Dental care for children (from birth until end of school year 8)

An overview of dental care for children Clinics open this week
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Dental care for teenagers (from year 9 until 18th birthday)

Dental care is free for teens under 18. Our goal is to improve oral health for adolescents, so they can enter adulthood with a confident, healthy smile.

An overview of dental care for teenagers

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Online enrolment for New Zealand citizens

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Oral health topics

Accidents and mouth injuries Anaesthesia for your surgery Appointments for children with special care requirements Baby teeth Fillings Fissure sealants Fluoride varnish Hall technique
Hypomineralisation Pulpotomy Silver Diamine Fluoride Stainless steel crowns Tooth decay Tooth grinding Stainless steel crowns

Contact us

Bee Healthy Regional Dental Service is open Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm.

Phone us on 0800 825 583 (0800 TALK TEETH). All calls are free. Leave a detailed message with:

  • your child's name
  • your child's date of birth
  • a contact phone number.

You can email non-urgent enquiries to dental@huttvalleydhb.org.nz 

You can write to us at:

Bee Healthy Regional Dental Service
Private Bag 31907
Lower Hutt 5040

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Let's Talk Teeth: It's Easy to Protect Your Family's Smile

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It's Easy to Protect Your Family's Smile – Niuean version

Reviewed June 2019

It's Easy to Protect Your Family's Smile – te reo Māori

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