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Dental Health Week 2025

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:18:00 GMT

N ew Horizons Dental celebrates Dental Health week from the 4 ^th till the 10 ^th of August 2025.

This year we focus on the oral health for children and to celebrate every (S)milestone. Did you know that Child Dental Benefit Scheme provides funding for dental care for children aged 0-17 years who are eligible for Medicare and whose parents/carer/guardian receive an eligible payment from the federal government? At New Horizons Dental ( https://newhorizonsdental.com.au/ ) there is no out of pocket cost for children who are eligible, and the scheme provides up to $1132,- per 2 years towards dental care. Ask our receptionist for more information about the Scheme or visit https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/child-dental-benefits-schedule.

As always and for everyone, the key elements of good oral healthcare:

1. Brush twice per day using a fluoride toothpaste

2. Clean in between teeth daily using floss or interdental brushes

3. Eat a nutritious diet, low in sugar

4. See your dentist regularly

For more information about dental health week visit: https://www.teeth.org.au/dental-health-week

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 05:49:00 GMT

International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) is on 3 December each year. It’s a day to understand and respect people with disability.

People with disabilities are at greater risk of poor oral health and may face barriers to accessing dental care. Dental teams can take steps to provide appropriate care for people with disabilities, including:

New Horizons Dental is wheelchair friendly.

Some goals for providing oral healthcare to people with disabilities include:

Adapting the treatment room
For example, turning down the lights, playing music, and providing a space for a support person
Considering special needs
For example, people with physical disabilities may need help getting into the chair, while people with learning disabilities may need extra reassurance
Monitoring for specific issues
For example, dentists may need to monitor teeth grinding, swallowing issues, dry mouth, and malocclusions

Helping patients maintain their oral health, with or without assistance
Preventing oral pain and disease
Maintaining oral function
Retaining aesthetics

About IDPwD

IDPwD is a United Nations (UN) day observed internationally. It aims to promote community awareness, understanding … Continue Reading

I nternational Day of People with Disability

Dental Health Week August 5th – 11th

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 23:42:00 GMT

New Horizons Dental celebrates Dental Health Week 2024, a major annual oral health campaign. This campaign focuses on the importance of taking steps to care for your gums and teeth and to help you keep your teeth and smile for life!

This year’s dental week focus is on gum health, encouraging people to think about how they can care for their gums as well as their teeth. 75% of Australians admit that they rarely or never floss. Just brushing your teeth isn’t enough when it comes to your gums. Bacteria can get trapped in the spaces between your teeth where your toothbrush can’t reach. These bacteria can potentially cause serious problems like gum disease, which can lead to tooth loss.

This is why it’s important to clean between your teeth and keep your gums healthy by using floss or interdental brushes as well as regular tooth brushing. Now is a great time to book an appointment with Dr. Stringer for face to face advice and get your questions answered.

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Dental Health Week August 7th – 13th

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 01:38:00 GMT

New Horizons Dental celebrates Dental Health Week, a major annual oral health campaign. This campaign focuses on the importance of taking steps to care for your gums and teeth and to help you keep your teeth and smile for life

This years focus is on mouth and whole-body connection. Did you know that there are links between diseases in your mouth and diseases in your body? Here are 6 conditions in that category:

This campaigns aim is to reinforce the importance of maintaining good oral health. Now is a great time to book an appointment with your Dentist for face to face advice and get your questions answered.

For more information, go to www.teeth.org.au

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Heart Disease
Diabetes
Alzheimer’s Disease
Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
Lung Conditions
Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Natural Medicine Week May 22 to 28 2023

Fri, 26 May 2023 00:28:00 GMT

Natural medicine week is celebrated this week and has events and information at the website:

https://naturalmedicineweek.com.au/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwyLGjBhDKARIsAFRNgW_Uj6NBOL8pCOK0g7dtYlRlY7FCubDOtBl-KawBwoftnkN93pThppAaAjShEALw_wcB

New Horizons Dental promotes a heathy lifestyle and oral health contributes to that. Prevention is the best form of medicine. A healthy diet contributes greatly to a bright smile and vital health.

