Find a dentist for teenagers
Teenagers who are eligible to receive publicly funded health care are entitled to free oral health care until their 18th birthday. Find an adolescent dental care provider in your community that provides free dental care to teenagers from Year 9 until their 18th birthday.
Eligibility for free dental care
Teenagers must be eligible for publicly funded health care to receive free dental services.
Eligibility for publicly funded health servicesexternal link
To enrol for this free service, contact one of the adolescent dental care providers listed below.
Once enrolled, teenagers are entitled to:
- one dental exam per calendar year (approximately every 12 months)
- additional consultations and basic treatments (if required).
Dental appointments for teenagers
If your teenager has not had a dental exam in the last 12 months, or requires urgent dental care, and they are:
- Already enrolled with a free adolescent dental care provider, please contact their provider directly.
- Not enrolled with a free adolescent dental care provider, please choose a provider in the Wellington Region from the list below and contact them directly to enrol your teenager and book an appointment for them.
Changing your teenager's dental provider
- Contact your current dental provider and let them know that your teenager is switching to another provider. This is a good time to ask when your teenager's last dental exam was.
- Contact the new dental provider to enrol your teenager. Tell them when your teenager's last dental exam was. If your teenager has not had a free dental exam in 12 months or 9 months if they are 17 years old, you will be able to book a free yearly dental exam for them with the new provider.
If you no longer live in the Wellington Region, visit Healthpoint to find a provider in your region.
Dentistry — Healthpointexternal link
If you require further assistance, contact the Adolescent Oral Health Coordinator and leave a message for a call back
- Phone: 04 570 9273
- Email: Adolescent_Oral_Health@huttvalleydhb.org.nz
List of free adolescent dental care providers
| Dental provider | College | Phone number |
| Capital Dental - Hutt Valley |
Naenae College Taita College Wainuiomata High School St Bernard's College Sacred Heart College St Patricks College Silverstream Heretaunga College Upper Hutt College |
021 0297 4020 |
| Simply Dental - Wellington, Porirua & Kāpiti |
Wellington East Girls St. Catherine's Wellington High School Rongotai Scots St. Patrick's Onslow Tawa Porirua Aotea Bishop Viard Mana Kāpiti Paraparaumu |
0800 123 343 |
| Dental provider | Address | Phone |
| Johnsonville Dental Centre | 128 Johnsonville Road, Johnsonville | 939 8649 |
| Johnsonville Family Dentist | Level 1, Suite 6, 120 Johnsonville Road | 213 5355 |
| Lumino Johnsonville (existing families only) | 121 Moorefield Road, Johnsonville | 939 1688 |
| Sunshine Dental Johnsonville | 11 Broderick Road | 478 4128 |
| The Dental Studio Johnsonville | 123 Moorefield Road | 568 4006 |
| Dental provider | Address | Phone |
| Beachside Dental Surgery | 331 Kapiti Road, Paraparaumu Beach | 298 6004 |
| Care Dental (existing families only) | 1 Realm Drive, Paraparaumu | 293 2273 |
| Lumino Coastlands Dental Health (existing families only) | Westside Plaza, Coastlands Mall, Paraparaumu | 296 1155 |
| Lumino Waikanae (not currently seeing teenage patients) | 108 Main Road, Waikanae | 293 3392 |
| Raumati Dental Centre | 17 Raumati Road, Raumati | 299 6447 |
| Rimu Road Dental Surgery | 159 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu | 333 3083 |
| Dental provider | Address | Phone |
| Khandallah Dental Centre (existing patients only) | 2 Ganges Road | 479 2294 |
