Our dental service provides high-quality basic dental care.

You can access the dental service at the Wellington People’s Centre as

• a

  *People who have been fully paid up members of the People’s Centre for the one year prior to the date of treatment (or pay a one year membership in advance) will qualify for an extra 10-15% discount on treatment. Check our pricing

  member of the Centre*, or
• a student at Massey University, or
• an enrolled patient with a medical practice that is part of SECPHO. These are: Evolve, Newtown Union Health Service, Te Aro and Pacific Health Services
• a non-member, although the cost of treatment is 20% more expensive.

Please contact the Centre reception if you would like to make an appointment to see the dentist.

If you become a member of the Centre you will receive treatment at our members’ rates*.

All patients seeking routine care will require a check-up with the dentist to assess what treatment is needed. You will need this even if you have seen another dentist. If you have tooth-ache you may have an appointment to relieve the pain but no full check up will be done at this visit.

Our dental service provides a wide range of basic dental services including fillings, gum treatment, root fillings, crowns and dentures. There are some treatments, mainly cosmetic or specialist services, which we cannot provide here. If you require these treatments we will discuss referral with you.

*People who have been fully paid up members of the People’s Centre for the one year prior to the date of treatment (or pay a one year membership in advance) will qualify for an extra 10-15% discount on treatment. Check our pricing

Complaints

If you have any complaints about the dental service, please contact either one of our dentists or the Health Services Coordinator, or to the People’s Centre Management Committee through its chair, if necessary by mail ( Wellington Peoples Centre, PO Box 9491, Te Aro, Wellington 6141).

All complaints will be taken seriously. They will be acknowledged within seven days, and dealt with as soon as possible. You will be advised of the action in regard to your complaint.

If you are not happy with the way we have dealt with your complaint and it is dentally related, please contact the New Zealand Dental Association Wellington Branch consumer complaints representative. John Burton, email or phone 04 4721394 .

If neither of these two options resolve the issue you may contact

Prices

These are our prices for common treatments. This is not a full list and individuals may require treatments not listed here.

Payment

If you are a beneficiary or a student you may be eligible for a grant from Work and Income or Studylink. Please ask about this at reception before seeing the dentist.

Payment is to be made on the day of treatment. The first appoint is always a check-up. We can sometimes arrange for treatment to be paid off over time BUT this must be arranged before you see the dentist. Unpaid accounts will incur a late fee and collection costs.

Cancellations

24 hours notice must be given to cancel or reschedule an appointment. Late cancellations or failing to attend an appointment will incur a charge

Our Dentists are Kiran Thakrar BDS. Dental council reg no. DD4183 Doris Bodker-Madsen BDS. Dental council reg no. DD1781 Dilani Samarasinghe BDS. Dental council reg no. DD3773 Our Dental Assistants Yogi and Beza Our Dental Receptionist Beza - email Acting Health Services Coordinator Kay Brereton - email

Opening hours Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm Closed weekends and public holidays This service has been made possible thanks to the donations given to us by the Thomas George Macarthy Trust and our various other supporters.