Oral Health

Media Releases

2 March 2009: Survey looks into oral health of New Zealanders
About 2000 adults and 1000 children are expected to take part in the 2009 New Zealand Oral Health Survey that is being conducted from March to November 2009.

10 June 2008: Media Release: Ministry of Health statement on amalgam & other dental filling materials
Dr Robin Whyman, chief dental officer, said the Ministry of Health's positon on the use of amalgam for dental fillings had not changed.

30 November 2007: Oral Health Target: Adolescent Use of Free Dental Services Improving
Community-based oral health services open year round and equipped with modern facilities have helped Invercargill reach more Maori and Pacific children, the two groups most likely to have poorer oral health.

27 July 2007: Ministry releases Oral Health Research Fund
The Ministry of Health is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement with the New Zealand Dental Association to launch the Oral Health Research Fund. The New Zealand Dental Assocation will distribute funding of up to $100,000 per annum over three years towards short term oral health research projects.

12 Dec 2006: Oral health the issue? Let's talk fluoridation (www.beehive.govt.nz)
New Zealanders voicing genuinely held concerns about diet drinks and tooth decay should join the Labour-led government's call for the expansion of fluoridated water supplies, Health Minister Pete Hodgson said today.

24 Aug 2006: Urgent action to improve oral health (www.beehive.govt.nz)
The Government today released an action plan to establish new Community Oral Health Services, designed to improve and protect young people's teeth and the oral health of the wider community.

13 Jul 2006: Biggest ever survey of New Zealanders' teeth (www.beehive.govt.nz)
The government's major investment in oral health will be matched by the biggest survey of the state of our teeth in New Zealand's history, Health Minister Pete Hodgson announced today.

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