title: A letter from New Zealand: improving access to high quality dental services for all children.
abstract: As a career-long public health dentist spanning 25 years, I have had the privilege of working in two very different service delivery models providing dental care for children in the United Kingdom and New Zealand. Neither model is perfect, but what is clear is that the facilities and workforce model that does exist in a country can have a profound impact on which children end up accessing that care and which children do not.
authors.affiliation: Northland District Health Board, New Zealand. neil.croucher@northlanddhb.org.nz
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Croucher
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003149:Community Dentistry; D004245:DMF Index; D003727:Dental Auxiliaries / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009520:New Zealand; D012571:School Dentistry; D013218:State Dentistry; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce