Oral Community Health: Competition Time!

Kia ora koutou

We hope everyone managed to enjoy some down time during the recent school holidays. With Term 3 now a few weeks in, please find attached the first oral health snippet for Term 3 to share with your school community. As always, we appreciate your efforts to support good oral health for our tamariki.

We are also excited to announce the inaugural National Oral Health Month 2026 campaign, launched by the New Zealand Dental Association (NZDA), which is being celebrated throughout the month of August.

In conjunction with this, we have organised our annual fun colouring-in competition for tamariki across the region a bit earlier this year to help celebrate our healthy teeth and happy smiles!

Please find attached a selection of entry forms for tamariki to colour-in (in whatever way they like), and please return all completed entries to us by Monday 31st August to be in to win some participation prizes.

Completed entries can be returned to us at the following addresses:

• scanned and emailed to:
  sarah.chisnall@southerndhb.govt.nz

• Mailed to:
  Sarah Chisnall
  Community Oral Health Service
  Private Bag 1921
  Dunedin 9054

• Or dropped off at any Community Oral Health Clinic in your local area.

We hope you have fun being creative and thank you for helping support good oral health for our tamariki. Wishing everyone a fantastic Term 3.

Kā mihi

Sarah Chisnall

Health Promotion Advisor | Kaiwhakatairanga Hauora

Community Oral Health Service - Southern

waea pūkoro: 55834 | +64 3 476 9834 | +64 27 416 1646 | īmēra: Sarah.Chisnall@southerndhb.govt.nz

Wakari Hospital, Main Block Level 2, 371 Taieri Road, Dunedin 9010 | Private Bag 1921, Dunedin 9054