Free dental service in Tairawhiti eases cost burden
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Liquor up and pull out your infected, painful teeth, or turn up to A and E urgently seeking pain relief to get some sleep. These are the realities facing people in Tairawhiti who can't afford to pay for dental work, nor wait for an appointment at the stretched clinics. However, a free dental service is aiming to ease the burden, Jimmy Ellingham reports.