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Your Guide to Dental Implant Procedure : Types, Materials, and What to Expect

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You’re enjoying a night out with friends, laughter filling the air, when someone snaps a photo. Instead of revelling in the memory, you’re seized by a sudden self-consciousness about your smile—those missing or damaged teeth seem to steal the spotlight. Can you relate? The impact goes beyond aesthetics; it’s a daily hindrance, affecting how you […]

World Oral Health Day

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What is World Oral Health Day? World Oral Health Day (WOHD) is celebrated all around the world every year on 20 March.  WOHD celebrates the benefits of a healthy mouth and promotes the issues around poor oral health and the importance oral hygiene is when looking after teeth, young and old. Traditionally World Oral Health […]

Working at Harris Dental Boutique Bargara

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This week I sat down with Dr Michelle from Harris Dental Boutique Bargara and we talked about what life has been like for her working at Harris Dental Boutique. Dr Michelle started working for Dr Linc the Bargara dentist in February 2016, She says “Working at Harris Dental Boutique over the past 6 months has […]

Women having Heart Attacks

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Recently, to make sure our practice is a safe place, we did our Applied (senior) First Aid re-certification.  During this, we learnt a very interesting fact about women and heart attacks. Women have a higher likelihood of being misdiagnosed when having a heart attack. While some women get the typical crushing chest pain or pain […]

The impacts of crooked teeth on your health

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Your appearance is not the only thing that can be negatively affected by crooked teeth. There are many ways your teeth can wreak havoc on your overall health. Crooked teeth can be genetic or other causes may include early loss of baby teeth, severe facial injury, poor childhood habits, such as tongue thrusting, tooth grinding, […]

This crown thing

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What does it mean when a dentist says a crown?  What is this crown thing?  Well you already have crowns if you have teeth. The crown is the part of the tooth that you chew with.  The other part of the tooth is the root, which hopefully, you never get to see because it should […]

Have you considered travelling overseas for dental treatment

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Tourism is the worlds largest industry and with globalisation, health tourism has certainly taken off. Quite a few of my friends and patients have asked me lately what I think of dental tourism, or travelling to other countries for dentistry.  The most common destination is usually the Philippines or Thailand for Australians, or if you […]

Beware of the Sporting Sins

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How your actions on and off the field impact your oral health It is Dental Health Week and in 2015 the Australian Dental Association is promoting and educating Australians about the effects of gym supplements, sports drinks and not wearing a mouthguard… Beware of the Sporting Sins! According to the ADA The Seven Sins of […]

When something is wrong in your mouth

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It can take a bit of the enjoyment out of life. Sure, dental issues aren’t serious like heart problems. But even if they don’t make you sick, they can be quite disabling. Don’t be embarrassed! While you might be terribly embarrassed and emotional about your teeth, we won’t judge you on the state they are […]

Overcome Dental Phobia with Dr Linc at Harris Dental Boutique

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Do you have a fear of the dentist? Don’t worry, you are not alone. Dr Linc and his gentle and caring team at Harris Dental Boutique help new patients with dental anxiety all the time. Having a fear of the dentist is nothing to be ashamed of. We understand that there are a number of different […]