Changes to school dental services would help keep parents informed of their children's oral health, Ms Veitch said.
The building provided a much larger space for dental services, with separate rooms for consultation and instrument processing, staff areas, administration office and a waiting room.
The change from a school dental clinic to a community oral health centre, where appointments were made, encouraged parents to attend with their children.
"We want parents to come in with their kids just like they do at the doctor's. Parents have made an effort to come in, which makes it easier for them to know what is going on with their children's teeth."
The centre is on the Rosebank Primary School grounds, but preschoolers and primary school children from around Balclutha also use the dental services.
Work on the centre, a prefab building brought from Invercargill, was completed before Easter.
The centre opened in May.
The Southern District Health Board recently revamped the school dental service, aligning the conditions of Otago staff with those of Southland's.
The new service, involves fixed clinics and mobile units, and therapists and their assistants will work longer than school hours and through some school holidays.
