Next steps in rebuilding our health system - Hipkins

The Labour Party will expand mental health services to young people, undertake more planned care including elective surgeries, fund more medicines and provide targeted dental support to those who need it the most in the next phase of rebuilding New Zealand’s health system.

University of Otago's Faculty of Dentistry provides emergency dental care

Deep inside a locked-down Dunedin building, a dedicated team of Otago University dentists is operating in high-risk conditions to provide emergency dental care.

This is dangerous work and every member of the close-knit group is there voluntarily.

New dental units to provide greater accesibility to services

"Brush O Saurus" and "Molars on Rollers" have joined the fleet of MidCentral DHB mobile dental units, and will be bringing dental care to harder to reach parts of the MidCentral region.

Mobile dental clinic issue being addressed

Canterbury District Health Board has taken immediate action to resolve air quality issues in one of its 22 mobile community dental clinics where higher than expected concentrations of airborne formaldehyde have been found.

Regional drive to improve adolescent oral health

Waitemata DHB is encouraging all adolescents to take advantage of the free Auckland Regional Dental Service before their 18th birthday.

The Auckland Regional Dental Service (ARDS) provides free dental care to all those under 18 years of age living in the greater Auckland area.

Waikato welcomes first ever male dental therapist

Caption: Ajeshwar Lal has joined The Cambridge Community Dental Clinic as the first ever male dental therapist for the region.

Women alone have manned the Community Oral Health Service in the Waikato region for just short of a century.

Until now.

More kids getting free dental care thanks to mobile smile unit

Secondary school students in New Zealand are some of the first to benefit from a brand new, state of the art mobile dental clinic, which is providing free dental treatment at schools around the Auckland region.

New dental clinic opened at Morrinsville Primary School

Hundreds of Morrinsville children will get an improved oral health outcome after the opening of a new school-based dental service today at Morrinsville Primary School.

Aranui Community Dental Clinic open day

The Canterbury Health System is helping children living in the eastern suburbs smile with improved access to better dental care.

7000 Waikato Children To Benefit From New Hamilton Dental Clinic

Some 7000 Waikato children will benefit from a new Waikato District Health Board community dental clinic opening at Frankton Primary School in Hamilton tomorrow (Thursday 26 May).