Benefits of drinking fluoridated water
Why is fluoridated water good for your teeth? Fluoridated water was first introduced in Beaconsfield, Tasmania in 1953 to improve oral health and help prevent tooth decay. Nowadays, approximately 92% of Australians have access to fluoridated water. It has since been...
Children Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) to continue from 2019 through to 2022
In last week’s federal budget, the Australian Government announced the allocation of $1 billion funding towards the Children’s Dental Benefits Scheme (CDBS). This should ensure the continuation of the CDBS until at least 2022. The president of the...
Is your preschool child more likely to develop tooth decay?
The oral habits of Australian children have been the focus of oral health education in recent years. Yet despite the best efforts of dental health professionals, educators and parents to instil proper oral care and hygiene habits, there are some children that have a...
Dental Bridges – the natural-looking tooth replacement
A dental bridge is a natural-looking tooth replacement option commonly used to replace one or more missing teeth. Bridges help prevent the teeth on either side of your gap from shifting out of position which can lead to other oral health complications. What is a...
Porcelain Crowns – the perfect solution for damaged teeth
If you have a bad cavity, or a tooth that has eroded, chipped, cracked or broken, then what’s left of your tooth probably won’t last too much longer. The affected tooth’s protective enamel layer has probably been compromised, and the remaining healthy tooth structure...The Gap Branch
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