Our Services
PREVENTATIVE DENTISTRY
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Oral Health Assessments, Regular Check-up and Clean
Minimal sugary food snacking, drinking adequate tap water, regular flossing and brushing twice a day will help keep your mouth healthy. If you miss any of these instructions in your daily self-care, plaque or tartar will build up on your teeth which starts as a slimy layer that covers the tooth. It can harden and later develop into a greater dental problem.
A professional dental check-up and clean is a procedure undertaken by a dentist or dental hygienist in which they use professional equipment to assess your oral health which includes your lips, tongue, palate, teeth, gums and inside of your cheeks and remove dental plaque under your teeth and gums. Wellness Mobile Dental Care use various Oral Health Screening Tools to facilitate in forming a reliable and valid report on the various aspects of oral health status of patients. It is essential to regularly attend your dental appointments every 6 months or more often if recommended to maintain your oral health and prevent tooth decay, gum disease, oral infections and bad breath.
Dental hygienists are indispensable members of the dental team who are highly-trained dental practitioners whose main role is to promote oral health, maintain it, help patients prevent dental diseases through clinical intervention and education.
Fissure Sealants
Children's first permanent molar generally comes through at the age of 6. It is sometimes difficult to reach and remove the food and plaque building up on the deep grooves and pits of the chewing teeth. Tooth decay will likely happen if these teeth are not thoroughly cleaned regularly. Application of dental sealants on deep fissures, pits and chewing surfaces of the back adult teeth is a safe and painless way of protecting adult and children’s permanent molars from tooth decay. Sealants make back teeth easier to clean with regular brushing thus, reduce the risk of tooth decay. They can last up to 6 years with proper oral care without needing to be replaced.
Mouth Guards
A number of sports such as rugby, football and boxing have risk of close contact and therefore serious dental injuries that may involve complex treatment or long-term expense or even a lifetime of expense. A risk of accidental collision may also be carried from playing cricket, basketball, soccer, netball, skateboarding and touch football which can cause damage to the mouth. A sports mouthguard can protect you from serious sports injuries which include broken jaws, fractured, cracked or knocked-out teeth as well as cut lips and tongues.
Click LINK and learn how staff at Wellness Mobile Dental Care engage in the community to ensure our sports players 'Play Well'.
Splints
The habit of clenching and grinding teeth which is called bruxism tend to be done subconsciously. A number of contributing factors can be attributed to this sleep disorder. Daytime triggers can be stress, anxiety, anger, concentration, physical exertion and heightened emotion. The effects of bruxism on the mouth may include teeth and jaw tenderness, wearing or flattening of teeth facets, cracking of teeth and fillings. Once assessed on your dental appointment, our dentist may recommend a protective custom dental guard to protect your teeth from the habit of clenching and grinding.
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Oral Hygiene
Flossing is a way of removing food and plaque in between teeth which can be in the various forms such as a dental floss (a very soft and thin string or thread), flossette (a short dental floss in a handle), water flosser (dental water jets or oral irrigators), interdental brush (small tooth brush designed to fit the gaps between teeth) or superfloss (a double ended type of floss in which one end is stiff best for cleaning bridges and crowns and the other a normal floss). It is ideal to floss every night BEFORE brushing teeth to ensure that fluoride toothpaste will be go to a cleaner space between teeth and gums.
Brush teeth at least twice daily in the morning after breakfast and at night before going to bed. Use a soft bristle tooth brush which needs to be replaced after 3months. Apply a few-sized fluoride toothpaste in a tooth brush and clean all teeth gently for 2 minutes in a small circular, gentle but thorough motion towards the gum line.
Fixed and removable oral prosthetic devices such as dentures, bridges, crowns, implants, retainers and splints are designed to keep the function of mouth going even after replacing missing natural teeth. The maintenance of these devices are essential in maintaining oral health as above or soaking in denture tablet (at least thrice a week) or white vinegar (once a month) and brushing with soapy water.
