From the Blog

Here at Church St Dental we are all about Prevention! Attending regular visits to the dentist prevents toothaches and wallet aches. Lets put it into perspective, lets say you skip your 6 monthly check up and by the time you get around to coming back it has been 2 or 3 years since your last…

Everybody knows that brushing is important, BUT toothbrushes alone cannot get into all the gaps between your teeth where sneaky plaque can hide. That’s where inter dental brushes also known as ‘Piksters’ come in. Pikster’s are small rounded brushes designed to slide in and clean the spaces between teeth. It has tiny bristles on all sides that reach…

On the 23rd of March, our Practice Manager, Kristylee, and our new Oral Health Therapist, Maddie, visited Wyong Preschool to give the children and teachers an information session about how to best look after young teeth through toothbrushing and diet. We discussed what to expect at their first dental visit and the kids were very…

April is Oral Cancer awareness month! Did you know, studies done by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report that there are approximately 2500 new cases of oral cancer in Australia each year! Symptoms can include: visible lumps that may or may not be painful an ulcer that won’t heal bleeding from ulcers or lumps impaired…

At Church St Dental, it’s not all about teeth! We are proud to be a part of and support our local community. Last week our Practice Manager Kristylee and Practice Coordinator Ashleigh visited the recently built Mariners Centre of Excellence to drop off some delicious treats and get to know some of the up-and-coming local…

Dental x-rays have improved significantly over the years and are now faster, better quality and give a lower radiation dose. To put things in perspective: one dental x-ray would have the equivalent radiation you would receive from half a day outside two dental x-rays has the equivalent radiation found in 100g of brazil nuts a…