Tooth Decay
Dental health reorientation at root of long treatment delays - Ministry
Long, painful wait times for children are partly being caused by a successful change to dental health services, the Ministry of Health says. Audio
Thousands of children starting school with rotten teeth
A new study shows two in five children living in Auckland and Northland have teeth cavities by the time they start school.
No improvement in childhood tooth decay rates
Children in the poorest regions still have worse teeth than the rest of the country - and there are warnings that more has to be done if real gains are to be made.
'Tooth decay is a socio-economic disease'
Dentists in despair over the growing number of children with rotting teeth say the only real cure is ending poverty.
Rob Beaglehole: the sugar needs to stop
The number of children having rotting teeth surgically removed has doubled in the past ten years. Audio
Nights' Science - Teeth Talk
The cost of going to the dentist prevents many adult New Zealanders getting proper care for their teeth. So why is it so expensive and what is the impact of unaffordable dental care? We ask Prof… Audio
Nights' Science - Teeth Talk
Did you know that humans form two sets of teeth over the course of their lives - editor of Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, Prof. Murray Thomson from University of Otago is armed to the… Audio
Teeth Talk
Did you know that humans form two sets of teeth over the course of their lives? Professor of Dental Epidemiology and Public Health, also editor of New Zealand Dental Journal, Murray Thomson from the… Audio
Teeth Talk
Did you know that humans form two sets of teeth over the course of their lives? Professor of Dental Epidemiology and Public Health, also editor of New Zealand Dental Journal, Murray Thomson from the… Audio
Murray Thomson - Teeth Talk
Did you know that humans form two sets of teeth over the course of their lives - Professor of Dental Epidemiology and Public Health, also editor of New Zealand Dental Journal, Murray Thomson from the… Audio
Dentists dismiss new research claiming tooth decay declining
Dentists are disputing new research claiming tooth decay is declining in New Zealand, saying it is not giving the full picture. Audio
Surge in dental woes for NP kids
The lead dentist at New Plymouth hopsital is reporting a jump in serious tooth decay in toddlers following the decision to remove flouride from the city's water supply three years ago. Audio