Dental Services
Waikato District Health Board wants to ensure all children and adolescents have access to free of charge dental care.
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Free of charge dental care for pre-school children
Parents, guardians and whanau are encouraged to contact their local primary school to enrol their pre-school children for regular free dental checks and treatment. Information about dental care for pre-school children is available from your local Plunket nurse, GP or Tamariki Ora provider or from the
Community Oral Health Service.
Free of charge dental care for children aged 5 to years 8
Free regular dental checks and treatment for school aged children are available from the
Community Oral Health Service, which are usually provided at their local primary school.
If the school dental therapist considers that special dental treatment is required, she may refer you to a dentist who holds a contract for the provision of special dental treatment for children. This treatment will be free.
Free of charge dental care for adolescents (year 9 to 18th birthday)
Adolescents are entitled to an annual check-up and basic routine dental care free of charge from dentists who contract with Waikato District Health Board.
Also included are children, year 8 at school and under, who have been referred or released early from the school dental service as not being able to be treated by them due to medical or management reasons, and whose transfer has been approved by the DHB Approving Dental Officer.
The dentist may refer the adolescent to a specialist dentist for restorative dentistry e.g. building of partial dentures and minor surgical operations. This is available free of charge from a dentist contracted to provide special dental service to adolescents.
Routine dental treatment care focuses on the prevention of dental caries (tooth decay) and caring for teeth that need repair whether or not they give trouble. It does not include cosmetic dentistry or orthodontics e.g. if you wish for white fillings to be used on back teeth, you will have to pay for this treatment.
List of the contracted dentists
The dentists listed here are contracted by Waikato DHB to provide free of charge dental care for adolescents (year 9 to 18th birthday).
Cambridge
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Rosalind Peart-Jackson Cambridge Medical Centre 48 Alpha Street Cambridge Ph: (07) 827 5079 |
Dr Vernon Kruger Gentle Orthodontics 82 Alpha Street Cambridge Ph: (07) 823 5297 |
Dr James Goodrich Gentle Dental 2000 Ltd 33 Victoria Street Cambridge Ph: (07) 827 8953 |
Dr Firas Abdul-Adheen Gentle Dental 2000 Ltd 33 Victoria Street Cambridge Ph: (07) 827 8953 |
Hamilton
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Dr Michael Bahjejian Collingwood Dental Care 210 Collingwood Street Hamilton Ph: (07) 839 2133
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Dr William Rodney Hay South City Dental Limited 91 Kahikatea Drive Hamilton Ph: (07) 839 4041 |
Dr Saud Ibrahim Chartwell Dental Centre Limited Suite 5, Professional Suites Lynden Court, Chartwell Hamilton Ph: (07) 855 4904
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Dr Newton Joe Milwood Dental Surgery Schramm Law Building 127 Collingwood Street Hamilton Ph: (07) 839 3184 |
Dr Rakesh Manilal Jogia Peachgrove Dental 195 Peachgrove Road P O Box 12620 Hamilton Ph: (07) 855 0701 |
Dr Alfred Johnson Wave Internet Building, 1st Floor 16 Clarence Street Hamilton Ph: (07) 839 5559 |
Raukura Hauora O Tainui Dental Unit 1000 Victoria Street Hamilton Ph: (07) 839 5298 |
Dr Kawa Al-Rawenduzy Gentle Dental 2000 Ltd 24 Harwood Street Hamilton Ph: (07) 839 0353 |
Veron Kruger Thackeray Dental Limited 22 Thackeray Street Hamilton Ph: (07) 834 0977
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Dr Mahesh Parsotam Brite White Dental Centre Cnr Rostevor & Tristram Streets C/- Redicare Building 130 Rostrevor Street Hamilton Ph: (07) 958 1435 |
Dr Rahul Gautam Hamilton Accident & Emergency Dental Centre 481 Anglesea Street Hamilton Ph: (07) 834 9293 |
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Steven John Pawley Hillcrest Dental Centre 153 Cambridge Road Hamilton Ph: (07) 856 7462
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Ronald Ritchie Tristram Dental Group 103 Tristram Street Hamilton Ph: (07) 839 4080 |
Marguerite G Ritchie Bryant Road Dental Centre Westpac Building Cnr Bryant & Te Rapa Roads Hamilton Ph: (07) 849 6954 |
Dr Amir Russell 608 River Rd Chartwell Hamilton Ph: (07) 853 3166 |
