Macarthur federal Labor MP Mike Freelander raised concerns in Parliament recently about the affordability of dental care. Dr Freelander said it was getting harder for lower-income families to ensure their dental health was up to scratch and that problem would be exacerbated with proposed changes to child dental benefits. “It is distressing to me to…
Mr Lau, my new acquaintance, has been a health conscious person in recent years, practicing kung fu and following a balanced diet. The activities have revitalized him and even helped him get away with tooth decay, he said. But some weeks ago, the tooth decay made a nasty return. An X-ray examination showed a 1.8-centimeter-wide…
A healthy practice and meeting the regular habit of brushing your teeth free you from any oral problems. “Bacteria thrive on food left on or in between teeth, and it grows at lightning speed,” says Lee Gause, DDS, of Smile Design Manhattan. According to Colgate, bacteria in plaque, a sticky, colorless film that continuously builds…
Unfortunately children don’t come with a manual. As parents we try to make the best decisions for their care but we don’t always know what the right answers are. To help you with the care of your children’s teeth we have assembled the most commonly asked questions and, most importantly, the answers you’ve been looking…
Tens of thousands of vulnerable Victorians could miss out on critical dental treatment unless the Turnbull government extends funding to affordable dental programs, the health sector and Victorian government have warned. There are two federal schemes that fund dental treatment for children and vulnerable adults, but both expire at the end of the month. In…