
Sports mouthguards for Perth kids and weekend athletes
Custom versus boil-and-bite guards for AFL, hockey and netball, why growing mouths need replacements, and why a guard in the bag is not a guard in the game.
Perth · Western Australia
Dentist Perth
Independent oral health journalism for Perth and Western Australia
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Family dentistry in Western Australia sits between the Child Dental Benefits Schedule, school dental services and the private clinic on your high street. These features explain what parents and carers can usefully do before a small problem becomes a Saturday-night toothache.
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Custom versus boil-and-bite guards for AFL, hockey and netball, why growing mouths need replacements, and why a guard in the bag is not a guard in the game.

Pregnancy gingivitis, vomiting and enamel, when elective work can wait, why needed radiographs are not the villain, and why avoiding the dentist is the riskier Perth habit.

Why the first visit is by the first birthday or first tooth, what actually happens in the chair, how school dental and CDBS fit, and how to make dentistry ordinary rather than a threat.