| Dental provider | Address | Phone |
| Real Dentistry | 72 Rongotai Road, Kilbirnie | 387 9392 |
| Dental provider | Address | Phone |
| Capital Dental College Mobile Service | Naenae College, Sacred Heart College, St Bernard’s College, Taita College, Wainuiomata High School | 021 0297 4020 |
| Capital Dental Lower Hutt (Ropata Dental Centre) | 577 High Street, Lower Hutt | 566 7008 |
| Capital Dental Petone | 272 Jackson Street, Petone | 920 0880 |
| Eastbourne Dental Centre | Cnr Marine Parade and Rimu Street, Eastbourne | 562 7506 |
| Fisher Dental (existing families only) | 49 Witako Street, Lower Hutt | 569 6748 |
| Gentle Dental Centre Lower Hutt | Level 1, 131 Queens Drive, Lower Hutt | 566 2211 |
| Karen Lee Dental Practice | 26 Knights Road | 472 8761 |
| Lumino Hutt City Dental (existing families only) | 40 Bloomfield Terrace, Lower Hutt |
569 6322 |
| Lumino Queens Drive | Level 2, JAG Legal Building, 119 Queens Drive | 569 9320 |
| Petone Dental Centre | 374 Jackson Street, Petone | 832 4428 |
| Stephen Law Dental | 26 Knights Road, Lower Hutt | 566 1353 |
| Supreme Dental Concepts Lower Hutt | 1/9 Raroa Road, Lower Hutt | 570 0520 |
| Switch Dental | Level 1, 52 Queens Drive | 569 6808 |
| The Dental Studio Lower Hutt | Verve @ Connolly Bld, Level 1, 2 Connolly Street | 568 4006 |
| Whai Oranga Dental - Cuc Dang | 7 The Strand, Wainuiomata |
564 6966 |
| Dental provider | Address | Phone |
| Capital Dental Ngaio | 42 Ottawa Road, Ngiao | 830 1366 |
| Dental provider | Address | Phone |
| Darling Dental (existing patients only) | Unit 14/99 Mana Esplanade, Paremata | 237 4414 |
| Ora Toa Medical Centre (Ora Toa patients only) | 178 Bedford Street, Cannons Creek | 237 5152 |
| Simply Dental College Mobile Service | Porirua College, Aotea College, Bishop Viard College, Mana College | 0800 123 343 |
| Sunshine Dental Porirua | 4 Lydney Place, Porirua | 237 6148 |
| Whitby Dental Centre (existing families only) | Lakeside Centre, Discovery Drive, Whitby | 234 7237 |
| Wishart Dental Surgery | 5 Hartham Place, Porirua | 237 8450 |
| Dental provider | Address | Phone |
| Art of Dentistry | 10 Royal Street, Upper Hutt | 527 9437 |
| Ashwin Magan | Level 3, 84-90 Main Street, Upper Hutt | 527 7914 |
| Capital Dental College Mobile Service | St Patrick's Silverstream, Heretaunga College, Upper Hutt College | 021 0297 4020 |
| Capital Dental Upper Hutt | 9-21 Main Street, Upper Hutt | 528 2458 |
| Gentle Dental Centre Upper Hutt (existing patients only) | 22 Royal Street, Upper Hutt | 528 5302 |
| Lumino Dental Silverstream (existing patients only) | Silverstream Village Shop, 14/Cnr Whitemans Rd & Kiln St, Upper Hutt | 528 3984 |
| Dental provider | Address | Phone |
| Capital Dental Brandon Street | Brandon Street Dentists, 29 Brandon Street | 473 7632 |
| Capital Dental The Terrace | Ground Floor, Montreaux Building, 164 The Terrace | 499 9360 |
| Capital Dental Thorndon | 1 Murphy Street, Thorndon | 499 8608 |
| Discover Dental | Wakefield House, Level 1, 90 The Terrace | 472 3510 |
| Ferry Dental | 155 The Terrace, Wellington | 472 7826 |
| Gentle Dental Centre Ghuznee Street | 81 Ghuznee Street, Te Aro | 384 6046 |
| Lumino Symes De Silva (existing families only) | 97-99 Courtney Place, Te Aro | 801 5551 |
| Mary McBride | 3/310 Tinakori Road , Thorndon | 909 7525 |
| Parm Gill | Thorndon Dental, 246 Tinakori Road | 472 8353 |
| Raymond Joe | 155 The Terrace | 472 5377 |
| Simply Dental | 3rd Floor AMI Plaza, 342 Lambton Quay | 0800 123 343 |
| Supreme Dental Concepts Wellington | 32 Lorne Street, Te Aro | 801 6228 |
| Victoria Street Dental | Level 6, 86 Victoria Street | 555 1001 |
| Wellington Dentists | 124A Willis Street, Te Aro | 499 1091 |