Finally, it is suggested further research be undertaken to investigate pregnant women‟s oral
health status and inequalities in access to dental care in different populations in New Zealand.
Such studies should take in consideration the ethnicity and socio-economic composition of
the antenatal classes to improve response rate and generalisability of the data. Some studies
could for example, evolve midwifes, once more than 80% of the women in New Zealand see
a midwife during their pregnanc