Port Kennedy Dental Group's Blog

April 18, 2019

Holiday Hours Easter Anzac 2019.

March 4, 2019

The Port Kennedy Dental Group will not be open on Labour Day, March 4, 2019.

February 25, 2019

Pre-season training for winter sports has started and Winter sports will begin soon. March is being promoted as Mouthguard month

January 10, 2019

The HBF preferred provider schemes ceased to exist January 1, 2019, and HBF has introduced HBF Members Plus as a replacement.

November 9, 2018

Recently HBF announce the existing HBF preferred provider scheme will cease December 31, 2018.

Bupa Platinum Provider

October 7, 2018

The Port Kennedy Dental Group is part of the new Bupa Members First Platinum network.

Queen's Birthday

September 17, 2018

Monday September 24, 2018 is the Queen's Birthday public holiday in Western Australia.

Nutrition and your Mouth

September 10, 2018

Poor diet and nutrition affects your overall health (the mouth being part of this).

Dental Health Week

August 10, 2018

Dental Health week this year had the theme of “Watch Your Mouth”.

Sleep Apnoea

July 30, 2018

Management of sleep-disordered breathing issues such as sleep apnoea and snoring are becoming common treatments.

Dentistry and Osteoporosis

July 19, 2018

Many patients are not happy that the Port Kennedy Dental Group requires completion and updating of a detailed medical history.

Autoclave Servicing and Validation

June 26, 2018

It is again time, for our autoclave validation and X-ray compliance tests.The autoclave is used to sterilise instruments, and we must be sure it works.

West Australian Children's Hospital

June 18, 2018

The Perth Children's Hospital is now open, and the Princess Margaret Hospital for children is now closed. Princess Margaret had previously provided urgent oral/dental/facial treatment for young children.

Australian Oral Health Tracker

June 11, 2018

Targets have been set to improve the oral health of Australians by the year 2025. An Oral health tracker has been developed to show our current status and the target to be achieved in 2025.

New Colgate Toothpastes

June 5, 2018

I have been receiving videos from Colgate on my computer recently. Colgate is releasing nature’s extracts toothpastes

Foundation Day

May 31, 2018

Monday June 4, 2018 is the Western Australia Day Public Holiday.

Port Kennedy

May 22, 2018

Port Kennedy is a southern suburb in the City of Rockingham. Port Kennedy is named after Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy a governor of Western Australia (1855-1862).

Dental Emergencies

May 22, 2018

Patients may find themselves requiring emergency dentistry in the Port Kennedy Area. The Port Kennedy Dental Group tries hard to reserve time each day to provide urgent treatment.

Online Booking of Dental Appointments

May 15, 2018

Patients expect booking a dental appointment online.

Federal Budget 2018

May 11, 2018

The Federal Budget has been delivered and may impact dentistry in a few small areas.

What is inside Toothpaste

May 5, 2018

Recently a patient at the Port Kennedy Dental Group asked what is in toothpaste?

Anzac Day 2018

April 25, 2018

On Anzac day, we remember all those who served during wars or armed conflicts.

U.K. Sugar Tax

April 20, 2018

The United Kingdom Sugar Tax recently came into Effect, April 2018. This tax increases the purchase cost of a sugar-sweetened drink. Hopefully, increased price will reduce intake of sugar-sweetened drinks.

Mouth-guards for Sport

April 9, 2018

Mouth-guards protect Teeth, Gums and Jaws. Mouth-guards should be worn in most if not all sports.

Sensitive Teeth

April 3, 2018

At Port Kennedy Dental, I regularly examine patients, discovering damage caused by incorrect tooth brushing.  These patients typically have a healthy mouth, but have "worn away" gums and teeth.

Easter Holidays 2018

March 28, 2018

The Port Kennedy Dental Group will not be open over the Easter Holidays.

Welcome To Our Blog

March 15, 2018

At Port Kennedy Dental Group The heart of our practice is maintaining a healthy relationship between patients and their teeth.