Smoking Cessation
Tobacco smoking has a massive impact in general health and wellbeing. It can harm almost every body organ. People who smoke have higher risk of heart disease, stroke and lung cancer. The most common oral problems affecting smokers include gum disease, mouth cancer, tooth decay, tooth loss, whitening of the soft tissue in the mouth, decreased sense of taste, bad breath and poor healing after mouth and gum surgery. Smoking is addictive and difficult to stop without help and support. Wellness Mobile Dental Care is committed to providing assistance in guiding our patients to general wellness. Whether you are a tobacco smoker or vaping, contact us and let us help you keep your teeth and gums healthy, detect signs mouth cancer and treat any oral health problems.
Dietary Advice
Poor diet is a leading risk factor contributing to tooth decay and gum disease. A tooth decay is considered as a diet-related disease which is attributed to sugar consumption. A diet low in essential nutrients can lead to gum inflammation and diseases. Wellness Mobile Dental Care offer dietary counselling to our patients to help reduce the risk of oral disease and keep mouth healthy.
Oral Health Promotion
Oral health is promoted during our dental visits to homes, RACFs, corporate offices, child care and community centres. Various media are used to fully promote oral health as an integral part of general health and wellbeing. As directed by the World Health Organisation and following the lead of the Australian Dental Association and the Dental Hygienists Association of Australia, oral health is promoted in the community radio program Generation HOPE on Triple H 100.FM on World Oral Health Day in March and Dental Health Week in August. It is a youth program that aspires to assist in nurturing growing minds and broadcasts every Sunday from 9-10am. Our Principal Dental Hygienist Jinky Marsh is the founding presenter of the program.
Click topics below to be directed to Generation HOPE podcasts:
How much sugar is hiding in your trolley? - Part 2
World Oral Health Day 2020
Flossing is a way of removing food and plaque in between teeth which can be in the various forms such as a dental floss (a very soft and thin string or thread), flossette (a short dental floss in a handle), water flosser (dental water jets or oral irrigators), interdental brush (small tooth brush designed to fit the gaps between teeth) or superfloss (a double ended type of floss in which one end is stiff best for cleaning bridges and crowns and the other a normal floss). It is ideal to floss every night BEFORE brushing teeth to ensure that fluoride toothpaste will be go to a cleaner space between teeth and gums.
Brush teeth at least twice daily in the morning after breakfast and at night before going to bed. Use a soft bristle tooth brush which needs to be replaced after 3months. Apply a few-sized fluoride toothpaste in a tooth brush and clean all teeth gently for 2 minutes in a small circular, gentle but thorough motion towards the gum line.
Fixed and removable oral prosthetic devices such as dentures, bridges, crowns, implants, retainers and splints are designed to keep the function of mouth going even after replacing missing natural teeth. The maintenance of these devices are essential in maintaining oral health as above or soaking in denture tablet (at least thrice a week) or white vinegar (once a month) and brushing with soapy water.
Smoking Cessation
Tobacco smoking has a massive impact in general health and wellbeing. It can harm almost every body organ. People who smoke have higher risk of heart disease, stroke and lung cancer. The most common oral problems affecting smokers include gum disease, mouth cancer, tooth decay, tooth loss, whitening of the soft tissue in the mouth, decreased sense of taste, bad breath and poor healing after mouth and gum surgery. Smoking is addictive and difficult to stop without help and support. Wellness Mobile Dental Care is committed to providing assistance in guiding our patients to general wellness. Whether you are a tobacco smoker or vaping, contact us and let us help you keep your teeth and gums healthy, detect signs mouth cancer and treat any oral health problems.
Dietary Advice
Poor diet is a leading risk factor contributing to tooth decay and gum disease. A tooth decay is considered as a diet-related disease which is attributed to sugar consumption. A diet low in essential nutrients can lead to gum inflammation and diseases. Wellness Mobile Dental Care offer dietary counselling to our patients to help reduce the risk of oral disease and keep mouth healthy.
