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Westport dental clinic hunting for dentist for over a year
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:04:47
Publish Date: 2026-02-17 04:27:00
Description: A Westport dental clinic is struggling as it faces a major shortage. Wait times at the town's only adult dental practice are weeks long as the hunt for a second full time dentist drags on. Kawatiri Health's been trying to fill the hole since August 2024. It means some people are being forced to travel out of town. Kawatiri Health general manager Pauline Ansley spoke to Lisa Owen.
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