• developing and overseeing a strategic oral health plan for Canterbury and the West Coast that sets the direction for improved access to oral health services to enable improved outcomes for target populations;
• facilitating system level co-design which aims to reduce inequalities in oral health;
• optimising prevention/maintenance of good oral health;
• improving early intervention in individuals and populations who are likely to have poor oral health outcomes;
• developing strong linkages and synergies with other relevant groups/sectors.

Meetings will initially be held monthly, with the first meeting scheduled for 2-4pm, Tuesday 27 March 2018.

The membership perspectives that are open for nomination are:

• Consumer perspective
• Community dental
• CDHB Planning Funding
• Hospital dental
• Community dentist - urban
• Community dentist - rural
• Population/ public health perspective
• Pacific perspective
• Maori perspective
• Child and youth health perspective
• Primary care
• ALT member/Sponsor

The draft Terms of Reference are available here, and the CCN Remuneration Policy here. 

If you are interested in submitting a nomination, please complete the expression of interest form and send to CCN Programme Manager ruth.robson@ccn.health.nz before 12 noon Wednesday 28 February 2018.

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