Community dental service — Canterbury

To enrol your child, book an appointment, or update contact details:

• phone: 0800 846 983
• email commdental@cdhb.health.nz

Appointments are available Monday to Friday, 8:15am to 4:30pm, during the school term (open hours may vary for each clinic).

If you have more than one child needing to see us, you may be able to book a family appointment to have them seen at the same time.

We have 14 community dental clinics throughout Canterbury, where we:

• check and treat preschoolers' teeth, from age 2
• treat school-aged children's teeth.

Our dental vans visit primary and intermediate schools to check children's teeth.

Community clinic locations

• Akaroa Community Dental Clinic — 2c Selwyn Avenue, Akaroa (external link)
• Aranui Community Dental Clinic — 240 Breezes Road, Aranui, Christchurch (external link)
• Ashburton Community Dental Clinic — PO Box 251, 38 Elizabeth Street, Ashburton (external link)
• Burnside Community Dental Clinic — 96A Memorial Ave, Burnside, Christchurch (external link)
• Geraldine Community Dental Clinic — Wilson Street, Geraldine (external link)
• Hillmorton Community Dental Clinic — Hillmorton Hospital, Sylvan Street, Christchurch (external link)
• Hornby Community Dental Clinic — 2 Hei Hei Road, Hornby, Christchurch (external link)
• Kaiapoi Community Dental Clinic — Kaiapoi Borough School, 65 Raven Quay, Kaiapoi (external link)
• Kaikoura Community Dental Clinic — 25 Deal Street, Kaikoura (external link)
• Northcote Community Dental Clinic — 24 Tuckers Road, Casebrook, Christchurch (external link)
• Rangiora Community Dental Clinic — Rangiora Health Hub, 163 Ashley Street, Rangiora (external link)
• Rolleston Community Dental Clinic — Toka Hāpai (Selwyn Health Hub) 2/3 Norman Kirk Drive, Rolleston (external link)
• Timaru Community Dental Clinic — Level 1, 18 Woollcombe Street, Timaru (external link)
• Woolston Community Dental Clinic — 11 Hopkins Street, Woolston, Christchurch (external link)

Dental care for tamariki and rangatahi

Dental care for tamariki and rangatahi is publicly funded.

• Dental care for tamariki (external link)
• Dental care for rangatahi (external link)

Interpreter services are available for people who are deaf or do not speak English as their first language.

If you need help getting to appointments, let us know as we may be able to put you in touch with a support service.

Relief of Pain appointments

If your child is in pain, contact us to book a Relief of Pain appointment. If we cannot offer your child a Relief of Pain appointment, we will help you get an appointment at a family dentist for free.

Resources

Menemene mai early childhood oral health toolkit (external link)