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Dental treatment under IV Sedation is now available here for patients who require more substantial assistance in managing their dental anxiety. Our own Dr Jaime Maung is also a qualified dental sedationist, providing more flexibility in working as a team to assist those in need of this service.
For more information on IV Sedation, click here.
Every year our practice runs our annual "Wear Pink Fundraiser for Womens Cancers" for a whole week every October. We all wear pink and decorate the surgery, and donate. Patients can also donate.
This year we have raised our most ever - $460!! We are so thrilled.
It is something very close to our hearts and we are happy to support this wonderful cause.
Twinkle Dental is now a public drop-off point for Terracycle Recycling for
- oral care waste products...toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, floss containers...components NOT accepted by kerb-side recycling
- L'OR and Moccona coffee capsules
- all plastic writing devices...pens, highlighters etc
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STAFF EXCELLENCE AWARD!!
We would like to congratulate our lovely dental nurse/receptionist Angela on being the recipient of an award for Staff Excellence.
Angela is hard working and conscientious and always keen to help our patients and her fellow staff members.
Congratulations Angela, and thankyou for all your efforts!!
Our 'Wear Pink ToWork" fundraiser on Thursday 10th October 2013 was a great success.
We raised $247.20 for research into a cure for breast and gynaecological cancers!!
Thankyou to everyone who participated and donated to such a worthy cause.
We are hosting a Wear Pink To Work Day to support the Cancer Council's fund raising effort to support Breast Cancer research. It will be held on Thursday 10 October 2013.
We've set up a page to make it easy for anyone interested in joining forces for the good cause to make a donation. You can make a tax-deductible donation any time -- online! Simply go to Twinkle Family Dental’s personal page, at:
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To celebrate the launch of our NEW website, all New Patients (dental)
from the month of April & May will automatically be entered into the New Launch Lucky Draw.
Japanese scientists reported that they have successfully grown an entire tooth from stem cells implanted into the kidney of a mouse. The new tooth was then transplanted successfully into the jaw of another mouse. This is a big accomplishment. An exciting big step forward for bioengineering.
The research group led by Professor Takashi Tsuji (professor in the Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, and director of Organ Technologies Inc.) has provided a proof-of-concept for bioengineered mature organ replacement by transplanting the mature...
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has negotiated recalls of nine teeth whitening home kits from three different suppliers after they were found to contain unsafe levels of peroxide. The suppliers had been notified that DIY teeth whitening products containing more than 6% Peroxide or more than 18% Carbamide Peroxide are considered unsafe.
The recalled products include White My Bite's Sensitive, Professional and Advanced kits, WhiteSmile's DayWhite, NiteWhite and Sunshine gel, Crest Teeth Whitening Strips, DaVinci Elite tooth whitening pen and DaVinci Elite...
Due to my interest in Paediatric Dentistry, I got gradually drawn into Orthodontics and Occlusion, then leading on to TMJ Dysfunction/pain and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. I have attended many courses, workshops, conferences and seminars over the years, and Bob Walker's name first came to me quite many years ago.
I was told that he was an American-based chiropractor with special interest in the dental field, performing cranial manipulation to assist with orthopaedic orthodontic treatment or pain management. I was also told that some of the things he was teaching were very good,...
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