Food as medicine is a great starting point.

A natural system of medicine that has been proven over 5,000 years is Ayurvedic medicine, which means the science of healthy living.

Dr Stringer is also a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner and has found this system provides a natural approach to health, ranging from guiding on a healthy lifestyle depending upon your constitutional or genetic type to herbal medicines and other therapies.

This system promotes positive oral health as essential to good general health with brushing, tongue cleaning and oil swishing as a basic means to maintain oral health.

For further details contact New Horizons Dental by email: admin@newhorizonsdental.com.au

Telephone : 4099 3232

Or visit the website: newhorizonsdental.com.au

Congratulations to Tramy on completing Certificate 3 in Dental Assisting

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 01:20:00 GMT

New Horizons Dental are proud to announce that one of our Dental Assistants, Tramy, has sucessfully completed her Certificate 3 in Dental Assisting

She worked hard over the past year to complete all 10 units in her course and Dr Stringer and the team could not be more proud of her

Well done Tramy!!

Congratulations to New Horizons Dental on being a GBT Certified Practice!

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:24:00 GMT

As of October 10th 2022, New Horizons Dental are now proudly a GBT Certified Practice!

What is Guided Biofilm Therapy (GBT)?

GBT is a systematic method to efficiently remove built up plaque on your teeth. A purple disclosing dye is applied to your teeth, and once you rinse your mouth with water, the dye sticks to all the biofilm/bacteria on your teeth that when you look in the mirror, it will give the appearance of a stain. This makes it easier to brush your teeth more effectively and to focus on the areas that need more cleaning. Dr Stringer will then remove it off your teeth for a nice clean finish

Why is it beneficial?

When there is a build up of biofilm like bacteria and plaque on your teeth, it can create future issues like caries, periodontitis and infection. Regular dental checkups using GBT keeps this biofilm under control resulting in better oral health

What is the aim of GBT?

For more information, please visit:

https://www.ems-dental.com/en/guided-biofilm-therapy

For a detailed explanation on the GBT process, see video below:

Preserve healthy teeth
Maintain orthodontic appliances
Prevent caries (decay)
Treat gingivitis
Preserve healthy soft tissues
Treat Periodontitis

Dental Health Week

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 23:45:00 GMT

Dental Health Week (DHW) is fast approaching – and this year’s event will take place between the 1st and 7th of August 2022.

New Horizons Dental have always supported Australian Dental Association’s (ADA) encouragement of helping Australians to practice good oral health and make smarter, healthier choices to maintain good oral health.

Did you know?

Statistics from https://www.sdai.com.au/australian-oral-health-statistics/#:~:text=Australian%20oral%20health%20in%20adults,15%25%20have%20severe%20tooth%20loss . & https://www.ada.org.au/News-Media/News-and-Release/Latest-News/DHW-Oral-Health-Habits-on-Trial

Dental health week aims to educate Australains to:

For more information, please visit the Australian Dental Association(ADA) website below: https://www.ada.org.au/News-Media/News-and-Release/Latest-News/Get-ready-to-show-some-love-to-your-teeth-this-Den

77% of us rarely or never floss, a fundamental part of a good oral health routine,
only 13% have visited the dentist in the past 12 months,
19% only brush once (or less) per day
One-in-four people suffer from untreated tooth decay and 15% have severe tooth loss.
58% parents didn’t know if they were eligible for free dental care for their kids through the Government’s Child Dental Benefits Schedule (which provides $1026 in dental care every 2 years),

“Love your teeth” is the overall theme of the 2022 DHW campaign – this years’ event aims to reinforce the importance of preserving good oral health throughout the entirety of a person’s life.

Brush teeth twice a day with fluoride toothpaste;
Clean between your teeth daily using floss or interdental brushes;
Eat a healthy diet that is low in added sugar; and
Visit the dentist regularly for check-ups and preventive care.

