Every month a charity helps people who tried to fix their own teeth.

This petition follows a 10,000-signature one presented in August 2017.

Children who have broken bones or other injuries likely to also have dental decay.

COMMENT: Our mouths are a mirror, in many ways, to our bodies.

Calls are growing for more affordable dental care.

The Health Minister says there is "huge unmet need" in oral health.

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Nationally, 36,000 decayed teeth had to be removed from kids aged 13 and under.

The aim is for the new facility to be completed in 2020.

Dr Beaglehole is a dentist and advocate of a sugar tax.

"NZ children could live shorter lives than their parents."

Can you afford to take care of your teeth? The dire state of the nation's oral health.

Charity writing book to show 'vast amounts' of sugar in our food and harm it does to teeth

Most of thousands of under-12s needing rotting teeth pulled from poorer families - experts

From fruit tea to brushing after breakfast.

The Ministry of Health-commissioned report found only weak evidence for sugar taxes.

Helen Clark took to Twitter to implore Government to consider free dental care for all.

Data was provided under the Official Information Act by the Ministry of Health to the New Zealand Herald.

Kiwi scientists have helped reveal the sorry state of teeth in captive killer whales.

Napier's political candidates set to face hard-hitting questions at public meeting today.

A mobile dentistry clinic is being launched for needy families in West Auckland

Medical records of thousands of children under scrutiny in dental contamination scare.

School children will be tested for hepatitis and HIV today after they were treated with potentially contaminated dental equipment.

A dentist has shared his top tips for keeping teeth pearly white the natural way - without damaging your teeth (or your wallet).

Scientists are claiming painful visits to the dentist could become a thing of the past, thanks to an Alzheimer's drug.

Finding affordable dental care in the big smoke can be like pulling teeth, driving many to head to the regions and smaller cities to get a cheaper deal.

Abano Healthcare told shareholders it expects to lift first-half profit by up to 50 percent in 2017 with earnings driven by dental acquisitions.

Once plagued by the state of her teeth, this Auckland mother's pearly whites are now world famous.