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Preventative dental care at Tooth n Care
Preventative Dentistry

Keeping problems away

The cheapest dentistry you will ever have is the treatment you never needed. This is the part of the practice built around making that happen.

What’s Included

What preventative care covers

Prevention is unglamorous and it works. Regular professional cleaning, healthy gums, protection for people who grind or play sport, and good habits set early in children — between them they head off most of what would otherwise become expensive.

How We Approach It

How we prevent

We assess your actual risk

Decay risk isn’t the same for everyone. Diet, saliva, medication, gum history and how your teeth sit all feed into how often you should be seen.

We teach, not lecture

Which brush, which technique, whether floss or interdental brushes suit your gaps — five useful minutes rather than a telling-off.

We protect what’s vulnerable

Fissure sealants on children’s deep grooves, splints for grinders, mouthguards for contact sport, fluoride where risk is high.

We watch, and we record

Photographs and measurements at each visit mean we can see slow changes early rather than reacting late.

Who It Suits

Worth booking if

  • Your gums bleed when you brush or floss
  • It has been more than a year since your last clean
  • You wake with a sore jaw, headaches, or flattened teeth
  • Your child plays contact sport without a fitted mouthguard
  • Your child is due for a check-up, or may be eligible for CDBS
  • You have bad breath that doesn’t shift with brushing
A professional clean in progress at Tooth n Care
Costs & Health Funds

What it costs, before it starts

Every treatment plan we give you carries its price, its inclusions and any conditions in writing before you agree to anything. Children who meet Services Australia’s criteria can be bulk billed through the Child Dental Benefits Schedule, up to $1,158 over two consecutive calendar years.

Health funds on the spot

Bring your card and we claim through HICAPS at the desk, so you only pay the gap. All funds welcome, including HCF, Bupa, Medibank, nib, CBHS, Teachers Health, Defence Health, Australian Unity and GMHBA.

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New patient offer

First visit with us? Exam, treatment plan, X-rays, scale and clean and fluoride are no-gap where your fund rebates $199 or more, or a flat $199 without cover. New patients only; a $50 booking deposit applies and comes off the visit.

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Tooth n Care 135 Lawes Street,
East Maitland NSW 2323
02 4933 4667 Get Directions

This information is general in nature and is not a substitute for personalised advice from a registered dental practitioner. Any dental or surgical procedure carries risks. Individual results vary. Before proceeding with treatment we encourage you to ask questions and, if you wish, seek a second opinion from a qualified health practitioner.