(Our patients regularly have “Recall Checkups” every 6 months )

World Oral Health Day – March 20th 2022

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:25:00 GMT

The aim of world oral health day 2021 to 2023 is to be proud of your mouth. Value your mouth to take care of it. https://www.worldoralhealthday.org/campaign-theme-2021-2023

The website explains activities and promotions for the 2022 campaign is promoted on its own website: https://www.worldoralhealthday.org/

The theme for 2022 is to promote the effect of oral health on general health. To understand the importance of oral health and its effect on general health will help motivate to look after oral health.

Regular brushing, cleaning of teeth and gums is fundamental and tongue scraping , cleaning helps oral health. Balanced, healthy diet is vital to good oral and overall health.

To help cleaning a disclosing color gel can be coated on the teeth, at the dental surgery and sticks to plaque which shows clearly the areas that need cleaning.

Refer to blog……

It is possible to purchase a disclosing tablet at the pharmacist which is a food coloring that can be chewed and its color stick to the plaque, and help brushing effectively to clean all the plaque off to maintain excellent oral health.

World Cancer Day 2022, February 4th

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 02:18:00 GMT

Every year A World Cancer Day promotes preventive measures and ways to improve managing Cancer

The Website: https://www.worldcancerday.org/ contains many informative articles and a “Challenge” for those keen to do practical things towards reducing Cancer.

There are 3 options including a 21 day challenge to eat healthier, exercise and move more and living thoughtfully.

Oral Cancer still has a poor prognosis due to a late diagnosis in many cases.

A regular dental check up includes review of soft tissues which enables early detection of any changes. Also noting any smoking habit, alcohol intake and fresh fruit and veggies intake and herpes infections as risk factors for oral cancer.

Contact New Horizons Dental for a Checkup: 07 4099 3232 or admin@newhorizonsdental.com.au

Another challenge is “ Close the Care Gap”, which provides details on the gaps in care available for different communities. For example in Australia Rural communities have much less access to specialised medical services than city folk.

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20th Anniversary of New Horizons for Health - New Horizons Dental

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 04:42:48 GMT

New Horizons for Health celebrated 20 years since opening, at the end of October 2021. At the time of opening in 2001, the brainchild of Vijay and Kate Yogendra, set a new standard for integrated health care in the tropical setting in Port Douglas. The purpose built and architecturally designed buildings are beautiful timber constructed pavilions linked by walkways and feature relaxing water features at the entrance and in the waiting room. Photos of the original structures can be viewed here.

Vijay had “retired “ from his active life with major achievements in establishing the School of Total Education with its unique emphasis on teacher, parent and pupil regular communication and practical approaches to personal development in growing parenting skills in a supportive environment. Prior to that he had established the Yoga Education Centre in Melbourne and ran many courses, symposia and congresses. These activities fostered a sense of growth and understanding for the many people involved.

The New Horizons for Health centre included medical practitioners with general practice skills and also skills in traditional Chinese medicine, nutritional medicine and hypnosis. The centre also initially included physiotherapists, a Bowen therapist and a homeopath. Later, the centre had an addition of a Dental clinic, massage therapist and psychologist.

Today New Horizons for Health is a thriving medical clinic with general practice and areas of special interest that include:

acupuncture
traditional Chinese medicine
Japanese acupuncture / massage techniques
nutritional medicine
herbal medicine
hypnosis
psychology

A nurse practitioner and support staff make up a comprehensive medical team. In addition to this team is a dental clinic, Ayurvedic medicine clinic and massage therapy that forms the integrated health approach at New Horizons for Health.

For more details see the website links below:

Medical: www.newhorizonspd.com.au

Dental: www.newhorizonsdental.com.au

Ayurvedic medicine: ayurveda-healthy-living.business.site

The key element underlying all approaches is the care provided by the practitioners and the aim to assist people to live a healthier, fuller life.

