Get Your Dental Health Back On Track
Ensuring a healthy mouth and teeth for the rest of your life requires more than just brushing twice per day. But you can avoid long-term complications like gum disease, cavities, and gingivitis by following 4 simple steps.
1. Brush with fluoride toothpaste
Just two minutes, twice per day will drastically reduce your risk of developing cavities. Fluoridated toothpaste is scientifically shown to aid the development of healthy teeth and prevent the build-up of plaque and cavities.
Brushing is best done using a small head, soft bristle toothbrush, (electric or manual) at a 45-degree angle, while …
Let Us Help You Find the Right Dentist For You in Brisbane’s CBD
It can be difficult to prioritise dental care when you already have demanding work hours and family obligations. Have you ever had that feeling of there not being enough hours in the day? A lack of time is one of the key reasons why many of us put off a regular visit to the dentist. Other than maintaining good oral hygiene, a small problem left unattended can become larger, more expensive and time consuming. That’s why it is so important to find a local family dentist that’s right for you – someone who will become your partner in actively maintaining your oral health.
Access to quality den…
Tooth-friendly Food For A Busy Schedule
Good oral health comes from a routine that is simple and maintainable, and it starts with what we eat. But when we all lead busy lives, how can we eat convenient food that’s good for our teeth? Although processed foods can be quick and easy, they often come at a price to our general and dental health. While some convenience foods may be advertised as ‘healthy’, or ‘nutritious’, they are usually very high in sugars, salts, additives or fats. We wanted to clear up the confusion around what we should consume for good dental…
Tip Top Teeth Tips
We are all well aware of the essential role that brushing and flossing daily has for avoiding gum disease, crooked teeth, and cavities, but prevention is better than cure, and these issues can be prevented by what we eat, and how we eat it. By consuming a wholesome & ‘tooth friendly’ diet you lower your risk of irreversible damage to your teeth such as dental decay and dental erosion.
Quick Tooth-Friendly Diet Tips
Limit snacking in between meals to reduce the number of acid attacks on your teeth. Sugars in the…
Oral Health for Busy Lives
In today’s busy world, taking time to look after yourself has never been more challenging. Many Australian’s are living with increasingly hectic daily routines and are constantly juggling work, family and personal commitments. It can be very difficult to then also find the time to eat well, get active and take care of both our general and oral health. Too often we “put off” caring for ourselves when we get busy.
So this year, the Australian Dental Association (ADA) has taken Oral Health for Busy Lives as its theme for Den…
Oven Roasted Vegetable Chips
When you are out and about it can be hard to find something to snack on that is good for your dental and general health.
We love this recipe for Oven Baked Vegetable Chips from Weight Watchers. A delicious, crispy treat to munch on, it is a perfect on the go snack.
This recipe uses sweet potato, zucchini, parsnip and carrots but you could also use beetroot and potato! Yum!
Ingredients:
1 x 3 second spray oil spray
2 small zucchini, sliced crosswise into 1/2cm slices
250g parsnip, (about 1 parsnip), peeled, sliced into 1/2cm slices
600g sweet potato, peeled, sliced cross wise into…
Recycle your Nespresso pods at Medland Dental
Medland Dental patients and staff love our Nespresso coffee, and we can now enjoy it even more knowing we are supporting a sustainable coffee economy. We have collaborated with Nespresso and implemented an onsite collection point to recycle all Nespresso pods used in the practice. We are also offering a free of charge recycling service for our patients who use Nespresso pods at home.
This recycling program will help Nespresso reach their goal of increasing recycling rates and reducing the number of used Nespresso pods found in Landfill each year. Nespresso pods are made of aluminium which is …
Welcome to the team Brad
Our Oral Hygiene team continues to grow! We are so pleased to introduce you to our new Oral Health Therapist, Brad.
Brad completed his Bachelor of Oral Health from the University of Queensland in 2013. Since graduating, Brad worked for two years in a private practice in Chinchilla, where he was born and raised. Although a country boy at heart, he is looking forward to residing in the city again.
The motivating factor for Brad to study Oral Health was his interest in helping people. His greatest satisfaction is having patients confidently smile when they leave the dental practice. Brad enjoys…
guess who’s back?
Many of our patients have been missing our wonderful hygienist, Annika, while she has been on maternity leave and we are excited to let everyone know that she is back! Annika will be looking after our patients on Wednesdays and Fridays from 8am to 5pm.
In addition to Annika’s return, we will also be welcoming Brad McCormack to our growing Oral Hygiene team which now includes seven hygienists and oral health therapists! Keep an eye on our Facebook and Instagram pages in the coming weeks for an introduction to Brad. Annika and Brad, as well as Shannon, Eliza, Susanne, Ashleigh and Sue will work…
your understanding is appreciated
We would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to all of our patients for your ongoing patience with us during this unprecedented time in the practice.
Over the last 18 months since Dr Paddison’s accident, we have experienced an incredible amount of understanding, both from Dr Paddison’s patients who have worked with us and amended their appointment times to cater for Dr Paddison’s recovery and subsequent retirement from Medland Dental, and from all of our patients who have waited a little longer than usual to get an appointment with their usual dentist, or have perhaps been …