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Local Focus Waste Free Hack 4: The waste jar
Four months rubbish in one glass jar. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
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COMMENT: Last year 7000 children required hospital dental treatment.
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
The Ministry of Health-commissioned report found only weak evidence for sugar taxes.
Scheme with local iwi to deliver free dental care in Wairoa may be extended.
Here's why you should stop drinking hot lemon water.
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.
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.
If you're concerned about keeping your teeth white, you may want to take these items off your menu.
An investigation has revealed the evidence in support of flossing is "weak" and could do more harm than good.
The popularity of a lily-white smile spawned a billion-dollar business for Procter & Gamble. For gold, it's meant only more bad news.
Abano Healthcare, the listed medical and dental centre investor, expects an uplift in annual earnings.
Almost half of adults have moderate fears about going to the dentist, and 5 to 10 per cent have told researchers they avoid dental care as a result.
Lauded as a revolution in teeth cleaning, electric brushes may do more damage than good.
Dental care doesn't come cheap in NZ but an inspired Kiwi is one step closer to providing free dental care for the poor after winning an AMP scholarship.
What if flossing wasn't so important after all - what if it made no real difference to dental health? That's the suggestion emerging from a new body of research.