Small Things Can Make a Big Difference Do you have a small tooth repair that nags you—perhaps something no-one else notices (but that you notice?) That’s exactly what Brit said to me this week: Brit is a Moss Vale local and has marvellously healthy gums and lovely white teeth. A few years ago, she’d had
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Dr Patrick Meaney and the team at Moss Vale Dental offer a wide range of dental services including Cad-Cam Dentistry. Cad-Cam Dentistry Cad-Cam Dentistry is a way to use computers to make crowns, bridges, inlays, onlays, and veneers-in fact, you can make a wide range of replacement parts for a host of different applications. CAD
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Do you have to have a general anaesthetic? Have you got teeth? If you answered ‘yes’ to both these, consider having a GA Guard made to protect your teeth while you undergo any procedure while under general anaesthetic. What Is a GA Guard? A GA Guard is very much like a mouthguard but smaller, thinner
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Take-home tooth whitening can improve the appearance of darkened teeth and remove superficial staining. For many of our patients it’s a simple and effective way to enhance the natural beauty of your own teeth. Suitability Tooth whitening may not be suitable if: You have many older restorations (dental fillings) especially in your front teeth –
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As the old saying goes—use it or lose it. Your private dental health benefits that is! Should you use your dental health benefits before they expire? Absolutely! Your private health insurance annual dental health benefits may be expiring December 31st*. *Consult with your private Health Fund about your plan to ask about your benefits resetting
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A great time for a first dental visit is as soon as your child can communicate with us. Although some dental problems can be identified as early as six months old, there’s not a lot we can achieve without your child’s cooperation. That’s why we like to be able to talk with children – and
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We want all our patients to feel comfortable and welcomed when they visit and we thought it was high time we introduced you to our valued team. Meet Maddison What is your role at the office? What will we find you doing at the office? My role within the office is a dental assistant, you’ll
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With the colder days still looming in the Southern Highlands a common problem is sensitive teeth – especially to cold. What can cause tooth sensitivity to cold? This is where the dentine of a tooth (see image below) is exposed. This can be due to a number of different things ranging from incorrect tooth brushing,
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What is the correct way to wear a mask? Dr Patrick Meaney and the entire team at Moss Vale Dental are always focused on delivering the highest level of dental care to our patients and doing so with the highest hygiene and safety protocols in place. In these unusual times, wearing masks is not just
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Friday 17th July update from the local Division of General Practice, thanks to Dr Vince Roche. The South West Sydney Public Health Unit has stated that there is no need and no clinical benefit in COVID testing this group if they have been to a “soft spot” (i.e. somewhere where we know a COVID positive
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