NZNO nurses, healthcare assistants and some midwives plan to strike from 9am on Wednesday 30 July to 9am on Thursday 31 July. Patient safety is our priority and our hospitals will remain open. Continue to attend all appointments unless we have contacted you directly to reschedule.
The Hospital Dental Service at Christchurch Hospital provides specialist dental care to people in the Canterbury region. It is also a tertiary referral centre for the West Coast and Nelson and Marlborough regions.
To contact the Hospital Dental Service:
The Hospital Dental Service is at:
Level 1
Christchurch Outpatients
2 Oxford Terrace
Christchurch
The Hospital Dental Service provides care in:
If you have dental pain and you get a benefit from the Ministry of Social Development (MSD), you are eligible to attend the Relief of Pain Clinic at the Hospital Dental Service.
Relief of Pain Clinics run Monday to Friday, except on public holidays.
The clinics start at 8:30am for the morning session and 1:30pm for the afternoon session.
One tooth is treated per visit.
Subsidised charges apply for the service:
We can provide a quote for MSD if needed.
You may be eligible for the full dental clearance clinic at the Hospital Dental Service if you get a benefit from MSD and you need either:
We cannot accept new referrals right now as the waiting list is too long.
You do not need a referral for the Relief of Pain Clinic but you must make an appointment the day before your visit. Phone the Hospital Dental Service to make an appointment.
You need a referral for the Full Dental Clearance Clinic. We accept referrals from your:
We are not accepting new referrals for the Full Dental Clearance Clinic right now as the waiting list is too long.
