This is the final article in the series. We look forward to your feedback and whether some of these tips worked for your family. Read More
We are now getting to the exciting part where it becomes a lot clearer how almost everyone can afford best quality dental care for their whole family without worrying about the financial implications. Read More
Knowing what we know about the cost of dental treatment should be an incentive enough for us to avoid any need for treatment. However, teeth and mouth are a part of the rest of our bodies and are usually the first organ to show signs of deteriorating health, unhealthy habits and unsustainable lifestyle. On the other hand, often, being healthy and extremely body conscious can also be detrimental to the health of our teeth (and mouth in general). The only way to know if your mouth is truly healthy is to regularly consult a professional, or make that a team of dental professionals: a dental hygienist and a dentist. Read More
Dentistry in Australia is provided mostly in private dental practice. Our public health system cannot cater for the demands of even the most disadvantaged parts of our society. Partly, this is due to the fact that dental disease is a chronic disease that most people suffer from and with an ageing population, this demand is on a steady increase, yet government funds are in decline. The other reasons why public dental clinics cannot provide their services to more people may also be the high complexity and high cost of running efficient dental clinics. Dental care is, therefore, left to the private sector, where the cost of running a dental clinic is incurred by the private owner. These practices (and their owners- be it private individuals or corporations), have duties and responsibilities to their customers, their employees and their shareholders. They determine their fees based purely on these responsibilities and their ethical duties to continue to provide this essential health service, with little or no help from the government. Read More
Our clever little teeth are not just pre-programmed to come and go when we need them to, to build themselves up and continue to do so even after injury, they are also able to 'heal' from injury and infection long after they are fully grown. Read More
