Below outlines information from Mother Safe and NSW health regarding planning for a healthy pregnancy: Download the Royal Hospital for Women Factsheets, here. Or Download Dental Treatment in Pregnancy and...

Halloween is here, which for most children means bags of free lollies  and a chance to build a stockpile of sweets for the summer. No surprise, Halloween can also present parents with a variety of health and safety challenges. Dr Catrina Carroll agrees “It’s...

Guess what time it is?! Perhaps time to change the head on that electric toothbrush? Can you remember the last time you changed it? Then there is no time like today! What to do with that old head? In an age of everything being recycled, upcycled, re-used and...

How’s the old sleeping been going? Probably good if you’re not involved in parafunctional habits like grinding your teeth! (or if you have small children—may I suggest coffee?) How to know if this is you? The grinding (not the kids). Well, staying up all night isn’t a...

DO you need a theme song to stop smoking...this is for you. https://vimeo.com/218784186 HSE Quit Smoking 'I Will Survive' - Sound by Munzie Thind from GCRS on Vimeo.>As almost ten Australians are diagnosed with oral cancer each day, the...

Hello Everyone!! Did you catch dentistry in the news earlier this week? Sadly, it’s not happy news. The Royal Children’s Hospital has published their latest poll and it seems that Australian children are not getting a passing grade when it comes to oral health. So,...

Hi Everyone! Guess what this week is? No, it’s not some random ATO deadline (whew!) but IT IS Dental Health Week! I thought I should remind you so that you have time to get mentally and physically (extra flossing, anyone?) prepared!! So, what’s all the fuss about?...

If you're like most people, signing up with a health fund is largely driven by a desire to give yourself additional healthcare options not offered by Medicare. But Government policies are also a strong motivator, so much so that approximately 50% of Australians now...

When you first take out private health insurance, the expectation is that you will receive rebates that cover a sizeable proportion of your expenses. But the reality is that rebates for dental services, which fall under what's known as “extras” cover, rarely...

While Australians are covered by Medicare, a government-funded universal healthcare system, you may find, like many other people, that taking out private health insurance in order gives you additional healthcare options as well as the ability to access items that may...