What is vaping?
Vaping laws are changing in Australia. From the 1st of October 2021 consumers will require a prescription to purchase nicotine vaping products in Australia or import them from overseas.
So, what is vaping? Why should we be cautious of it? And what impact can it have on our oral health?
‘Vaping’ is the act of inhaling the fine aerosol created by an electronic cigarette or ‘e-cigarette’ into the lungs. E-cigarettes are battery operated devices often shaped like a cigarette, cigar, pen or other everyday household object. They heat up liquid solutions or ‘vape juice’ which contain nicot…
Don’t toss the floss!
It only takes 2 minutes a day.
So why is daily flossing such a big hurdle to overcome?
Let’s be honest, it’s an annoying chore. One we are required to perform at often inconvenient times of the day. It’s not especially easy to complete and seems to make little difference to how our mouth functions on a day to day basis.
The cornerstone in the prevention of oral disease is the daily mechanical disruption of bacterial ‘plaque’ deposits through brushing and flossing. Flossing makes a BIG difference to how our mouth functions on a day to day basis and in the long run, how our body func…
Keeping COVID-19 Safe at Medland Dental
We are looking forward to seeing you soon!
Great work Brisbane! Following the three-day Greater Brisbane lockdown dental practices have been advised that we can return to Level 1 restrictions.
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, dental practices in Australia have been working under different levels of restrictions. Level 1 restrictions means that Medland Dental can provide our patients with the full range of treatments and services, provided that our patients meet the criteria for being “low risk” of having contracted/being exposed to COVID-19. This restriction is for the safety an…
Keeping COVID-19 Safe at Medland Dental – Greater Brisbane Lockdown
As you are aware, the Greater Brisbane area is going into a three-day lockdown from 5pm this afternoon, Monday 29 March. With community transmission in the Greater Brisbane region and the declaration by the Chief Health Officer of the greater Brisbane region as a hotspot, the Australian Dental Association has recommended that dental practices in the Greater Brisbane area move to “Level 3 Restrictions” over this time.
This means that dental practices in the Greater Brisbane area have been asked to temporarily defer routine dental care to help stop the spread of COVID-19. If you have an upcomi…
Keeping COVID-19 Safe at Medland Dental
We are looking forward to seeing you soon!
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, dental practices in Australia have been working under different levels of restrictions.
Dental practices in Queensland are currently operating under Level 1 restrictions. This means that Medland Dental can provide our patients with the full range of treatments and services, provided that our patients meet the criteria for being “low risk” of having contracted/being exposed to COVID-19. This restriction is for the safety and security of all of our patients, our staff and the community.
If you are awai…
Important information about return to full operations
We are looking forward to seeing you soon!
We are very pleased to advise that in accordance with a lifting of government restrictions, from today, Monday 11 May, Medland Dental will return to providing our patients with our full range of treatment and services.
We would like to thank all of our patients for their understanding throughout the period of increasing and decreasing restrictions on dental practices. We have been genuinely touched by everyone’s kind words and messages of support; and consideration and flexibility during these challenging times. We understand that these r…
Dental Treatment Restrictions Eased
Important information about changes to operational restrictions
We would like to thank all of our patients for their understanding during the period of Level 3 restrictions on dental practices. We have been genuinely touched by everyone’s kind words and messages of support during these challenging times. We understand that Level 3 restrictions have not been ideal for our patients, as many things have not been ideal this year. The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenging times for everyone,and we know that many of you have been deeply affected in your work and personal lives too.
Throughou…
COVID-19 and Dentistry Update
The COVID-19 virus is understandably causing concern in the community and within the Medland Family. We know that many of you are deeply affected by the pandemic and the flow-on effects, and are facing challenges unprecedented in most of our lifetimes.Since our last communication, the COVID-19 outbreak has continued to spread, and the situation regarding management and containment is now at a level where services are being progressively locked down.Maintaining the dental health of the community continues to be an essential service, and as such Medland Dental will remain open through this time …
Important Information about COVID-19
The COVID-19 virus is understandably causing concern in the community and within the Medland Family.As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to spread and the situation regarding management and containment evolves, Medland Dental is closely following the advice from Queensland Health, the Department of Health, the World Health Organisation and the Australian Dental Association.Medland Dental remains committed as always, to providing a safe environment for our patients and staff, so is electing to go beyond the requirements outlined by Queensland Health with both staff and patients.To help ensure tha…
Medland Masterchef: Healthy Christmas Truffles
These quick and easy date, cacao and coconut truffles are a yummy, healthy treat to reach for throughout the festive season.
INGREDIENTS
225g medjool dates, pitted
3 teaspoons almond butter
1 1/2 tablespoons cacao powder, sifted, plus 1 tbs extra
35g (1/2 cup) shredded coconut
METHOD
Step 1
Place dates, almond butter, cacao and coconut in a food processor. Process until mixture is finely chopped and comes together in a ball.
Step 2
Roll heaped teaspoons of mixture into balls. Place extra cacao on a large plate. Roll truffles in the cacao to lightly coat, shaking off any excess. Place in an air…