The team at New Horizons for Health would like to express thanks and gratitude for all the people that have sought our care over this time.

World Antibiotic Awareness Week 18-24th November 2021 at New Horizons Dental - New Horizons Dental

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 04:00:11 GMT

Resistance to antibiotics is a growing problem world wide. Actions to stop this problem are being promoted by the World Health Organisation. There is a dedicated website discussing key issues and video clips highlighting problems and solutions.( link: https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-antimicrobial-awareness-week/2021 )

At New Horizons Dental responsible use of antibiotics( antimicrobials) is a key principle. The principle dentist, Dr. Stringer, has trained in Nutritional Medicine and Ayurvedic Medicine , which both offer supportive measures in dental heath issues and reduce the reliance on antibiotics.

Exercise Right Week 24-31 May 2021 - New Horizons Dental

Mon, 31 May 2021 04:49:21 GMT

Exercise Right Week 24-31 May 2021 has dental benefits!

Exercise right week is celebrated to inform people of the huge health benefits of regular and balanced exercise. Their website is a resource with very useful information.

https://exerciseright.com.au/

At NHD we encourage exercise, especially for growing children. There are many benefits, including encouraging nose breathing, which has a massive benefit to the growing and developing face and jaws.

Throughout life exercise provides many benefits to the health of the mouth and face region.

https://newhorizonsdental.com.au/exercise-right-week-25th-31st-may-2020/

In FNQ we need to choose rehydration drinks and sports drinks wisely, being aware to avoid high sugar content drinks that can damage teeth.

https://www.ada.org.au/Your-Dental-Health/Younger-Adults-18-30/Sports-Drinks#:~:text=If%20you’re%20a%20%E2%80%9Cweekend,cause%20tooth%20erosion%20and%20decay.

For specific answers to your individual questions a consultation is advised. Contact the dental surgery on 4099 3232.

17 years for New Horizons Dental in Port Douglas

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:10:35 GMT

Commencing the end of January 2004, we have been serving the dental needs of the local community with our quality, caring approach.

New Horizons Dental has been an Accredited Dental Practice, with the QIP Independent Assessor since the process inception in 2013 and maintained high standards ever since- vitally important given the COVID-19 situation . Only a small number of Dental Practices in Far North Queensland have achieved this level of dental care.

Our educational blogs going back over recent years provides informative details to assist in improving health https://newhorizonsdental.com.au/newsletter/

The website has information to assist to answer may questions about dental treatment and preventive measures https://newhorizonsdental.com.au/

If anyone has topics or questions they would like covered in the blog, please contact us on admin@newhorizonsdental.com.au

Wishing all a Happy and Healthy 2021.

World Science Day for Peace and Development, November 10th, 2020

Thu, 05 Nov 2020 06:41:03 GMT

The theme for this annual event organised by United Nations is “Science For and With Society”

https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-science-day

This year the theme is based around the worlds’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Horizons Dental ( https://newhorizonsdental.com.au/ ) has provided communications with our patients about our response and followed guidelines provided through the Australian Dental Association in conjunction with National bodies that have acted swiftly to translate the science to clear instructions to maintain health and safety.

To this day we are still acting under COVID-19 guidelines level 1 for dental care. ( ref, previous news blog in May )

We are fortunate in Australia that our community has pulled together so cohesively in difficult circumstances to achieve very low levels of the virus

A classic example of science informing society of a path forwards and social action achieving positive and peaceful outcomes for our country.

National Nutrition Week October

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 06:52:20 GMT

National Nutrition Week October

Tryfor5 is the theme of National Nutrition Week October 11 th to 17 th October 2020

To increase awareness about the importance of consuming the recommended serves of vegetables, forming part of an overall healthy, balanced diet.

National Nutrition Week – Tryfor5

Did you know that just 7% of Australian adults and 5% of children meet the recommended guidelines for 5 serves of veggies each day?

