Dear Connie Winslow

Thank you for your request for official information, received by the
Ministry of Health on 16 June 2016. The Ministry's reference number for
your request is: H201602481

You requested:

What is the total cost of dental care for preschool and children up to and
including year 8 in NZ?
What are the cost breakdowns of this cost for surgical dental procedures,
ie anaesthetics, tooth extractions, fillings , repairs and restorations of
tooth enamel, etc?
What are the breakdowns for staffing, training related the DHBs and other
dental health providers of dental health to children?
Please supply actual dollars and cents, not percentages.

Your request has been received and logged.  You can expect a reply no
later than 14 July 2016 as required under the Official Information Act
1982.

Please note that a working day is defined in the Act as ‘any day of the
week other than a Saturday, Sunday, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day,
Labour Day, the Sovereigns birthday, Waitangi Day and a day in the period
commencing 25 December in any year and ending 15 January in the following
year.

If a large amount of information has been requested or if the Ministry
needs to consult in order to make a decision, we may need to extend this
date (this is provided for in section 15A of the Act).  We will advise you
if such an extension is necessary.

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H201602481

Yours sincerely,

Samantha Irons l Support Officer
[MOH request email]
Government Relations l Ministerial, Executive and Government Services l
Office of the Director General

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Dear Connie Winslow and Lyn Bishop

Please find attached the Ministry of Health's response to your request for
official information, received on 16 June 2016.

Kind Regards

Isobel

Isobel Williams
Senior Advisor
Oral Health
Personal Health Service Improvement
Service Commissioning
Ministry of Health

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