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Electric brush: tooth or fiction

Under the foreign knife

Expensive dental and cosmetic surgery here is creating a burgeoning industry overseas. While a nip and tuck is cheaper offshore, experts say it might also be riskier.

'Get dental work done then plead poverty'

Call for free dental care for all

Consumer Watchdog: Fees worth smiling about

A <i>Herald on Sunday</i> survey has shown the cost of a dental check-up can vary wildly.

A healthy grin

Keep your pearly whites in top condition with a few easy steps, writes Susan Edmunds.

NZ children's dental health still among worst

The dental health of young children continues to be among the worst in the developed world, figures reveal.

<i>Mary Ann Sieghart:</i> Life's too short to chase perfection

Insidiously, over the past decade or so, a new cult of physical perfectibility has crossed the Atlantic.

Same jeans, double the price... it's the NZ way

NZ's top 5 rip-offs - and how to avoid them

Everyone knows the feeling - you see an inflated price and think, "I can't believe it's that expensive".

Dentist breaches rights

<i>Editorial</i>: Talk is not enough, Minister

Vitamin drink warning

Tooth decay alert

NZ can't handle the tooth

Thinly premised show goes surprisingly deep

Series based on the size of a man's willy may end up revealing more about the heart.