Westport residents face six-week wait for dental appointments

Friday 22 August 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Fri 22 Aug 2025, 10:34am

Westport residents are waiting up to six weeks for dental services because the town has only one dentist. Buller mayor Jamie Cleine stated that efforts to recruit a new dentist have seen little interest over the past year.

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1. RNZFri 22 Aug 2025, 10:11am

   Westport residents waiting up to six weeks for dental appointments to see the same dentist (opens in new tab)

2. Otago Daily TimesFri 22 Aug 2025, 10:34am

   'One dentist can't keep up': Buller Mayor (opens in new tab)