Kia ora,

 

Bee Healthy Regional Dental Service, provider of free dental care for children under 18 years old in the Greater Wellington Region, will be at Frank Kitts Park, Wellington Waterfront (weather permitting) between 10am and 2:15pm offering FREE* drop-in dental checks for preschoolers that have not had a dental checkup this year. As a drop in service, dental checks will be provided on a first in, first seen basis. Checkups are 20 minutes per child. During busy periods there may be a wait.

*To be eligible for FREE dental checks, child needs to be enrolled with Bee Healthy Regional Dental Service. Parents can enrol their child by calling 0800 TALK TEETH (0800 825 583).

 

Getting regular dental checkups plays an important part in preventing cavities and tooth decay so the earlier children gets their teeth checked and develop good dental habits, the healthier their teeth will stay. Children should start getting annual dental checkups from 2 years of age so if children are due for their annual check-up or have dental concerns, parents can bring them along to our dental van these upcoming school holidays.

 

I have attached a copy of the poster and  link to our Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2200118910267818/

We would be grateful if you can share these with the whānau that attend your early childhood education centre so that parents can take advantage of this opportunity to have their children’s teeth checked. In the event of bad weather - cancellation notifications will be posted on the Facebook event page the day beforehand.

 

 

Kind regards,

 

Jennifer Liu

Oral Health Promoter