Oral health is a key indicator of overall well-being and general quality of life. Speaking, eating, smiling and laughing are such fundamentals in the enjoyment of life, that any injury, disease or impediment has repercussions throughout the entire body.The Global...
Ways To Ease Dental Fear
One of the most important aspects of overall wellbeing is oral health, and fear of the dentist is incredibly common. Studies estimate almost one-in-four people worldwide suffer from some degree of discomfort regarding a visit to the dentist; whether it be a manageable...
What Is Guided Implant Surgery? And Why Is It Better?
An implant replaces a missing tooth, and is the screw-like device (usually titanium) that’s drilled into the jaw for a crown can be fitted, for the world to be none-the-wiser of the gap left behind by the parting of a permanent tooth. A crown can be temporary or...
Dentistry Throughout History: Origins & Highlights
When you think about toothache and your own painful experience of this condition it is pertinent to consider a time without dentistry. Imagine suffering from the debilitating effects of toothache and dental problems when dentists, as we know them, did not exist....
5 Tricks for Dealing With Halloween Treats
Children’s Halloween dream — to get lots of candy — can be their parents’ nightmare. But pediatric dental experts say Halloween can be a …
Sugar and Tooth Decay: Dental Tips to Avoid Scary Halloween Treats
It’s that time of the year, time for ghosts, ghouls, and cavities! Okay, well maybe not right away, but Halloween is one of the most sugar…
How to Seal out Tooth Decay
Brushing and flossing are the best ways to help prevent cavities, but it’s not always easy to clean every nook and cranny of your teeth…
Luxury Dentistry vs Affordable Dental: Can One Clinic Include Both Aspects?
If you’ve ever struggled to afford dental care, welcome to the real world.Most Australians at some point can afford basic treatments like a prophylaxis clean, a filling or two, and maybe even a bit of scaling and root planing, but the cost of oral care steeply...
Are Australian Female Dentists Smashing Through The “Invisalign Ceiling”?
For Australian women, across the board there is a higher percentage of university graduates than men, and yet still they earn less money and hold fewer executive positions. The gender pay gap may have narrowed since 1980, but it has remained stubbornly stable for more...
Dental Mercury Can Cause Cracking Of Your Teeth
Mercury. A god, a planet, an element. The fastest, smallest of our solar system and closest to the sun. Not much bigger than the moon and named by the Romans after the fleetest of their gods. This terrestrial planet is one of only five visible to the naked eye; along...