Welcome Bay Dental Care is a family dental practice on Hairini Street in Tauranga, with a clinic in Welcome Bay as well. Its main emphasis is preventative care, aiming to stop oral health problems before they get worse, and it offers teeth whitening alongside its check-ups. Free dental care is available for adolescents up to age 18, and the practice says patients bring their card and the team processes the claim.
Treatment starts with an assessment, either a quick 20-minute appointment or a longer exam, and the team then gives each patient a personalised treatment plan to work through at a pace that suits their time and budget. Fillings are done in composite shades matched to the tooth, and gold is sometimes suggested depending on the decay. Extractions are a last resort for the practice, and when a tooth needs surgical removal the website says this can usually be done in the clinic. Patients with tooth pain can phone to explain their situation and be fitted in for an urgent appointment. The practice is a member of the New Zealand Dental Association, and it has a long history of treating patients who had fallen behind on their dental care.