Celebrate National Nutrition Week in NSW

In fact, the average Australian eats only half as much vegetables as they should! Yet, the largest proportion of food waste in NSW – a whopping 33% – comes from fresh produce. Reducing food waste while enjoying a more sustainable diet packed with vegetables is the basis for better health, reduces the risk of chronic disease and ensures a healthy food supply for future generations.

A number of free on line events are happening during the week . See the link immediately above.

NHD actively promotes a healthy diet: http://www.newhorizonsdental.com.au

World Cavity free future day October 14th 2020

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 06:59:47 GMT

Why get tooth decay and cavities when you don’t have to?

Dental caries is preventable. You can take a few simple steps and avoid tooth decay.

However, presently around the world that is not the case and many people, children through to older ages have untreated decay in their teeth.

To overcome this and promote healthy teeth, the World Cavity Free Future Alliance promotes a Day each year ( 14 th October) and has a website with many useful resources:

https://www.acffglobal.org/

New Horizons Dental actively promotes preventive measures and can assist anyone who wishes to overcome tooth decay problems or anyone that wishes to keep healthy teeth and not get cavities.

www.newhorizonsdental.com.au

For a brighter and much more confident smile call us 07 4099 3232 to arrange and appointment for check up and ask how you can keep a cavity free future for yourself and loved ones, such as children or elderly grandparents.

Dental Health Week 3- 9 August 2020

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 07:09:39 GMT

New Horizons Dental celebrated Dental Health Week 3-9 August

This year the Australian Dental Association’s (ADA)’s major oral health campaign, which takes place each yeah in the first week of August focused primarily on the harming effects sugar can have on your oral health.

Did you know?

Less than 50% of Australian adults have had a dental check-up in the last 12 months*
53% of Australians brush their teeth only once-a-day*
Nearly 40% never floss or clean between their teeth*
73% of young people (14-18 years) are consuming too much sugar*
47% of adults (18+ years) are consuming too much sugar*

*statistics sourced from www.ada.org.au/dental-health-week-2020/about

New Horizons Dental supports the Australian Dental Association’s encouragement of helping Australians to practice good oral health and make smarter, healthier choices to maintain good oral health.

The ADA aims to educate Australians by promoting four key points:

Brush twice a day with fluoride toothpaste
Clean between your teeth daily using floss or inter dental brushes
Eat a healthy, balanced diet and limit sugar intake
Visit the dentist regularly for check-ups and preventive care

For more information, please visit the Australian Dental Association(ADA) website below:

https://www.ada.org.au/Dental-Health-Week-2020

National Diabetes Week 2020 12th - 18th July

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 07:15:47 GMT

Oral health is vitally important for those with diabetes or at risk of diabetes.

At New Horizons Dental our approach to periodontitis is very comprehensive, emphasizing preventive measures at all stages of treatment. Visit our website to read more information on periodontal treatment: https://newhorizonsdental.com.au/dental-services/#tab5

Having healthy teeth is essential to chew the types of foods that prevent diabetes and promote great general health: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6588038/

Whole foods and fresh foods particularly vegetables and fruits are in this group. It is generally recommended to have at least 5 serves of vegetables and 2 serves of fruit per day. The greater the variety of colours the better: https://foodrevolution.org/blog/eating-the-rainbow-health-benefits/

Not only this, but most importantly is effective plaque control starting with tooth-brushing. Using disclosing solutions to colour and graphically show where the plaque is present on teeth and gums, a tooth-brushing coaching session can improve your removal of plaque. This can make a huge difference to health of gums and teeth- it can also freshen breath.

To avoid diabetes, early diagnosis of pre diabetes or syndrome X, (metabolic disorders) is very useful. The health of the gums can be an early warning sign of more general health problems. https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/journals/afp/Gaddey-AAFP.pdf

So, if your gums bleed when brushing it is essential to see a dentist to evaluate carefully the health of the gums.

Gum inflammation, termed periodontitis can aggravate diabetes and over 50 general medical conditions. (Link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0022034519846113 ) Gum health is essential for good general health.

