Dentists performing orthodontics serious problem, specialists say
A dentist can perform orthodontic work without training as a specialist orthodontist.
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Open your mouth and say argh! Dentist censured for root canal on wrong tooth
The dentist diagnosed tooth 41 but performed the root canal treatment on tooth 31.
A 70yo man has 10 broken teeth and can't eat properly. A Good Samaritan came forward with $20,000.
The 70-year-old can't afford to fix his teeth, but now a Good Samaritan could help.
'Huge public support': dental petition to be delivered
Every month a charity helps people who tried to fix their own teeth.
'My hand's sore from pulling so many': $20m spent a year tearing out rotten teeth
This petition follows a 10,000-signature one presented in August 2017.
Free dental for adults? Minister considering official advice
Roughly a third of Kiwis have untreated tooth decay amid calls for free treatment.
Childhood tooth decay associated with injury - study
Children who have broken bones or other injuries likely to also have dental decay.
DIY dentistry: Excruciating moment man takes power drill to his teeth
WARNING: GRAPHIC: Rotorua man couldn't afford to go to the dentist - so he did this.
Niki Bezzant: Fortune smiles on good health
COMMENT: Our mouths are a mirror, in many ways, to our bodies.
The huge expense of going to the dentist: Kiwis resort to DIY on their teeth
The Health Minister says there is "huge unmet need" in oral health.
Local Focus Waste Free Hack 4: The waste jar
Four months rubbish in one glass jar. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus Waste Free Hack 3: DIY toothpaste
Say goodbye to toothpaste tubes. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Political Roundup: Pulling teeth - the fight for free dental care
COMMENT: Last year 7000 children required hospital dental treatment.
Rotten: 1500 decayed teeth pulled out of kids in this region
Nationally, 36,000 decayed teeth had to be removed from kids aged 13 and under.
South Auckland to get new $28.2m dental clinic
The aim is for the new facility to be completed in 2020.
'Anti-sugar man' joins Clark's team
Dr Beaglehole is a dentist and advocate of a sugar tax.
Time to tax sugary drinks, say health boards
"NZ children could live shorter lives than their parents."
Dental care bites wallets: Kiwis leaving teeth to rot
Can you afford to take care of your teeth? The dire state of the nation's oral health.
Detective Sugar Spotter educating kids about sugar and tooth decay
Charity writing book to show 'vast amounts' of sugar in our food and harm it does to teeth
Dental decay in Kiwi kids 'disease of poverty'
Most of thousands of under-12s needing rotting teeth pulled from poorer families - experts
Think tank finds evidence weak for sugar tax
The Ministry of Health-commissioned report found only weak evidence for sugar taxes.
Free mobile dental clinic swamped
Scheme with local iwi to deliver free dental care in Wairoa may be extended.
The five dental trends you should avoid
Here's why you should stop drinking hot lemon water.
Helen Clark lobbies Govt for free dental care
Helen Clark took to Twitter to implore Government to consider free dental care for all.
Dental health in New Zealand's children
Data was provided under the Official Information Act by the Ministry of Health to the New Zealand Herald.
NZ scientists alarmed at captive orcas' teeth
Kiwi scientists have helped reveal the sorry state of teeth in captive killer whales.
Candidates to front up to Napier Grey Power
Napier's political candidates set to face hard-hitting questions at public meeting today.
Dentists go mobile for needy children
A mobile dentistry clinic is being launched for needy families in West Auckland
Records of thousands of kids scrutinised
Medical records of thousands of children under scrutiny in dental contamination scare.
Dental scare: Emergency blood tests
School children will be tested for hepatitis and HIV today after they were treated with potentially contaminated dental equipment.
Nine foods that whiten your teeth
A dentist has shared his top tips for keeping teeth pearly white the natural way - without damaging your teeth (or your wallet).
Is this the end of fillings in our teeth?
Scientists are claiming painful visits to the dentist could become a thing of the past, thanks to an Alzheimer's drug.