Under the proposal, students would work out of the city's TAFE, servicing residents while gaining valuable clinic hours.

CSU Faculty of Science Dean Professor Nick Klomp said while the idea was still in its infancy, the university was developing a three-stage plan to improve dental services in the city.

"Stage one is providing more dentists in rural areas, which is already happening as many of CSU students end up working in the country," Prof Klomp said.

"Stage two is expanding our clinical placements all around NSW. Stage three is to have a dedicated facility for a dental clinic where students can learn while working on members of the public."

Resident Leon Thorpe, who mentors student doctors when they come to the city for their placements and has been working towards an established dental station in Griffith for years, said the announcement was very encouraging.

"The principal of the tech college (TAFE) told me he would be able to provide a facility at the tech college for a dental workstation," he said.

"Since we already have a relationship with CSU, student dentists could come here and take on patients under supervision of a local dentist and treat people who are really in need, like other towns in the CSU education area already do."

Prof Klomp said while the dedicated space was a good start towards establishing a clinic, more was needed to be done before anything official could be announced.

"The space is a good start, but we are still $5 million short of what's required for chairs and equipment, but that's absolutely doable," he said.

"But if we get the support of Griffith and local practitioners it's absolutely possible."

Griffith mayor Mike Neville said council would back the proposal as any new medical service in the city would be a huge boost for its residents.

"We would absolutely support it," he said. "There are two to three-month waiting lists for emergencies at the moment in Griffith and anything to help ease that is welcome. CSU is fairly responsible when looking at different services for Griffith because it know it's a growing area. If TAFE, other dentists and CSU were on board then it's ideal."

Prof Klomp said at the present CSU was looking to expand its clinic placements for student dentists and had already been approached by dentists in Griffith who wanted to be involved.