A new state-of-the-art mobile dental unit for kids and young people has joined MidCentral District Health Board's fleet, to spread healthy grins throughout the district.
The new single chair unit has been named In for a Grin, and will join similar humorously named units Tooth Booth and Teeth R Us.
This mobile unit replaces a previous model and has several key improvements.
Clinical Director of Dental Services Dr Philip Marshall said the new mobile unit will serve the young people of the district well, with the bigger size alone making it more comfortable for patients, and giving staff more room to do their work.
"It also comes equipped with a screen by the operating chair, which will allow our dental team to view digital x-rays while they carry out procedures. This greatly improves productivity by allowing them to see what areas need working on as they go," he said.