Our Services

Free Teenage Care

Manawatu Dental Group is a contracted provider of dental services for teenagers in the region. From the beginning of Year 9 until the day before a child’s 18th birthday, the cost of standard dental treatments at our practice is covered by the Ministry of Health.

Standard treatments are free and include:

• Routine examination to check teeth for decay and look at the gums and mouth for any problems
• Radiographs used to find tooth decay and other problems that can’t be seen
• Fissure sealants, which are a thin layer of white filling, painted onto teeth that are at risk of developing tooth decay
• Cleaning to remove plaque, staining and tartar from teeth
• Fillings to restore teeth that have been affected by tooth decay
• Extractions to remove teeth that have been badly affected by tooth decay