Lindsay Steele Robinson Federated Farmers Building, 2nd Floor London Street Hamilton Ph: (07) 839 0450
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Dr Cushla Batcheler-Hynd NO DK Dental Limited 3rd Floor, GRE Building 24 Garden Place Hamilton Ph: (07) 839 5862 |
Lumino Dental Five Cross Roads Dental Centre Ltd Cnr Peachgrove Road & Fifth Avenue Hamilton Ph: (07) 855 6574 |
Dr Karyn Taylor Hillcrest Dental Centre 153 Cambridge Road Hamilton Ph: (07) 856 7462 |
Dr Steve Taing Northcare Dental Centre 110A Vickery Street & Pukete Road Hamilton Ph: (07) 850 5100 |
Dr Brian David Whitley Anglesea Clinic Cnr Anglesea & Thackeray Streets Hamilton Ph: (07) 858 0762 |
Dr Ronald White For Smashing Good Teeth Kings Chambers 462 Victoria Street Hamilton Ph: (07) 839 0609 |
Dr Richard Young Garden Place Dentistry Limited 3rd Floor, GRE Building 24 Garden Place Hamilton Ph: (07) 839 5862 |
Dr Sahba Rohani Relax Dental 32 Te Aroha Street Peachgrove Hamilton East Ph: (07) 855 8199
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Dr Fiona Koshy BriteWhite Dental Centre Redicare Medical Building Cnr Rostrevor & Tristram Streets Hamilton Ph: (07) 849 6954
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Huntly
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Mahendra Moopnar Huntly Dental Centre 156a Main Street Huntly Ph: (07) 828 7472 |
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| Matamata |
Vernon Kruger 31 Arawa Street Matamata Ph: (07) 888 5500 |
Dr Krishnasami Narayasami 44 Arawa Street Matamata Ph: (07) 888 7490 |
Morrinsville
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Rakesh Jogia Limited 236 Thames Street Morrinsville Ph: (07) 889 6249 |
Dr Noe Family Dental Centre Allen Street Roundabout Morrinsville Ph: (07) 889 5257 |
Dr Simon N Rees The Dentist Morrinsville AMP Building 37A Moorhouse Street Morrinsville Ph: (07) 889 5909
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Otorohanga and Putaruru
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Dr Graham James Rose Otorohanga Dental Surgery 25 Haerehuka Street Otorohanga Ph: (07) 873 8824
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| Paeroa |
Dr Natalia Pimenova Paeroa Dental Clinic 15 Princess Street Paeroa Ph: (07) 862 8757 |
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| Raglan |
Dr Andrew Parton Raglan Dentistry Limited 120 Wallis Street Raglan Ph: (07) 825 8788 |
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| Taumarunui |
Dr Renu Devi Lakra Ruapehu Dental Limited Miriama Street P O Box 126 Taumarunui Ph: (07) 895 8236 |
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| Te Awamutu |
Dr Dominic Chong Lumino Dental Limited 34 Market St Te Awamutu Ph: (07) 871 7207 |
Paul Kay Paul Kay Dental 54 Albert Park Drive Te Awamutu Ph: (07) 871 6452 |
Dr Christine Pratt Te Awamutu Medical Centre 79 Kihikihi Road Te Awamutu Ph: (07) 871 7432
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Dr Ronald Paul Pratt Te Awamutu Medical Centre 79 Kihikihi Road Te Awamutu Ph: (07) 871 7432 |
| Te Aroha |
Dr Christine Pratt Te Aroha Family Dental Practice 28 Church Street Te Aroha Ph: (07) 884 9507 |
Dr Ronald Paul Pratt Te Aroha Family Dental Practice 28 Church Street Te Aroha Ph: (07) 884 9507 |
| Te Kuiti |
Dr Xue Mei Cao Te Kuiti Dental Centre 203A Rora Street Te Kuiti Ph: (07) 878 8336 |
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| Thames |
Dr David Fornusek Thames Dental and Podiatry Clinic 437 Pollen Street Thames Ph: (07) 868 7677 |
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| Tokoroa |
Dr James Leonard Busfield P O Box 65 Tokoroa Ph: (07) 886 6767 |
Dr Shashikant Mohanbhai Patel Tokoroa Dental Centre Bridge Street Tokoroa Ph: (07) 886 5020 |
| Whangamata |
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Dr Natalia Pimenova
Whangamata Dental Care 644 Port Road Whangamata Ph: (07) 865 8886 |
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Contacts
If you have any queries about the payment for free basic dental care please contact:
- Waikato District Health Board
Planning and Funding Division
Phone (07) 834 3646
or the
- Dental Monitoring Unit – Phone (07) 347 7775
Immediate entry to a dentist listed above is not guaranteed, as a dentist may from time to time close their books due to full caseloads or choose to provide a service to family members of existing clients. The school dental service will provide information to you and your child at the end of year 8 on how to enrol with a contracted dentist.
