Table 1.

Focus group themes and sub-themes

Theme	Sub-Theme
More oral health knowledge and training to meet the local community’s needs	• Understanding Aboriginal ways of doing health service provision
	• Current oral health training, knowledge and practices
Trust builds empowered relationships	• Building trust
	• Supporting women to make choices
Colonisation and intergenerational trauma: systemic barriers	• External barriers to accessing dental services
	• Feelings of ‘shame’: fear, anxiety and judgement
Systems that provide continuity of care	• Working in two worlds
	• Need for a priority dental referral pathway