by LID Admin | Oct 4, 2013 | Canberra Dentist, General Dental Care
General dental care is so important yet most of us do the bare minimum when it comes to our oral health. The reason most patients are anxious when they come for their check up (or avoid it altogether) is due to the fact they know they haven’t been keeping up with good general dental care. At Lasting Impressions Dental – your local Canberra Dentist, we believe in teaching our patients to look after their teeth so that they don’t need to come to the dentist for treatment that could have otherwise been prevented. It’s never to late to start good oral hygiene. Just brushing your teeth twice a day isn’t enough to keep your pearly whites protected, so read below to make sure you are making your best effort to keep your teeth clean and free of diseases. So what does good general everyday dental care involve? Brushing your teeth (but we all knew that!). We should brush our teeth at least twice a day with a soft to medium brush. Do not scrub your teeth – be gentle, your gums can wear away with harsh brushing! Make sure you brush all of your teeth with a gentle circling motion ensuring you are brushing all the build-up on your teeth. Gently brush your gums too – but remember be gentle! If you can brush your teeth after lunch too – not just in the morning and evening. This gives your teeth the best chance of staying cavity free. Flossing (yes, you know this one too!) Floss in the morning and evening brushing your teeth alone cannot remove all the...
by LID Admin | Sep 17, 2013 | Canberra Dentist, Dentistry for kids, General Dental Care, Interesting Reading, Uncategorized
It is alarming to think that dental decay is the most widespread chronic disease in children and a study by the University of Adelaide under the leadership of Associate Professor Loc Do wants to know why and what can be done to combat it. Associate Professor Do points out that dental health cannot be viewed in isolation. Diet, general health and economic circumstances all play a role. He emphasised the role preventative dental care plays in good dental health. The study, to be undertaken of up to 1800 pre school-aged children, will yield information that can be used to focus on improvements to oral health. One sure way ensuring sound dental health is a regular dental check up. Children need regular check ups as much as adults do and these should form part of your family’s health plan. The dentists at Lasting Impressions Dental know that regular check ups are critical as potential problems can be detected early and treated before they become more serious. They know too, that it can be difficult finding the time to get the kids to the dentist with all the commitments kids and and families have these days. School holidays are a great time for kids to see the dentist. No clashes with sport, school, homework or after school activities and for the September/October school holidays we are offering a special deal on children’s checkups! So there really isn’t a better time to tick this job off your to- do list. Call 6240 8383 today. For full details of school holiday specials click here: http://lastingimpressionsdental.com.au/2013/09/16/school-holiday-check-up-specials-23-monday-september-to-friday-12-october-2013/ For details of the University of Adelaide...
by LID Admin | Sep 16, 2013 | Canberra Dentist, General Dental Care
So you’ve just moved to Canberra and now you need to find a new dentist (among other things of course). Keeping up with your regular dental check ups can be tricky, especially when you have relocated and are looking for a good dentist. There are many things to consider; location, price, a practice that can take on your dental needs, and above all a dentist you can trust! Lasting Impressions Dental is Located in the Canberra City with plenty of parking available. We have two wonderful dentist’s Dr David Davies and Dr Edmond Truong – both very friendly chaps if I do say so myself! Some practices will not take on new patients but here at Lasting Impressions Dental our friendly staff love to welcome new patients to the practice. Looking after your teeth is taken very seriously as we want to help you maintain a healthy mouth full of pearly whites. Of course general dental check ups are key in maintaining good oral so we will try to keep you coming to your regular check up so we can avoid seeing you in an emergency dental situation. A little bit about our wonderful dentists: Dr David Davies Dr Davies is committed to providing ongoing, quality dental care of which is tailored to each individual patient. He has a gentle and calm approach which has in turn enabled many nervous patients to overcome their anxiety about dental treatment. If you are an anxious patient Dr Davies can offer Hypnosis to keep your anxiety at bay before and during treatment. Dr Davies had a special interest in Implant Dentistry and...
