The Timaru Community Dental Clinic is part of the Community Dental Service, a public service that provides free dental care for eligible children living in Canterbury and South Canterbury. Its Timaru clinic is on level 1 at 18 Woollcombe Street in Timaru Central.
The service also helps teenagers find a free family dentist. The service's website sets out who is eligible and what subsidies are available, and it lists the health services it runs. The service is part of the wider public health system in Canterbury.