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Labour Day Public Holiday Surgery Operating Hours

Our surgery will be closed for the Labour Day public holiday this Monday 9^th March 2020.

We still have a few appointments available for tomorrow Friday 6^th March.

If you need an appointment before the long weekend, call us on 03 5134 1311.

We will re-open for normal operating hours on Tuesday 10^th at 8:30am.

Post Extraction Care

It is extremely important to maintain sound oral hygiene after having an extraction. The mouth is the “dirtiest” environment in the body, teeming with microbes.

An extraction site is a wound. We are asking the body to heal a wound in a sea of microbes! Therefore, make sure you are cleaning the entire mouth at least twice a day, carefully brushing the teeth in the region of the extraction. You can also use a saltwater mouth bath several times a day to assist hygiene, making sure you do not swish vigorously (we need to preserve the friable blood clot!).

Don’t forget sound nutrition – the body needs a balanced array of vitamins and minerals to aid the process of healing.

Simple steps will make all the difference!

If you have any other questions regarding your dental care, you can call our Morwell dental practice on (03) 5134 1311.

Australia Day Public Holiday Hours

We will be closed for Australia Day public holiday this Monday 27th January 2020.

We will re-open on Tuesday the 28th January at 8:30am.

You can call our surgery in Morwell for appointments and enquiries on (03) 5134 1311

We wish you all an enjoyable and safe long weekend!

Eat before an extraction!

Some patients choose not to eat anything before having a dental extraction. This can sometimes result in patients feeling lightheaded in the surgery, and occasionally fainting. Its always best to eat something which is nutrient dense before an extraction. If a patient is unable to eat, at least ingest a drink that contains sugar such as a sweetened cordial. This will ensure blood sugar levels will not fall too low during a procedure so we can avoid this sort of complication.

If you have any other questions regarding your next procedure you can call our Morwell dental practice on (03) 5134 1311.

Happy New Year!!

We hope you all had a happy and safe new year.

We have reopened with normal business hours for 2020.

If you need an appointment please call our friendly staff on 03 5134 1311.

Only one week until Christmas!

We have one business week left before the Christmas period. We still have some appointments left for general check-ups or emergency appointments.

We will be closed from:
Tuesday 24^th of December 2019 at 1pm
We will reopen on:
Thursday 2^nd January 2020 at 8:30am

You can call our practice on (03) 5134 1311 for any last minute appointments.

We hope you have a happy and safe Christmas and New year!
We look forward to seeing your smiling faces in 2020!

Do you need Dental Work before the years end?

As the year comes to an end, closure dates for dental laboratory work is now near.

This is an important deadline for those patients who require dentures, crowns, veneers, etc prior to Christmas.

A number of our laboratories have advised they will be closed from Friday 20^th December. This means dental work will need to be dispatched by Wednesday 11^th December in an effort to have work returned to our surgery prior to the holiday season closure.

If you require offsite dental work to be completed prior to Christmas, then please call our surgery on (03) 5134 1311 to make an appointment as soon as possible.

Our surgery will be closed for the holiday season from Tuesday 24^th December.

Wedding Season is here!

With wedding season in full swing, optimising your smile for the big day should be an obvious consideration.

Bleaching is a popular, non-invasive procedure that will enhance the colour of your teeth. There are a number of alternatives to bleaching. We would advise making an appointment at our surgery in Morwell at least several weeks before your wedding day to discuss these options at the chairside and allow sufficient time for treatment.

You can call our surgery on (03) 5134 1311 to make an appointment and speak to our friendly staff.

Melbourne Cup Public Holiday Hours

We will be closed for Melbourne Cup public holiday on Tuesday the 5^th of November 2019.

Operating hours will be business as usual, 8:30am to 5:30pm on Monday the 4th of November. We still have a few appointments available for Monday, if you need an appointment call us on 03 5134 1311.

We will re-open on Wednesday the 6^th of November at 8:30am.

Denture Care Tips

Many patients who wear dentures are somewhat uncertain as to how they should maintain them. While there may be some differences between full and partial denture care the basics apply to both:

Take your dentures out at night. Everything needs a break! Your mouth is no different. Every denture is a foreign body to the mouth, therefore sleeping without dentures in position will aid mouth hygiene and greatly reduce the risk of tooth decay in partial denture wearers.

Clean your denture(s) with a soft bristle brush and consider soaking them in an enzymatic cleaner (Such as Polident denture cleanser) overnight. For those prone to developing calculus on their denture(s) consider soaking the denture(s) in one part white vinegar to one part water. This mildly acidic solution will aid in your ability to remove calculus from the denture.

Partial denture wearers are encouraged to remove their dentures after every meal to clean both their natural dentition and denture. Of course, regular dental examinations are also important to monitor your dentures and hygiene routine.