The use of lifestyle medicine techniques can help improve gum health and also go a long way to avoiding diabetes developing. In fact there is very strong evidence diabetes type 2 can be reversed with the full range of lifestyle measures such as involves thorough oral hygiene, healthy diet, exercise, relaxation and stress relief, good sleep and rest, avoidance of destructive habits such as smoking, excess alcohol intake and similar habits. Additional information is provided here on the Australian Society of Lifestyle Medicine (ASLM) website:

How Lifestyle Medicine can prevent and reverse type 2 diabetes

If you have any questions relating to diabetes and dental health, contact our friendly dental reception 07 4099 3232 to book a consultation at a suitable and convenient time.

World No Smoking Day 30th May2020 Useful Tips

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 07:25:00 GMT

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Exercise Right Week 25th - 31st May 2020

Wed, 13 May 2020 07:38:48 GMT

Every year Exercise & Sports Science Australia campaigns Exercise Right Week to raise awareness of the importance of maintaining our physical and mental health. https://exerciseright.com.au/

New Horizons Dental aims to educate patients on the benefits of maintaining good oral health care to gain the full benefits and avoid potential damage from exercising.

Did you know vigorous exercise can have damaging effects on your oral health? It is important to stay sufficiently hydrated, avoid sports drinks with high sugar content and avoid clenching and grinding. However, exercise when done right can have many benefits on your oral health and general health.

How does exercise benefit my dental health?

Lower risk of gum disease

Reducing stress

Nose breathing

TMJ (Temporomandibular joint dysfunction)

Growth and development

Maintaining healthy BMI (Body Mass Index)

General health

If you have any concerns and your exercise routine and possible adverse effects on your dental health, please ring our practice for a consultation 07 4099 3232

COVID 19 update 11.05.20 New Horizons Dental Restrictions Eased to Level 1

Mon, 11 May 2020 07:44:09 GMT

Great News for Dental Care!

Restrictions eased back to Level 1.

This means all dental treatment can proceed as normal with Standard infection control precautions.

Anyone with symptoms or risk factors for COVID-19 has treatment deferred.

For more details see ADA website: https://www.ada.org.au/

New Horizons Dental Practice would like to extend a thank you to everyone throughout the community for acting responsibly during the Pandemic. Due to the great effort we can all enjoy the benefits of returning to our healthy lifestyles in this beautiful part of the world Port Douglas

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Welcome to Douglas Shire

Regular dental check-ups are essential to maintain good oral health (to be covered in future newsletter the value of a regular dental check-up).

If you have any questions about your own oral health, such as any sensitive areas, is your toothpaste helpful, or which brush is better, then these and any questions about oral health can be addressed at a general check-up.

For any questions, or to make an appointment, please ring the Practice

07 4099 3232

COVID19 Dental Restrictions Lifted Update 22.04.20 from New Horizons Dental

Wed, 22 Apr 2020 07:48:49 GMT

Dental Treatment Guidelines have been eased back to Level 2 from Monday 27th April 2020

Provision of 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 dam. This includes:

Level 2 Guidelines For Dental Treatment during COVID-19

– Examinations

– Simple non-invasive fillings without use of high-speed hand pieces

– Restorative procedures using high speed hand pieces only provided with the use of rubber dam

– Non-surgical extractions

– Hand scaling (no use of ultrasonic scalers)

– Medical management of soft tissue presentations (such as ulcers)

– Temporomandibular dysfunction management

– Denture procedures

– Preventative procedures such as the application of topical remineralising agents e.g. fluoride

– Orthodontic treatment

For more information, please click the link below:

https://www.ada.org.au/News-Media/News-and-Release/Latest-News/The-Prime-Minister-has-announced-a-move-back-to-Le

Alternatively, please contact our dental reception 07 4099 3232 or admin@newhorizonsdental.com.au

COVID19 New Horizons Dental Update

Tue, 31 Mar 2020 07:52:37 GMT

COVID19 Response at New Horizons Dental at 31.03.2020

We are OPEN for urgent dental needs.

