16 Sep 2020

National pledges extra $30m for children's oral health

From First Up, 5:52 am on 16 September 2020

National has pledged an extra $30 million a year for the 'My Smile Tamariki Niho Ora' programme to improve children's oral health. The scheme aims to initially help at least 100,000 children and includes a supervised toothbrushing programme and an annual dental health pack. Indira Stewart discussed the details is National's Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti.