Posts Tagged ‘dentists’

Free dental care for poor leaves happy smiles

This is an article by Kelsey Munro that was recently published in The Sydney Morning Herald – Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

YOU may not want to see your dentist all that often but it would be worse if you couldn’t see one at all.

More than 650,000 Australians are on dental waiting lists, with an average waiting time of 27 months, according to latest figures.

Now, in an effort to tackle what has been called a silent epidemic of poor oral health, dentists are volunteering their time and skills to treat people in need as part of a new program. Read more…

Why Australians Drive Miles To A Dentist

The Shortcomings of Dental Insurance

Australians will drive many miles to visit a dentist as long as the price is right. It’s no secret that a visit to the dentist can be very expensive. There are insurance plans available but the premiums are too expensive and constantly rising.

Dental insurance imposes restrictions such as waiting periods, annual limits, pre-existing condition exclusions, and treatment exclusions particularly for cosmetic dentistry. Dental insurance also only covers usually less than half of the expense of dental services – so, effectively you have to pay hefty monthly premiums plus potentially hundreds and even thousands of dollars in dental fees for out-of-pocket expenses for the treatment. Read more…

At Home Tooth Whiteners Can Whiten Your Teeth and Save You a Lot of Money

When I was growing up I always wanted white teeth. But, I was far from it, not only were my teeth crooked and out of place, they were a little yellow, I guess I inherited it. Whatever it was I couldn’t get rid of it.

I used to spend hours in front of my mirror trying to brush the stains off of my teeth, and you know what? It never worked. I always got nervous when I had to go to the dentist office because I had no idea what to expect. My family didn’t have enough money for teeth whitening, so I had to wait until I was older.

And then, one of my friends, who sold teeth whitening gel to dentists explained to me that the concentration of the active ingredient that they use and tooth whitening systems use at home have the same compounds that dentists charge us around $500 for. At this time, I had not spent any money, so I was not upset, but I realized that maybe my dream of having whiter teeth could indeed come true. Read more…