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Last updated:
27 May 2025

Canterbury Waitaha health information is moving. Content is moving to the Health New Zealand website info.health.nz/canterbury This website will be unavailable from Wednesday 4 June 2025.

Dental and community-based health services

The Dental Department can provide some emergency dental treatment if you are eligible and receive a Work and Income New Zealand (WINZ) benefit.

A list of dental practices that provide emergency dental services in Canterbury can be found in our Your Health section.

The Community Dental Service can provide some dental care, or help you access free dental care for children.

10 health services.

Canterbury & West Coast Musculoskeletal Service

Canterbury and West Coast Musculoskeletal Service is a publicly funded service for patients with non-urgent musculoskeletal conditions that do not require surgery.

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Christchurch Sexual Health Service

Christchurch Sexual Health Service is a specialist sexual health service offering free and confidential sexual health care, including diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections (STI's) and other related conditions including genital skin conditions and genital pain.

 

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Community and Public Health (CPH)

Community and Public Health (CPH) provides public health services to those people living in the Canterbury, South Canterbury and West Coast regions.

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Community Dental Service

We provide free dental care for eligible children living in Canterbury, from 2 years old to their 18th Birthday. We also help teens find a free family dentist.

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Community Health Information Centres (CHIC)

The Community Health Information Centre (CHIC) provides free health resources within Canterbury, South Canterbury and the West Coast.

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Dental Department

The hospital-based Dental Department provides specialist dental care to people from within the Canterbury region.

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Menemene Mai (Smile)

Welcome to Menemene Mai (Smile) the Early childhood oral health toolkit for kaiako in Waitaha Canterbury.

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Nurse Maude (Hospice Palliative Care)

Specialist palliative care services in the community are provided by the Nurse Maude Hospice Palliative Care Team.

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Palliative Care

Palliative care is a holistic approach to the care of people with progressive incurable disease, that aims to prevent and relieve suffering.

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Public Health Nursing Service (PHNS)

Our service offers support to children, young people and their families across all schools in Canterbury with nurses based at some rural facilities.

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