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      Home > News > Health & Safety

    Warnings signs as new data indicates steadily declining oral health in New Zealand

    Warnings signs as new data indicates steadily declining oral health in New Zealand


    The latest health survey shows self-rated oral health has declined from 80-percent to 77-percent between the 2020 and 2025.

    It also shows less than two-thirds of adults are brushing their teeth twice daily with fluoride toothpaste.

    New Zealand Dental Association's Robin Whyman says many people struggling to access care because of cost.

    He says just under half of adults have seen a dentist in the past year.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     Today's News

    		 Environment:
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     Entertainment:
    Nicole Kidman spent her first Thanksgiving (27.11.25) without Keith Urban doing a charity run 18:50

     Law and Order:
    Auckland Police have charged a second 21-year-old with murder - over a man's death in Mount Wellington on Friday 18:37

     Entertainment:
    Jenna Ortega says AI "has no soul" and no place in filmmaking 18:20

     Business:
    Details of a major shake-up to the Resource Management Act are coming tomorrow 18:07

     Accident and Emergency:
    Fire crews across the central North Island have converged near Tongariro National Park - to keep a 110-hectare blaze at bay 17:57

     Cricket:
    New Zealand cricket coach Rob Walter is thrilled with his team's courage and grit heading into the second test against the West Indies 17:57

     Entertainment:
    JoJo Siwa rushed into hospital in "excruciating pain" because an ovary cyst had burst just hours before her Black Friday show 17:50

     Law and Order:
    The daughter of former Tongan rugby league international Mark Roiall says he's missing in Auckland, and is suffering dementia 17:27

     Entertainment:
    Vanessa Hudgens and her husband Cole Tucker have welcomed their second child into the world 17:20

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