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Author: Sunrise Dental Surgery

September 28, 2020
News

We are back to Normal (level 1)

To our wonderful patients, We are happy to inform you  that the Australian Dental association has announced that as of today - Monday the  28th of September 2020, all Melbourne dental practices will move to Level 1 restrictions. Level 1 restrictions mean that we can now provide all treatments - including cleans under a COVID Safe plan. Those of you who have had to postpone your cleans for the last 6 months we appreciate your patience. Please contact our receptionists to book your appointments. We as Victorians should be proud of our efforts to bring the numbers down so quickly by following the rules set out by the Victorian government. Our clinic...

by Sunrise Dental Surgery
September 21, 2020
Dental Hygiene

Level 2 Restriction Covid-19 Update

Good News! From the 28th of September we will move to LEVEL 2 restriction. This means we will be able to provide dental treatments that are unlikely to generate aerosols or where aerosols generated have the presence of minimal saliva/blood due to the use of rubber dams. A run down of treatments allowed can be found by on the 'ADA Dental Service Restrictions in COVID-19 '. If all goes well, we should move to LEVEL 1 restriction from the 26th of October where the majority of dental treatments will go back to normal for all patients not suspected of having Covid-19. Our clinic will continue to uphold the highest...

by Sunrise Dental Surgery
Covid August Update
August 7, 2020
Families and Children

Covid August Update

To our wonderful patients, Due to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases, we at Sunrise Dental Surgery are following the recommendations set out by the Australian Dental Association. It is with heavy hearts but with optimistic mindset that we announce we will be moving back to level 3 restrictions from Friday the 7th of August. We must rally together and do the right thing as a community to help win the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Level 3 restrictions permits us to perform only emergency and urgent dental care. We will need to postpone all non-urgent dental procedures for 6 weeks from now. If you have an appointment scheduled...

by Sunrise Dental Surgery
May 9, 2020
Families and Children

COVID-19 precautions and what this means for your dental visit

As of 26th March 2020, all dental practices are advised to follow Level 3 restrictions (urgent & emergency dental procedures only) by the Australian Dental Association (ADA) & AHPPC to minimize the spread of COVID-19. This means that the Australian Government continues to consider dental services as essential to the community, and we can continue to see regular & new patients for urgent & emergency procedures as long as they are provided safely with extra precautions & guidelines. Further details can be found in the ADA Announcement here. These safe precautions and guidelines are as follows: The reduction of aerosols in the treatment room by means of rubber dam...

by Sunrise Dental Surgery
March 11, 2020
Uncategorized

3 Types of Parents Who Bring their Kids to the Dentist

A fear of dentistry is a fear of unknown for a child who visit the dentist for the first time. Well, I've got three types of parents who bring their children to see me. First one would be, "Yeah, dentist, you will be fine, "and we're just going to say hi to the dentist "and get your teeth checked." The second one would be, "Yeah, we're going to the dentist, "you have to behave, okay? "You're not gonna be scared, "you're not gonna be worried. "You are cool! "Cool dude, you can do it!" The third one. They'll start sweating the previous day, "You know you've got this dentist appointment,...

by Sunrise Dental Surgery
March 9, 2020
Dental Hygiene

When Should I Bring My Kids to the Dentist for the First Time

  I've got a lot of patients come here pregnant and then I'm excited to talk about their oral hygiene. You can bring your kids to see me when they are in the tummy, I've got a lot of patients come here pregnant and then I'm excited to talk about their oral hygiene. You know how when you talk to the mums, the kids start getting a little bit of sense about their oral hygiene, so that's something that I always do. I jokes about you can bring your children when you come in for your dental visits every six month, but if you are not a regular visitor...

by Sunrise Dental Surgery
March 6, 2020
Dental Hygiene

Is Dental X Ray Necessary

Are x-rays necessary? Are mobile phones necessary? Is flying necessary? Is walking through the street in the city necessary? Are x-rays necessary? Are mobile phones necessary? Is flying necessary? Is walking through the street in the city necessary? If those things are something that we can't avoid, x-rays are definitely necessary. It, again, depends on the balance. Weighing the pros and cons of doing a treatment technique. I wouldn't say, you don't need x-rays every six months unless you are extremely high risk of dental cavities and you never brush your teeth. So, we put patients at different category. High-risk cavity or high-risk case, they need the x-rays every...

by Sunrise Dental Surgery
March 2, 2020
Dental Hygiene

Importance of Ongoing Maintenance

Smile, it's the most important part of our personality. Ongoing maintenance is important for our body. As females, we know that better than anyone else. We go to nail salons to get our nails done. We go get our hairdressers, visit our hairdressers every alternate months and we go and get facials done. We get our hair washed and conditioned every day. And we go to the doctor's for checking our blood every year and it's important to get your teeth checked every six months because smile is the most important part of our personality and the way people perceive us. So, when you look at a person, the...

by Sunrise Dental Surgery
February 28, 2020
Dental Hygiene

When Do You Need to Change Your Toothbrush

You have to change your toothbrush once every two months. I don't think females would ask that question. You know, they want to change their toothbrush every week. It depends on who is asking me. If men ask me, I would say, "Once every year." No, just a joke. It has to be changed about once every two months or three months would be ideal. It doesn't matter, male or female. You have to change your toothbrush, once every two months. If you're changing you're toothbrush once every week and it's not going past a week, that means you're brushing too hard. So, two months is a good...

by Sunrise Dental Surgery