{"id":13436,"date":"2026-09-18T15:05:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T03:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/?p=13436"},"modified":"2026-09-18T15:05:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T03:05:50","slug":"more-funding-for-children-and-young-peoples-dental-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/?p=13436","title":{"rendered":"More funding for children and young people\u2019s dental services"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Dentists and oral health therapists have reached a new national agreement that will support the delivery of oral health services for children and young people, Associate Health Minister Matt Doocey says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is great news for our children and young people; good oral health is an important part of keeping children healthy and well. We want children and young people to get the dental care they need, when they need it,\u201d Mr Doocey says.<\/p>\n<p>$78 million is being invested in child and adolescent oral health services in 2026\/27, including a 5 per cent increase in funding to support free dental care for 0- to 17-year-olds.<\/p>\n<p>This funding is for private dental providers, including a 3.16 per cent increase for the dental procedures providers carry out most frequently, a temporary administration payment for high-caries treatment plan applications, and additional funding for population growth because there are more young people eligible for oral health services.<\/p>\n<p>A wider Oral Health Services Review is also being progressed, looking at how services are funded and delivered, opportunities to reduce unnecessary administration, and options to better reflect clinical need and improve access to care for children and young people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know there are broader issues to work through. The review will help us make sure oral health services continue to meet the needs of children, young people, and their families for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dentists and oral health therapists have reached a new  [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13173,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_10164628679967220_110360201440802":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[271],"class_list":["post-13436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-26","tag-271"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10946,"url":"https:\/\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/?p=10946","url_meta":{"origin":13436,"position":0},"title":"Auckland children\u2019s dental surgery waitlist falls by two-thirds","author":"\u7f16\u8f91\u90e8","date":"21\/08\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"More children are getting faster access to dental \u2026","rel":"","context":"\u7c7b\u4f3c\u6587\u7ae0","block_context":{"text":"\u7c7b\u4f3c\u6587\u7ae0","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SNyaVCNZZf-e1777865245464.jpg?fit=245%2C217&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":10350,"url":"https:\/\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/?p=10350","url_meta":{"origin":13436,"position":1},"title":"\u52a0\u5927\u652f\u6301\u529b\u5ea6 \u4e3a\u793e\u533a\u4e00\u7ebf\u670d\u52a1\u673a\u6784\u63d0\u4f9b\u66f4\u591a\u8d44\u91d1\u548c\u4fdd\u969c","author":"\u7f16\u8f91\u90e8","date":"14\/08\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\u65b0\u897f\u5170\u5fc3\u7406\u5065\u5eb7\u90e8\u957f\u9a6c\u7279\u00b7\u675c\u897f\u8868\u793a\uff0c\u793e\u533a\u4e00\u7ebf\u670d\u52a1\u673a\u6784\u6bcf\u5929\u90fd\u5728\u4e3a\u65b0\u897f\u5170\u6c11\u4f17\u63d0\u4f9b\u91cd\u8981\u652f\u6301\uff0c\u653f\u5e9c\u5c06\u901a\u8fc7\u589e\u52a0\u8d44\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5728\u201c\u65b0\u897f\u5170\u534e\u4eba\u6bcf\u65e5\u8d44\u8baf\u7f51\u201d\u4e2d","block_context":{"text":"\u65b0\u897f\u5170\u534e\u4eba\u6bcf\u65e5\u8d44\u8baf\u7f51","link":"https:\/\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/?cat=26"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SNyaVCNZZf-e1777865245464.jpg?fit=245%2C217&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":10003,"url":"https:\/\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/?p=10003","url_meta":{"origin":13436,"position":2},"title":"Faster support for young people in Central, Lakes","author":"\u7f16\u8f91\u90e8","date":"10\/08\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A new child and youth mental health and addiction \u2026","rel":"","context":"\u7c7b\u4f3c\u6587\u7ae0","block_context":{"text":"\u7c7b\u4f3c\u6587\u7ae0","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SNyaVCNZZf-e1777865245464.jpg?fit=245%2C217&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":8545,"url":"https:\/\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/?p=8545","url_meta":{"origin":13436,"position":3},"title":"\u65b0\u897f\u5170\u8bbe\u7acb3\u4e2a\u9752\u5e74\u5fc3\u7406\u5065\u5eb7\u4e2d\u5fc3\uff1a\u6295\u5165300\u4e07\u7ebd\u5143\u5e2e\u52a916\u81f325\u5c81\u5e74\u8f7b\u4eba\u83b7\u5f97\u652f\u6301","author":"\u7f16\u8f91\u90e8","date":"29\/07\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\u3010\u65b0\u897f\u5170\u534e\u4eba\u6bcf\u65e5\u8d44\u8baf\u7f51 7\u670831\u65e5\u62a5\u9053\u3011 \u65b0\u897f\u5170\u653f\u5e9c\u5ba3\u5e03\uff0c\u5c06\u5728\u6c49\u5bc6\u5c14\u987f\uff08Hamilton\uff09\u3001\u5c3c\u5c14\u68ee\uff08\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5728\u201c\u65b0\u897f\u5170\u534e\u4eba\u6bcf\u65e5\u8d44\u8baf\u7f51\u201d\u4e2d","block_context":{"text":"\u65b0\u897f\u5170\u534e\u4eba\u6bcf\u65e5\u8d44\u8baf\u7f51","link":"https:\/\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/?cat=26"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SNyaVCNZZf-e1777865245464.jpg?fit=245%2C217&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5756,"url":"https:\/\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/?p=5756","url_meta":{"origin":13436,"position":4},"title":"Funding boost for community pharmacies","author":"\u7f16\u8f91\u90e8","date":"20\/06\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Community pharmacies will receive a funding boost \u2026","rel":"","context":"\u7c7b\u4f3c\u6587\u7ae0","block_context":{"text":"\u7c7b\u4f3c\u6587\u7ae0","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SNyaVCNZZf-e1777865245464.jpg?fit=245%2C217&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":6857,"url":"https:\/\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/?p=6857","url_meta":{"origin":13436,"position":5},"title":"\u65b0\u897f\u5170\u6295\u5165900\u4e07\u7ebd\u5143\u52a0\u5f3a\u80ce\u513f\u9152\u7cbe\u8c31\u7cfb\u969c\u788d\uff08FASD\uff09\u670d\u52a1 \u9996\u6b21\u8bbe\u7acb\u793e\u533a\u8bca\u65ad\u4e0e\u652f\u6301\u4e2d\u5fc3","author":"\u7f16\u8f91\u90e8","date":"09\/07\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\u65b0\u897f\u5170\u534e\u4eba\u6bcf\u65e5\u8d44\u8baf\u7f51 2026\u5e747\u67089\u65e5\u62a5\u9053 \u65b0\u897f\u5170\u653f\u5e9c\u5ba3\u5e03\uff0c\u5c06\u6295\u8d44 900\u4e07\u7ebd\u5143\uff0c\u8fd9\u662f\u8be5\u56fd\u5386\u6765\u9488\u5bf9\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5728\u201c\u65b0\u897f\u5170\u534e\u4eba\u6bcf\u65e5\u8d44\u8baf\u7f51\u201d\u4e2d","block_context":{"text":"\u65b0\u897f\u5170\u534e\u4eba\u6bcf\u65e5\u8d44\u8baf\u7f51","link":"https:\/\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/?cat=26"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SNyaVCNZZf-e1777865245464.jpg?fit=245%2C217&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SNyaVCNZZf-e1777865245464.jpg?resize=220%2C162&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13436"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13436\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzchinesedailynews.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}