When Lexi’s Mum spotted a hold in her 7 year old not only was she horrified but was worried Lexi would panic when she visited the dentist. Here’s what happened: Mum called to make an urgent appointment. Dr Karen, known for her gentle manner with children, was available the next day. Whilst waiting to see […]

If you play a contact sport, and a lot of Aussies do, you risk injuring your teeth. Jamie had a “dead” tooth due to a very bad breakage which showed up 3 months after the game! Many sports have a risk of contact, even a small bump or a little slip has the potential for serious […]

It’s great to do Awesome Smiles – Balancing the Art and Science that Modern Dentistry has to offer, along with a depth of understanding that comes from a professional life time of experience. Dr Scott Robertson has been a “fixture” in Mt Eliza for since 1984. “The Art of a Smile is Balance – and […]

A key part of our job for children is to maintain growth and development of the jaws and teeth – which of course affects the development of the whole face. The most important thing is nose breathing! Mouth breathers never have straight teeth without lots of orthodontic treatment. So next time you thinks of healthy […]

Four days in Sydney on Sleep and Pain may not sound like much fun – but it was for my colleagues and I. World renowned lecturers Dr Mayoor Patel and Dr Tony Bennett presented the Practice and Science behind dentists’ treatment of Sleep Disordered Breathing and Craniofacial pain at the practical and hands-on SLEEP AND […]

We need to be ever vigilant about those highly sugary and carbohydrate foods. Real, hard raw food chewing is practically nonexistent and cleaning with a tooth brush mandatory. Teeth are for life, and back in the short brutal Neolithic hunter gatherer days, teeth didn’t need cleaning due to the coarse diet and low sugar intake […]

Cathy knew she had a complicated problem but most of all she knew she didn’t want “fake-looking” teeth. We discovered Cathy’s natural teeth had been broken by excessive clenching and grinding, and the DCME team needed to solve the problem before creating a new smile. With careful planning, including implants, crowns and rebuilding, we developed […]

Smile design is hi-tech When designing how crowns and veneers will look and affect our patient’s smile, we use the latest techniques in the dental laboratory. The computerised scanners transfer the teeth shapes onto the computer screen which are then manipulated into a 3D designed shape.  We then mill the porcelain crowns / veneers into […]