Our Twelve Gratitude’s of Christmas
Winston Churchill said that ‘Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection’. As another busy year draws to a close, and we approach our sixtieth birthday in 2019, we wanted to take some time to reflect on all that we are grateful for this year and share this gratitude with our patients.
Dr Sarah Kam, Principal Dentist:
In 2018, I am grateful for our patients. As an owner of Medland Dental, I am aware that a practice is built by its people, and at Medlands we are blessed to be surrounded by amazing staff and…
Medland Masterchef – Cranberry Ricotta Torte
This delicious ricotta torte is a Christmas favourite of our Back Office Manager Kelly. Kelly and her family always enjoy this dish at their Christmas lunch, and she wanted to share this with our patients.
Ingredients
1kg full-fat ricotta
2 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra to drizzle
2 onions, chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped
150g Craisins (dried cranberries)
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
4 eggs
15 sage leaves
60g crushed Saltines or other plain savoury crackers
Salad leaves, to serve
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a …
What’s happening at Medland Dental
Our days at work are so busy that we don’t often get time to enjoy each others company, and so we all look forward to getting together for our Christmas Party. This year we had a family day at Merthyr Bowls Club, enjoying the lovely cool weather and perfecting our lawn bowls technique! It was also lovely to catch up with Danielle, our former Front Office Manager who moved to Mackay earlier this year. See all the photos here.
There will also be some new faces working with Dr Kam, Dr Lillicrap and Dr Morrison next year as D…
Training Central
Ongoing training and development are paramount for our staff as we continuously strive to give each of our patient’s exceptional treatment and care. As you can see below, the team has had a very busy quarter with professional development:
The practice was closed for two days in September to hold our annual team training. Over these days we discussed a wide range of topics, from how we can extend our level of care, to perfecting impression taking techniques.
Our fortnightly team and department meetings allow us …
Ethical Gift Giving Guide
With Christmas right around the corner, it is so easy to get swept up in a frenzy with the pressure of gift shopping. Giving gifts to our loved ones is a wonderful part of the holiday season, but sometimes it feels like its more what to buy than anything else. We want to look at ways that we can make a positive difference with our actions.
Our guide to ethical gift-giving has some great ideas as to how to avoid purchasing gifts that may just end up in landfill and that help to make the world a better place….
Medland Masterchef: Hot-smoked salmon salad with chilli lemon dressing
This delicious salad is quick and easy to prepare, and will soon become a crowd favourite as the weather warms up and the festive season starts.
Packed with good fats, protein and lots of vegetables, this salad is guilty free and only 299 kilojoules per serving.
Prep: 20mins
Cook: 10mins
Serves: 8
Ingredients
500g new potatos, halved
200g asparagus tips
250g bag mixed salad leaves (including young beetroot leaves and watercress)
bunch each parsley and mint, leaves picked and roughly chopped
140g radish, thinly sliced
8 x hot-smoked salmon steaks, skin removed
4 spring onions, sliced diagonal…
Medlands New Look
You may have noticed that we have a new look! While we have, and will always, stand by our longterm motto of providing our patients with ‘Technical Excellence and Exceptional Care’, we wanted to acknowledge that we proudly strive for every interaction with our patients to be exceptional.
The shift from ‘Medland Dental; Technical Excellence, Exceptional Care’ to ‘Medland Exceptional Dentistry’, while subtle, reflects our unique position as a proudly independent Dental practice. Remaining independent is particularly significant these days in an industry that is increasingly motivated by the bot…
Gut Health Boosting Drinks and their effect on Oral Health
As health practitioners, we love to hear our patients telling us they are looking after their bodies with diet and exercise. Lately, a lot of our patients have been talking to us about their efforts to improve their gut health. Good gut health can contribute to a stronger immune system, heart and brain health, improved mood and sleeping, effective digestion, and could help to prevent autoimmune diseases and cancer.
With benefits like these its no wonder that people are turning to gut health-boosting foods and drinks. You can improve your gut health by increasing the amount of plant-based food…
Dentistry for Coeliacs
The incredible advancement of technology has allowed for many discoveries in health care, resulting in improved understanding of previously unrecognised diseases and eased suffering of countless people. Coeliac Disease is one particular example of this, where people who may have endured unexplained or misdiagnosed symptoms for years without relief, can now manage their condition far more successfully.
The term ‘Coeliac Disease’ (CD), associated with the common food ingredient, ‘gluten’, is an autoimmune disease that causes a multitude of uncomfortable gastrointestinal and extraintestinal symp…
Medland Masterchef: Jamie Oliver’s Irish Stew
Jamie Oliver’s Irish Stew
Serves: 4
Cooks In: 1H 55M
Difficulty: not too tricky
Ingredients
50g butter
8 lamb chump chops (or your preferred cut of lamb for slow cooking)
3 onions
2 carrots
2 large potatoes
6 sprigs of fresh thyme
3 fresh bay leaves
150g pearl barley
Method
Preheat the oven to 180ºC
Heat the butter in a large frying pan over medium heat and brown the lamb chops, then remove to a plate.
Peel and finely slice the onions and carrots, then add to the pan and soften for 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
Add a wineglass of water and deglaze the pan for 5 minutes.
Peel and slice th…