• 3 APRIL 2024
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    It is mouthguard time!

    It is mouthguard time!

    It’s mouthguard time!  Footy is back, hockey is back, basketball/netball are ongoing. Winter sports time is here.  We remind all patients of the terrible impact a sporting injury can have on our teeth, jaw and soft tissues.  A knock to the mouth can result in losing teeth as well as significant long-term damage.  Teeth do

    • 1 FEBRUARY 2023
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    Back to school tooth friendly healthy lunchbox ideas

    Back to school tooth friendly healthy lunchbox ideas

    Now before you know it we are into February and it is back to school time!  The holidays are over and it is school activities, sport, Girl Guides, Scouts, choir, dance and the dreaded school lunches.  What to put in them that they will eat and not just throw in the bin, that are healthy,

    • 15 FEBRUARY 2022
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    How do I take good care of my kid’s teeth?

    How do I take good care of my kid’s teeth?

    This newsletter is all about kids!  Kids teeth is an area we get asked lots of questions about. Kids baby teeth enamel is very different to adult enamel.  Dental materials, like fillings, don’t stick very well so it is best that the teeth do not get holes in them. Good dietary habits, oral health care

    • 1 MAY 2018
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    Dental Crisis Affecting South Australian Children

    Dental Crisis Affecting South Australian Children

    It is quite scary the figures of dental decay in children.  In 2015-16, 630 children aged 0 – 3 years were admitted to hospital in SA for dental treatment under a general anaesthetic. That is way too many!  Latest figures do not rate us any higher.  This past year 27.1% of children aged 5-10 years