The Auckland Regional Dental Service (ARDS) provides free dental services to children aged 0-17 years (up to their 18th birthday). We operate from different types of facilities across the greater Auckland area comprising fixed clinics, transportable dental units and dental vans.
Papakura Child and Adolescent Community Clinic offers free dental services to children from birth until the age of 18.
It operates two mobile units and a diagnostic van, which go to schools to screen children and those who need treatment then have an appointment made for them at the main clinic.
There are three dental clinics locally at Kereru Park Campus, Cosgrove School and Papakura Normal School.