Free Dental Care for Children

One of our Community Dental Service preventive mobiles will be visiting your school soon, we hope to be at Haeata by the end of next week (March 31) or the beginning of the next week (April 3).

We will be aiming to see that all school age children enrolled with the Community Dental Service have their dental check-up in the dental mobile while it is there.

To do this we will be asking the school to provide your child’s name, address and your contact information.

The dental therapist will not only be checking the children’s teeth but will also X-ray, clean, and apply protective treatments fluoride and or Fissure sealants (coating put on teeth to prevent decay) if required.

If your child requires further dental care such as fillings they will bring home a ‘Care Plan’ which will explain what dental care and appointment times are required

When you receive the ‘Care Plan’ please contact our Call Centre as soon as possible as you will need to arrange a time to bring your child to one of our Community Clinics for this dental care

Please let us know ASAP if you do not wish your child to have any of this care, you can talk to the staff in the mobile or phone/email our Call Centre

If you wish to be present at your child’s check up this will need to take place at our community clinic so please phone/email our Call Centre to make an appointment

Please contact our Call Centre if you want further information on the Community Dental Service, to enrol your child or if you have any specific questions about your child’s dental care (a dental therapist will call you back)

To contact our Call Centre: phone 0800 846 983 / email commdental@cdhb.health.nz