Oral Health Promotion
Oral health is promoted during our dental visits to homes, RACFs, corporate offices, child care and community centres. Various media are used to fully promote oral health as an integral part of general health and wellbeing. As directed by the World Health Organisation and following the lead of the Australian Dental Association and the Dental Hygienists Association of Australia, oral health is promoted in the community radio program Generation HOPE on Triple H 100.FM on World Oral Health Day in March and Dental Health Week in August. It is a youth program that aspires to assist in nurturing growing minds and broadcasts every Sunday from 9-10am. Our Principal Dental Hygienist Jinky Marsh is the founding presenter of the program.
Click topics below to be directed to Generation HOPE podcasts:
How much sugar is hiding in your trolley? - Part 2
World Oral Health Day 2020
RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY
Tooth Fillings
Wellness Mobile Dental Care is generally a mobile preventative dental care provider. We encourage patients in retirement homes, residential aged care facilities, private homes, corporate offices, child care and community centres to regularly attend their professional dental check-ups and cleaning appointments to reduce the risk of dental diseases. Should there be a need for straight forward and immediate teeth restorations and emergency root canal treatment, our practicing dentist or oral health therapist shall attend to treat your damaged tooth or teeth.
For dental issues requiring more complex dental treatments, our patients are encouraged to visit our dental partners or preferred local dentists to ensure the provision of optimum oral health care.
For dental issues requiring more complex dental treatments, our patients are encouraged to visit our dental partners or preferred local dentists to ensure the provision of optimum oral health care.
COSMETIC DENTISTRY
Teeth Whitening
Teeth Whitening is a cosmetic dental procedure that helps to lighten teeth by removing stains and discolouration caused by smoking, highly staining food and drinks, natural ageing and certain medications. The teeth whitening gel is made to lighten the colour of natural teeth enamel. The treatment will NOT change the colour of composite resin (white) filling materials or porcelain crowns, or veneers. If you whiten natural teeth, existing fillings, crowns or veneers will no longer match in colour, hence may need to be replaced by our dentist or preferred dental practitioner. We ensure that our patients understand this procedure prior to progressing with the treatment.
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The general purposes of teeth whitening are as follows :
- to lighten teeth before a dental crown preparation (A lightened set of teeth will subsequently use of a lighter shade of dental crown.)
- to have a brighter shade of smile for screen media work or face-to-face customer service
- to improve smile for a special function or occasion like a wedding
- to have a better smile with lightened set of teeth
White teeth are often associated with healthy smile. The treatment for teeth whitening starts with an oral health assessment. It is essential to complete a thorough check up to determine if the treatment is suitable for you and to ascertain which kind of treatment is the best for your needs and desires. Patients who proceed with the procedure are advised to have a dental hygiene appointment prior to ensure that optimum result of teeth whitening is achieved.
Wellness Mobile Dental Care provide both In-Chair teeth whitening services at the comfort of your own home or corporate office and Take Home teeth whitening treatment under our supervision. Teeth Whitening gel contains either hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide. Proper care needs to be taken when using these concentrates. Our staff is highly experienced and trained in carrying out this procedure and ensures that patients understand and follow the teeth whitening instructions if Take-Home treatment is opted or carried out as top-up home procedure.
- to lighten teeth before a dental crown preparation (A lightened set of teeth will subsequently use of a lighter shade of dental crown.)
- to have a brighter shade of smile for screen media work or face-to-face customer service
- to improve smile for a special function or occasion like a wedding
- to have a better smile with lightened set of teeth
White teeth are often associated with healthy smile. The treatment for teeth whitening starts with an oral health assessment. It is essential to complete a thorough check up to determine if the treatment is suitable for you and to ascertain which kind of treatment is the best for your needs and desires. Patients who proceed with the procedure are advised to have a dental hygiene appointment prior to ensure that optimum result of teeth whitening is achieved.
Wellness Mobile Dental Care provide both In-Chair teeth whitening services at the comfort of your own home or corporate office and Take Home teeth whitening treatment under our supervision. Teeth Whitening gel contains either hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide. Proper care needs to be taken when using these concentrates. Our staff is highly experienced and trained in carrying out this procedure and ensures that patients understand and follow the teeth whitening instructions if Take-Home treatment is opted or carried out as top-up home procedure.
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