AUCKLAND, New Zealand: High dental treatment and living costs and growing social inequities have pushed routine dental care out of the reach of many New Zealand adults. For the poorest members of society, additional barriers such as homelessness and distrust of healthcare services may prevent life-saving oral care. A new dental clinic in the country’s largest city aims to address an urgent need for dental treatment among homeless people who make use of the Auckland City Mission, a charitable organisation. According to one of the volunteer dentists, the service is based on holistically meeting the needs of patients who are often experiencing their first elective dental appointment.