Dental Care
The Week in Detail: COP27, Te Urewera, and Make It 16
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Nearly half of NZers cannot afford dental care - new report
Most New Zealanders are all too aware of what a kick in the teeth a bill from the dentist can be.
New Zealanders spend $2.5 million a day on dental care, averaging $350 per visit which is crippling… Video, Audio
Thousands of children have hospital dental treatment
Nearly 9000 children and teens needed dental work under general anaesthetic last year for largely preventable conditions.
Dental care in New Zealand
We spoke last week about the high cost of dental care in New Zealand and now the NZ Medical Association has lent their weight to the call for more affordable dental care. Audio
Adults are being priced out of going to the dentist
Is dental care a right, or a privilege? While it's free for all under-18s, the hefty costs put many adults off taking care of their teeth. Audio
Is it time for free dental care?
Political commentator Bryce Edwards has written an opinion piece today saying the campaign for free universal dental care must continue. Oral health is separate from general health so doesn't come… Audio
Council defends planned water fluoridation
Fluoridation of south Taranaki's water supply was necessary to help fight a high degree of poor dental health in the area, South Taranaki District Council told the Supreme Court. Audio
Children forced to wait more than a year for dental check-up
A Dunedin principal is "disappointed and disturbed" some children are waiting more than 12 months due to a shortage of dental therapists.