Private dentists
You can choose to pay for your child’s/adolescent’s oral health care. In this situation there is a range of private dentists who can provide this service. They may be listed in the white and the yellow pages of the telephone directory. Private dentists are also listed on
http://webhealth.co.nz
Emergency dental care for children and adolescents
Contacting a dentist in an emergency for pre-school children and children up to year 9:
- contact the School Dental Service. If this services is not available (closed due to school holidays) then
- contact your own dentist for information of the dentist on call
- if you are not registered with a dentist contact Anglesea Clinic Dental Care in Hamilton.
Contacting a dentist in an emergency for adolescents:
- contact your own dentist for information of the dentist on call
- if you are not registered with a dentist contact Anglesea Clinic Dental Care in Hamilton.
For acute injury and trauma contact the hospital Accident and Emergency Department.
Emergency dental services for low income adults
Emergency dental care is that which is immediately necessary for the relief of pain and infection.
Eligible clients/patients
- Services should be provided to any holder of a valid Community Services Card.
Exclusions
There are some exclusions to this service. They can be confirmed by speaking to your dentist, WINZ or Matt Watson at Waikato DHB (
phone (07) 834 3646 Ext:7936).
The following dentists have an agreement with Waikato DHB to provide Emergency Dental Care for Low Income Adults:
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Dr Michael Bahjejian Collingwood Dental Care 210 Collingwood Street Hamilton Ph: (07) 839 2133 |
Dr Alfred Johnson Wave Internet Building, 1st Floor 16 Clarence Street Hamilton Ph: (07) 839 5559 |
Raukura Hauora O Tainui Dental Unit 1000 Victoria Street Hamilton Ph: (07) 839 5298
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Dr Kawa Al-Rawenduzy Gentle Dental 2000 Ltd 24 Harwood Street Hamilton Ph: (07) 839 0353 |
Dr Ronald White For Smashing Good Teeth Kings Chambers 462 Victoria Street Hamilton Ph: (07) 839 0609 |
Dr Cushla Batcheler-Hynd NO DK Dental Limited 3rd Floor, GRE Building 24 Garden Place Hamilton Ph: (07) 839 5862 |
Dr Amir Russell 608 River Rd Chartwell Hamilton Ph: (07) 853 3166
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Dr Steven Pawley Hillcrest Dental Surgery 153 Cambridge Road Hamilton Ph: (07) 856 7462
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Dr Sahba Rohani Relax Dental 32 Te Aroha Street Peachgrove Hamilton East Ph: (07) 855 8199 |
Raukura Hauora O Tainui Dental Unit 1000 Victoria Street Hamilton Ph: (07) 839 5298 |
Matamata
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Dr Krishnasami Narayasami 44 Arawa Street Matamata Ph: (07) 888 7490
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Morrinsville
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Dr Simon N Rees The Dentist Morrinsville AMP Building 37A Moorhouse Street Morrinsville Ph: (07) 889 5909
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Dr Noe Family Dental Centre Allen Street Roundabout Morrinsville Ph: (07) 889 5257 |
| Otorohanga and Putaruru |
Dr Graham James Rose Otorohanga Dental Surgery 25 Haerehuka Street Otorohanga Ph: (07) 873 8824 |
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Raglan
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Dr Andrew Parton Raglan Dentistry Limited 120 Wallis Street Raglan Ph: (07) 825 8788 |
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| Taumarunui |
Dr Renu Devi Lakra Ruapehu Dental Limited Miriama Street Taumarunui Ph: (07) 895 8236 |
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| Te Awamutu |
Paul Kay Paul Kay Dental 54 Albert Park Drive Te Awamutu Ph: (07) 871 6452
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Dr Ronald Paul Pratt Te Awamutu Medical Centre 79 Kihikihi Road Te Awamutu Ph: (07) 871 7432 |
| Te Kuiti |
Dr Xue Mei Cao Te Kuiti Dental Centre 203A Rora Street Te Kuiti Ph: (07) 878 8336
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Tokoroa
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Dr Shashikant Mohanbhai Patel Tokoroa Dental Centre Bridge Street Tokoroa Ph: (07) 886 5020 |
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