The Dental Team
Dentists are responsible for helping you take care of your oral health. They have extensive knowledge and skills to diagnose and treat wide range of problems that affect your teeth and mouth. Although they are trained initially for five years at a university they continue to keep brushing up on their skills throughout their careers Read More »
RESOURCE CENTRE : NEWS AND EVENTS
Latest News
Showing 1–5 of 9 items
Dental anxiety leads to poor oral health
17 November 2009
A recent study at University of Otago has found that people with anxious personalities are more likely to have poor oral health. This study looked at more than 1000 people aged between 15 to 32 and found around a quarter of them were dentally anxious. They were so scared of... View Page »
World Oral Health Day Photo Contest
12 September 2009
To mark the occasion of the World Oral Health Day the New Zealand Dental Association, in conjunction with Colgate, organised a photographic competition. Public were asked to submit a photo that demonstrated one of the three steps recommended by the NZDA to maintain healthy teeth and gums - healthy eating,... View Page »
Winds of Change
31 August 2009
The New Zealand Dental Association's "Winds of Change" regional conference was opened at St James Theatre in Wellington by the Associate Minister of Health, Hon Peter Dunne and the NZDA president Dr Mark Goodhew. The conference theme that reflected the sweeping changes that continue to challenge dentists and dentistry brought... View Page »
Dr Rabbit helps kids with oral health
28 May 2009
A new health professional at Whangarei Hospital, Dr Rabbit, will ensure all children admitted to the paediatric ward are visited by a dental therapist. In a bid to reach at-risk families, a new three month project will also include a dentist making ward rounds in the hospital's maternity unit. The... View Page »
New Colgate Senior Lecturer Appointed: University of Otago
25 March 2009
Colgate is proud to announce that, on Feb 1, Dr. John Boyens began his new role at Otago as the Colgate Senior Lecturer in Periodontology and Oral Health. John will be involved in the academic and clinical teaching of the periodontology postgraduate programme, and the BOH programme (dental hygienists and... View Page »