Community Oral Health Service l Wairarapa l Te Whatu Ora

Our team consists of an Administrator, Kaiawhina, Adolescent Co-Ordinator, Mobile Surgical Services Co-Ordinator, Dental Assistants, Dental Therapists, Oral Health Therapists & Clinical Manager.

Open today 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

Only open during school term time.

Public Holidays: Closed King's Birthday (3 Jun), Matariki (28 Jun), Labour Day (28 Oct), Waitangi Day (6 Feb), Good Friday (18 Apr), Easter Sunday (20 Apr), Easter Monday (21 Apr), ANZAC Day (25 Apr).

Children

Free dental care to children from birth through to the end of school year 8 (second year of intermediate school).

Babies till year 8

Children are enrolled for free dental visits from birth.

All babies will be offered their first appointment before they have any teeth in their mouth. This is done to ensure that when the teeth arrive everyone in the family/whānau knows how to help look after them.

It is important to look after baby teeth as decay can affect a child’s eating, their speech and development, and may even affect their adult teeth as well.

Free basic care is available at all of our locations both the mobile dental clinics and the community dental clinic.

Basic dental care includes:

• A check up.
• Oral health advice and encouragement for good oral health.
• Examination and dental X-rays, if necessary.
• Preventative treatment, such as topical fluoride and fissure sealants (coatings).
• Restorations (fillings, crowns) and extractions
• Children requiring treatment that cannot be provided by the Community Oral Health Service are referred to a private dentist.
• Orthodontic treatment (straightening of teeth using braces) is not funded or provided by the Community Oral Health Service.

The Wairarapa Oral Health service see’s the children in our region either on the Mobile Dental Units visiting their schools or by visits to our Community Dental Clinic.

Adolescents

Free dental care for adolescents from the beginning of year 9 (first year of high school) until their 18th birthday.

All rangatahi/youth are entitled to free routine dental care from Year 9 through till their 18th birthday whether they are at school, on a training course, working or unemployed.

Students are usually enrolled through Year 8, or if having moved into the area can enrol directly with one of these dentists. 

How does it usually work? Learn more about Year 8 enrolment. 

At the completion of Year 8, all children are transferred from the Community Dental Clinic to the community-based dental practice of the family’s choice.

Please find an available dentist here: Wairarapa Dentist

Most dental practices throughout the Wairarapa provide free dental care under the adolescent dental programme so you can choose a dentist that best meets your needs. A form will be sent home with your child for you to fill in, so you can let us know where you would like them to attend. Once they have reached college age, if you have any queries about your adolescents teeth, ring your dentist. If you can't remember where your adolescent is enrolled, you can contact the adolescent coordinator or ring any of the listed dentists throughout the Wairarapa to re-enrol or book an appointment for your teenager. 

Please find dentists in other locations here:

• Wellington Dentists
• Hutt Valley Dentists
• Midcentral

Have you moved into the Wairarapa during Years 9 – 13?

Please get in touch with Rachel, the adolescent coordinator and she will help to get your college-age student(s) enrolled. Phone (027) 272 9703 or email Rachel.clarke@wairarapa.dhb.org.nz 
Rachel is available one day a week, she will respond as able. 

Wheelchair access, Wheelchair accessible toilet

We have designated parking directly outside the clinic at Masterton Intermediate school.

www.wairarapa.dhb.org.nz/your-health/dental-health/