Reviewing Oral Health Services for Children and Young People

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is undertaking a review of how oral health services are delivered to children and young people aged 0–17 years (the Review).

This is the first major review of these services in many years. The review will focus on what can be implemented within the current funding and policy setting for publicly funded oral health services and will specifically focus on the following two key areas:

• recommendations for models of care for delivery of oral health services to 0-17 yr olds
• recommendations for how to commission the models of care (how to contract, fund and monitor services).

Health NZ is intending to procure an external supplier to support the Review. We will also invite expressions of interest from people with technical and clinical expertise to join a technical working group that will support the Review.

You can share your feedback on the draft scope by using our feedback form.

Feedback Form (external link)

We welcome your feedback by Wednesday, 19 November, at 5pm.

We’ll be sharing updates here on this webpage as the Review progresses.