This can include any pain, swelling, broken teeth or fillings, large dental cavities at risk of escalating problems, more severe gum problems, ulcers.

For any routine dental appointments such as check-up examinations, simple scaling and cleaning or routine simple fillings are deferred at this time.

If you are uncertain if your dental concern is urgent then please ring to speak to the receptionist or dentist and an appointment can be made accordingly.

Currently we are under Level 3 restrictions at our Dental Practice, out of a 5 level system. If Level 4 is suggested then treatment is limited to emergencies.

It is unknown how long these guidelines will last, however we are expecting for a few months.

Extra precautions are taken to ensure the health of patients and staff. This includes some extra questions on the phone when making an appointment, hand hygiene for you upon arrival and departure, mouth-rinse before any treatment and rubber dam for certain treatments.

We are currently developing “ Tele dentistry ” facilities. A consultation can take place over the phone, or if a smart phone with a camera is used then seeing the face, or part of the mouth can assist with a provisional diagnosis and determine the need for a dental visit. Other online resources are also being developed.

Preventive measures are more important than ever at this stage to ensure the health of the mouth and to avoid problems.

To assist with this, video clips on oral hygiene measures are available from links on our website Resources page https://newhorizonsdental.com.au/resources/ . More are underway.

Tooth brushing coaching can be done with the application Zoom ( https://zoom.us/ ) conference call from your home. Check with dental reception for other video link options.

If you can obtain disclosing tablets from a chemist or the dental practice and make use of those, then an Oral Hygiene Instruction Consultation is incredibly informative for the essential preventive measure.

Dietary analysis for dental health can also be done remotely by Tele consult or Zoom meeting.

Item numbers are available for these consultations and fees have been discounted for a limited time (please see below). If you require a Tele dentistry appointment then ring 07 4099 3232 to arrange a time.

If there are any questions please ring 07 4099 3232

send an email to admin@newhorizonsdental.com.au

COVID19 Update at 27th March.

Fri, 27 Mar 2020 08:06:27 GMT

We are OPEN for urgent dental needs.

Today Level 3 restrictions on Dental Practice came into operation.

This means treating dental conditions that are urgent or will effect your general health.

This can include any pain, swelling, broken teeth or fillings, gum problems, ulcers.

Routine appointments for check up examinations, simple scaling and cleaning or routine simple fillings are deferred at this time.

Extra precautions are taken to ensure health of patients and staff.

This includes some extra questions on the phone when making the appointment, hand hygiene for you upon arrival and departure, mouth-rinse before any treatment and rubber dam for certain situations.

The Level at which Dental Practices operate at has been evaluated by the AHPPC : Australian Health Protection Principal Committee. Web site:

https://www.health.gov.au/committees-and-groups/australian-health-protection-principal-committee-ahppc

Level 4 and Level 5 involve more restrictions on Dental Practice again.

It is unknown how long this will last, however we are expecting for a few months. We will be open for Urgent dental needs.

Currently our hours of operation are :

Week commencing 30 th March 2020

Mon. Tues. Fri. 8.30am to 5.30pm

Wed. Thurs. 8.30am to 1pm.

The week commencing April 6 th is the same, except Good Friday holiday on the 10 th .

Further communication next week, will advise of hours after Easter. If there are any questions please ring 4099 3232 or email to admin@newhorizonsdental.com.au

world-oral-health-day-march-20th-2020

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 08:10:50 GMT

New Horizons Dental has a special offer to celebrate World Oral Health Day 2020. Free Oral Health Plaque Review. Take the test to see where plaque sticks to the teeth even after brushing!

Do you clean 100% of the teeth? Would you like to see if there is some plaque left?

Ring to make a complimentary appointment for Oral Health Plaque Review.

World Oral Health Day 2020 Website has a lot of resources.

https://www.worldoralhealthday.org/campaign-year/2020

Information and hints on getting and keeping a healthy mouth.

