Saturday 15 May

Teddy Bear Hospital is back again this year for its ninth year! This is an awesome event run by Otago Medical and Dental Students where children can bring in their sick teddies and have them checked by our teddy doctors and dentists. Our aim is to reduce some of the anxiety and fear that children experience at the prospect of visiting the doctor or dentist. This venture is thus preventative in nature, attempting to provide children with the opportunity to see that visiting these health professionals can be exciting and fun, rather than being scary and daunting.

Our annual Community Day, which is open to the public, is being held on Saturday 15th of May this year from 10am-4pm at the Hunter Centre (corner of Great King and Frederick Streets) and a second Community Day in South Dunedin (location TBC). As well as teddy doctor and dentist consultations, we will have a sausage sizzle, bouncy castle, face painting, obstacle courses, students from the Schools of Pharmacy, Nursing and Physiotherapy, St John Ambulance and more!

Community day is open to children of any age, however children aged 3-8, or those that have had a hard time with health care professionals in the past, seem to benefit the most.

Teddy Bear Hospital is a free event which is really popular each year, so bookings are essential! Consultations can be booked by visiting our website: https://tbhdunedin.org/. Please note that this year bookings are only required for the North Dunedin Community Day at Hunter Centre.

This is a non-profit event that relies on assistance from the community to make this happen. We would really appreciate it if you could help us advertise in your school newsletter. I have also attached a poster to this email for you to use, if you would like.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us through this email: tbhdunedin@gmail.com