriginal communities in 201314 this study examined the views of children and parents who accessed the service including the extent of reported dental problems oral health knowledge attitudes and behaviour accessibility of oral health services satisfaction and cultural sensitivity of the servicemethods a survey of the children who accessed this service was conducted between october 2014 and december 2014results a total of 49 71 aboriginal children aged 414 or parents of provided responses to the survey all agreed that healthy teeth were important 100 but many thought oral disease leading to extraction was normal 68 high levels of oral pain were reported 66 half 53 reported brushing morning and night access to the new dental health service was reported as easy 92 many walked 47 or were driven 35 in 30 min 90 all respondents were happy with their dental treatment and that their aboriginal heritage was respected by the oral health team 100conclusion the implementation of a new community led oral health service to northern nsw aboriginal communities was shown here to be wellutilised respected and in an area of high need the collaborative approach could be continued to be utilised to implement targeted community led health promotion programs to facilitate and encourage better oral health practices for the aboriginal children in these communities