This aligns with our New Horizons Dental approach of preventive care to promote positive great health rather than just repair the damage of ill health.

Email us or ring to arrange the complimentary appointment, the next step to a healthy glowing mouth contributing to vibrant general health.

COVID-19 and response from NHD

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 08:15:52 GMT

Our routine infection control procedures operate at a very high level as we are an accredited dental practice.

All our procedures have been evaluated by the accreditation independent body and deemed to meet high standards. Not all dental practices are accredited.

At this time it is reassuring to know NHD works to a high standard of infection control. This ensures no virus, or micro organism cross contamination occurs.

There are guidelines from the Federal Health Department regarding COVID-19:

https://www.health.gov.au/health-topics/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov

At this date, anyone returning or arriving from overseas is required to self-isolate for 14 days.

Any concerns regarding possible flu, with signs of fever- increased temperature, coughing respiratory symptoms needs to see a medical practitioner for testing.

There is information available about the simple but essential steps we can all take to minimise the risk of being effected by the virus COVID-19. This includes, effective and frequent hand hygiene, avoid touching the face, correct cough etiquette (into the inside of the crooked elbow), social distancing, general heath promoting behaviours (healthy diet, exercise, positive outlook, personal hygiene)

If anyone has a respiratory illness and has not been tested for COVID-19 and has an urgent dental problem needs to ring the dental surgery first to arrange a suitable time for any urgent dental treatment.

For routine dental treatment, we are continuing as normal with added precautions at this stage.

We will update any information and requirements for dental appointments as the situation develops.

If you have any questions regarding dental treatment at this time please ring the dental practice.

World AIDS day December 1st 2019

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 08:18:59 GMT

Each year new cases continue to be diagnosed in Australia. The event of World AIDS day provides information to understand treatment and prevention of the condition.

http://worldaidsday.org.au

A recent International Conference declared that dentists are vital to improving health of those with AIDS. It can even be the dentist that provides the first diagnosis, to enable appropriate management.

A regular dental check-up can detect if oral symptoms have developed. Often early signs of AIDS are oral symptoms. Early detection enables useful treatment to commence to avoid the debilitating effects of severe AIDS.

Oral health is vital for everyone to enable clear communication, ability to eat healthy foods, and maintain jaw structures that support a healthy airway and bite. This is especially vital in anyone with a chronic health condition, to enable good nutrition to support good general health.

At New Horizons Dental, Dr. Stringer has completed further studies in Nutrition and has many years of experience supporting people’s oral health when they have a chronic general health condition. A regular dental check-up can help in supporting good health. Ring to arrange a comprehensive dental check-up. For more information please contact us .

World Antibiotic Awareness Week 18-24 November

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 08:21:26 GMT

World Antibiotic Awareness Week is an annual event that raises awareness about the serious health issue of antibiotic resistance and encourages people across the globe to handle antibiotics with care.

Overuse and misuse of antibiotics is increasing the problem of antibiotic resistance. We are all part of the problem and the solution. Check out these facts that bust some common misconceptions about antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance.

We all have a part to play in helping to preserve the power of antibiotics. And there are simple steps you can take now to prevent antibiotic resistance. For more information, visit:

https://www.nps.org.au/antibiotic-awareness

Compare funds with Fair Health Care Alliance

Thu, 07 Nov 2019 08:25:19 GMT

Fair Health Care Alliance now provides a free advisory service for those with questions about their Health Benefits insurance, particularly Dental Cover

http://www.fairhealthcare.com.au/

If anyone wishes to make use of their service, New Horizons Dental is supporting this invaluable service, as we receive many questions from people about the complexities and seeming unfairness of dental benefits

http://www.newhorizonsdental.com.au/

The logo is displayed on our home page in reduced size and larger size in the Gallery section of our website.

http://www.newhorizonsdental.com.au/gallery

If you have any questions please contact our reception

07 4099 3232