Community Dental Service - Canterbury District Health Board

CANTERBURY DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD DENTAL SERVICES

Service Overview

Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) funds and provides dental services in Canterbury.

The main services provided are:

Child Dental Care: free dental care for children from birth to Year 8 of school, usually provided through school based dental clinics.
Youth Dental Care: free dental care for teens from Year 9 of school until 18th birthday, provided by dentists who are contracted with the CDHB.
Hospital Dental Service : provides specialist care to people from within the Canterbury region and is also a tertiary referral centre for the West Coast and Nelson Marlborough regions.