At Courtney Dental we take our footy very seriously and our tipping competition creates some drama. For the last few years Lian has topped the footy tipping scores, and it seems she's on a roll to win the 2021 season as well. Much to the disgust of everyone else in the building. This year we've gone technical and moved to the iTipFooty app, which has its benefits for Lian, no can (Nicole) can copy her tips, so she's currently streaking ahead leaving everyone else behind (Nicole has since been in last position). In honour of her position as top of the ladder she received an NRL easter egg at Easter time. We are secretly all hoping that Lian will be knocked off her first place perch very soon, we can't take listening to the bragging for much longer. 

We want to wish everyone a very happy Easter from Courtney Dental! We will be closed Good Friday - Good Monday, reopening Tuesday 6th April.

We also want to remind everyone that whilst enjoying your chocolates and treats this weekend to remember to also take care of your teeth. Minimize grazing, drink plenty of fresh water, brush and floss your teeth daily and avoid crunching on hard candies. Enjoy your weekend, from the team at Courtney Dental. 

If you have loose and wobbly dentures, here at Courtney Dental we offer a fantastic solution using dental implants to anchor your denture too, these implants provide stability and retention. The dentures click down onto permanent dental implants placed in your gums.   Implants can be used with either full or partial dentures, and upper or lower. 

At Courtney dental we can't stress enough to our patients how essential a mouth guards is if your playing a contact sport at any age. Custom made mouth guards help to cushion a blow to the face, minimizing the risk of broken teeth, knocked out teeth and injuries to your lips, tongue, face or jaw. 

Are you worried about dental decay or cavities? When your not a dental professional it's hard to tell if you should be worried when you see something in your mouth or your children's mouth that doesn't look quite right. Early decay can show up as white spots on the teeth that don't come off with brushing, developed decay can be brown, black or grey and if the decay is large enough parts of the tooth can break off leaving a visible hole. Early decay starts small and can be sensitive or have no feeling at all, whilst advance decay can be very painful. 

​12 DAYS CHRISTMAS
A COMMUNITY LOVE INITIATIVE BY COURTNEY DENTAL
At Courtney Dental we want to give back to the communities that have given so much to us!
As part of our “12 days Christmas” initiative, every patient with an appointment before Christmas will receive 1 entry to win one of the following prizes:
1. 2x $100 The Ville Resort Gift Voucher
2. 2x $50 Little Pegs Gift Voucher
3. 2x $100 Ingham Road Seafood Gift Voucher
4. 2x $100 Event Cinema Gift Card
5. 2x $100 Myer Christmas Gift card
6. 2x $100 Fuel Gift Card
A winner will be drawn and announced in our Social Media platforms each day starting on the 10th of December.
Good luck & Merry Christmas Townsville!
The Courtney Dental Team

We had another fantastic year celebrating the 2020 Melbourne Cup at the Townsville RSL with our wonderful staff.  We managed to clean up on the prizes this year, with Craig winning best dressed male, Chantel winning best dressed female and Bernie won the $250 door prize. 
Click on 'read more'  to see more photos from our day. 

What’s the connection?

Diabetes affects the mouth in more than one way. Uncontrolled diabetes reduces saliva production and this can lead to increased risk of caries. Patients with uncontrolled diabetes are also highly prone to develop periodontal disease due to the inflamed gums and trapping the bacteria under the inflamed gums. This can lead to bone loss. And with bone being what holds teeth in the jaws, the teeth can get mobile.
Like most infections, gum disease can also lead to an increase in blood sugar levels, and that makes diabetes harder to keep under control. So this is a negative vicious cycle, which can be taken care of with a few preventive measures.
 

At Courtney dental we love continuing education, we love learning and passing on this knowledge to our patients. The purpose of our blog is to keep our patients informed and up to date with information regarding dentistry. We understand that coming to the dentist can be an overwhelming experience for some, especially when you don't understand the process, or what is happening to your own mouth. The team at Courtney Dental are hear to help.

What are your concerns, your questions? We want to know! We are asking you our patients what you would like to learn more about. Is there a topic, a procedure, or even a product that you would like us to cover? 

On our Facebook page in the comments section please leave your suggestions with the topic you want to learn more about and in the coming weeks we will try to cover as much of these as possible.

As always if you need any help please call our friendly team on
 07 4725 3366