Two Front Teeth for Christmas?
All I want for Christmas is …. Don’t get into teeth trouble at Christmas! If only Santa really could bring us our two front teeth for Christmas (or maybe two back ones if required). It’s lovely to begin to wind down at this time of the year, and we all pause for thought about how […]
Printing Teeth? CAD – CAM Dentistry
Yes. And this will be available at Dental on Metro from 2015. From 2015 Dental on Metro will be equipped CAD CAM driven 3D printing and milling of dental restorations. Your teeth can be milled in clinic (at the chair-side while you wait) or if necessary emailed to the lab! The capacity now exists for software to incorporate […]
eNewsletter September
Footy finals the show and fine weather. It always has a good feeling about it at this time of the year. We hope this newsletter finds you all relaxed. Dental on Metro is coming up to its third birthday this December. The practice is really just being finished with concurrent use of our second operatory […]
Teeth and Ageing ….
Getting old in the tooth? What should we be thinking about our teeth as we age? The baby boomer generation encountered an epidemic of tooth decay in their younger years. Fortunately at the time, thinking around dental treatment had changed and many baby boomers kept all or most of their teeth, albeit with quite a few large dental […]
Travelling – teeth considerations ..
It hasn’t taken me long to start thinking of my next holiday, having only returned from Cuba and Mexico recently. I enjoy exchanging travel stories with my clients. But it’s surprising how often I hear of dental problems stowing away on people’s holidays. In some parts of the world this can create a difficult predicament. So here are a […]
Knocked one out? The do’s and don’ts
At an update course I attended recently, footage was shown of NBA players spitting out fully dislocated teeth in the heat of competitive basketball. This doesn’t really set the best example for the do’s and don’ts following a sporting injury to teeth! I guess the assumption that goes with that behaviour is that teeth can easily […]
eNewsletter July
Hiya all. I am back from the end of the other end of the earth (Mexico and Cuba), an overall very enjoyable trip for Jenny, Rici and I. It is business as usual at Dental on Metro. Some photos of our trip are loaded to our facebook page. Highlights were abundant including Mexico’s central Zocallo (town square), Peubla […]
Finding a new Dentist?
Meeting with a new Dentist involves a leap of faith. Most of us want a Dentist who is gentle, trustworthy, and modern and who offers a range of services. It could be that we’ve moved into a new area or our old dentist has retired. It might just be dissatisfaction with the practice that you’re […]
eNewsletter May
I hope our May e-Newsletter finds you all well. I myself have had more than my share of the pre-winter lurgy going around. Here’s the news. OUR SECOND SURGERY Its bright and full of 2014 state of the art equipment. Our second surgery is up and running. We will be expanding our popular 3:00 […]
Is your child eligible for Dentistry on Medicare?
Here we all go again in 2014. Here’s the news! Child Dental Benefits Schedule Dentistry is now on Medicare for Kids 2-17 years of age who meet certain eligibility criteria. Families will be advised by Centrelink of their eligibility. The main eligibility criteria are receipt of Family Tax Benefit A and some other government benefits**. The good news […]
