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'Terrible pain': Woman left in agony after dentist puts crown on wrong tooth
The previously 'perfectly healthy' tooth later required a root canal.
Māori dentist graduates as specialist, breaking 50-year gap at Otago
Dr Jonathan Martin urges Māori rangatahi to pursue healthcare, saying 'Your cultural identity is your greatest strength.'
The best and worst habits for your teeth
New York Times: Dentists talk charcoal toothpastes, flavoured coffees and more.
Māori three times more likely to need emergency dental care
New study identified oral health inequities for Māori
Ask a Doctor: My partner of 20 years has terrible breath. Help
Telegraph: Dr James Le Fanu answers readers’ questions. This week: Halitosis.
Electric toothbrushes are better for your teeth - but the right technique matters more
'The most important thing is not so much the brush, but the brusher.'
Making these midlife lifestyle changes could prevent dementia
Midlife is proving a key period where intervention could prevent almost half of all cases.
Anti-fluoride group loses High Court bid to stop Hastings council adding fluoride to water
Fluoridation in Hastings water recommenced on April 8, 2024.
Jaw advancement surgery needed for 12yo who had braces fitted by untrained dentist
The 12-year-old's mother was led to believe the dentist was an orthodontist.
The data debate: Have children’s teeth really improved in a city where fluoride was removed?
An expert says an anti-fluoride campaigner's use of Health NZ stats is 'misleading'.
Thieving dental clinic worker claims she had a medical condition that 'made her steal'
Roxanne Arsi altered invoices sent by the clinic so the money went into her account.
Fluoride to be reintroduced to Hastings’ water after eight years
Council stopped adding fluoride to allow for chlorine.
Healthy schools: How Labour’s fizzy drinks ban went flat
Erica Stanford says removing sugary drinks is no longer a government priority.
'Move to Auckland': Dentists tell parents to wait 'up to three years' for kids' check-ups
14 per cent of kids due for an oral health check-up in 2022 are yet to be seen.
Why half of all Kiwis are avoiding the dentist
Nothing will change unless the Government acts, the NZ Dental Association says.
Why tooth enamel is so important - and how to protect it
New York Times: Some people simply have thinner or more brittle enamel.
Don't try these dental hacks from TikTok on your teeth
TikTok is full of videos that demonstrate DIY hacks. But do they deliver?
Waterbeds, wine coolers and wool bathing shorts: What Consumers Price Index tells us about our past
The CPI has been around for more than 100 years, so is a window to our past.
Dental professional honoured in New Year list
Barbara Dewson began her career as a school dental nurse in Ohakune.
'Tooth fairy' brings smiles for whānau
Despite being fined for working without a dental technician qualification, Māori in Northland support the woman known as 'the Tooth Fairy.' Video / Te Ao Māori News
'Tooth fairy' fined $7k for making dentures for desperate locals
Tooth fairy Claire Wihongi-Matene was fined for low-cost unlicensed denture service.
IRD puts four Auckland dentistry companies under
The businesses were in receivership till last April but repaid creditors $5m to escape.
Phone not pliers helps patient resolve toothache agony
With throat and mouth swelling, head pounding and painkillers useless, he needed 'relief'.
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'Costing the country money': Far North physio and dentist shortage reaches crisis point
The Far North is facing a shortage of dentists, hygienists and physios following Covid.
Helen Robinson: Affordable dental care would make everyone smile
It’s not right that people in a developed country such as NZ should suffer so badly.