More children are getting faster access to dental treatment in Auckland, with the number of children waiting for dental surgery falling by more than 1,400 to its lowest level in years, Associate Health Minister Matt Doocey announced today.<\/p>\n
\u201cChildren shouldn\u2019t have to wait months for the dental treatment they need. Reducing this surgical waitlist by two-thirds, going from 2,200 to 743, means hundreds of children in Auckland are now getting the care they need, without an unnecessary long wait,\u201d Mr Doocey says.<\/p>\n
\u201cA range of initiatives have helped significantly reduce the waitlist, including providing additional support for families, more weekday and Saturday theatre capacity, and closer collaboration between hospital and community oral health teams.<\/p>\n
\u201cEight months ago, a pilot of publicly funded sedation for dental treatment was launched, giving children aged five and over who might otherwise require treatment under general anaesthetic in hospital another place to go. <\/p>\n
\u201c340 children have been referred to the service since it began, giving them an alternative faster way to receive treatment without having to go on the surgical waitlist.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy providing this additional pathway, we are helping free up hospital capacity for children with higher clinical needs, while also helping bring the Auckland surgical waitlist to its lowest level in years.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis has been a huge effort from our frontline dental workforce to bring this waitlist down. They do excellent, important work every day getting people the treatment they need.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is great news for the children who have been able to get the support they need, and for the thousands more who will be able to as a result of our focus on ensuring timely and quality access to healthcare.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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