The Combined Dental Agreement

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora contracts with around 900 oral health providers throughout New Zealand to deliver free oral health education, preventive care and treatment to:

  • adolescents from the start of high school until the day they turn 18 years old who receive Oral Health Services to Adolescents (OHSA).
  • children referred by the Community Oral Health service who receive Special Dental Services (SDS).

Contractors agree to provide services under the OHSA, SDS or both. The CDA is fully reviewed every three years, was last reviewed in 2019, and was rolled over for another three years in 2022.

Health NZ works with the oral health sector to make annual Variations to the CDA on matters such as annual government funding increases.

Downloads

Agreements

Combined Dental Agreement 2024 (PDF 400KB)

  • Last updated 1 July 2024

Combined Dental Agreement 2024 (DOCX 143KB)

  • Last updated 1 July 2024

Guidelines

Operational Guidelines for Combined Dental Agreement 2023 (PDF 586KB)

  • Last updated 26 October 2023

Operational Guidelines for Combined Dental Agreement 2023 (DOCX 152KB)

  • Last updated 26 October 2023