NZNO nurses, healthcare assistants and some midwives plan to strike from 9am on Wednesday 30 July to 9am on Thursday 31 July. Patient safety is our priority and our hospitals will remain open. Continue to attend all appointments unless we have contacted you directly to reschedule.
Good oral health is important for overall good health and wellbeing. We provide free routine oral health care for eligible tamariki (children) and rangatahi (teenagers) from birth until their 18th birthday in Southland and Otago, even if they have left school.
Contact community oral health services by:
Community Oral Health Service
Private Bag 1921
Dunedin 9054
Community Oral Health Service
PO Box 828
Invercargill 9840
The community oral health service provides free routine dental care for all tamariki who meet the eligibility criteria for publicly funded health care services.
Contact us if you need help to check your eligibility for our service.
Enrol your tamariki and rangatahi with the community oral health service by filling out our enrolment form:
Our service offers free routine dental care for eligible tamariki in New Zealand from birth until the end of their school year 8 (around age 12).
We provide:
Contact us to arrange an appointment for your tamariki.
Free routine dental care is available for all eligible rangatahi until their 18th birthday, even if they have left school. In Otago and Southland, their free dental care transfers from the community oral health service to a participating local dental provider at the start of school year 9.
At the end of school year 8, the community oral health service will support rangatahi to transfer to a participating local dental provider. This is a dentist, oral health therapist or dental therapist who is approved to provide free dental care on behalf of Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora.
Contact us for a list of current participating dental providers in your local area, or visit Healthpoint.
Dentistry in Waitaki (Oamaru to Palmerston) — Healthpoint
Dentistry in Dunedin and South Otago — Healthpoint
Alongside our community clinics located in the main cities and towns, we have a small fleet of mobile dental clinics that visit smaller townships and rural areas across the region. We let each local community know in advance when a mobile dental clinic is coming to their area.
If your tamaiti requires dental care when the mobile dental clinic is not in your area, they can seek this care at their nearest community clinic or at a clinic convenient for you.
Contact us to arrange an appointment.
