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Jan03

Maudsland Dental Care opening 30, Jan 2017!

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Happy new year everyone! We hope everyone had a well deserved, well rested holiday period.

As 2017 kicks off, we have some exciting news to announce…

On 30, January 2017, our sister-clinic, Maudsland Dental Care will have its grand opening!

The clinic is located at shop 2/148 Maudsland Road, Maudsland 4210 www.maudslanddentalcare.com.au 

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Maudsland is located 5 minutes inland from exit 57 (Oxenford, Hope Island, Tamborine). At this clinic, we strive to carry out the same high-quality, friendly dental care to you and your family.

If you have friends and family residing in the northern Gold Coast rim, (Coomera, Pimpama, Oxenford, Maudsland etc…) please do let them know about us!

We look forward to seeing you in 2017…  🙂

Dec09

Season’s Greetings!

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Hi All,

Thank you for a wonderful year. We look forward to looking after you and your family’s dental health in the coming year!

The Australian Dental Association has announced that the Child Dental Benefits Scheme will continue into the new year. That’s great news for all 2-17 year olds who qualify for dental treatment up to the value of $1000.

To find out whether you qualify, please contact us and our lovely staff will be able to check for all the kids in the family.

For more information, click here.

Underwood Dental Care’s Christmas and New Year’s trading hours are as follows:

Friday 23rd December: 8am – 5pm

Saturday 24th December: Closed

Sunday 25th December: Closed

Monday 26th December: Closed

Tuesday 27th December: Closed

Wednesday 28th December: 8am – 5pm

Thursday 29th December: 8am – 5pm

Friday 30th December:  8am – 5pm

Saturday 31st December: Closed

Sunday 1st January: Closed

Monday 2nd January: Closed

Tuesday 3rd January: 8am – 5pm

Wednesday 4th January on wards to resume regular trading hours…

On behalf of all the team at Underwood Dental Care, we wish you a blessed Christmas and a very happy new year!

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Sep14

Stop the government axing of free dental care for kids

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In my previous post, it was announced that the government had planned to close the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) on 30, June 2016. To the dental industry’s surprise, this did not happen. The government has now announced that the program will close on 30, December 2016.

This potentially gives parents 3 months to get their kids in for their dental examinations and subsequent treatment, to take advantage of the $1000 allocated per eligible child. But why should this service close? Why should the government axe this great service offering kids dental treatment that would otherwise be out of financial reach for some families?

A petition has been set up on change.org. Please click the link and sign the petition to stop the government from axing the Child Dental Benefits Schedule.

Jun16

Child Dental Benefits Scheme (Medicare) is ending June 30!

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What is CDBS?

As you may or may not have heard, the government rolled out the Child Dental Benefits Scheme to assist children between the ages of 2-17 to have access to a dentist. Children who met the eligibility criteria had access to $1000 to be used at any participating private dental clinic, however, June 30 sees the closure of this program.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • children aged between 2–17 years on any one day of the calendar year
  • receive, or their family, guardian or carer receives, certain government benefits such as Family Tax Benefit Part A for at least part of the calendar year
  • are eligible for Medicare

What does this mean for you?

$1000 would have been made available to eligible children for general check ups, cleans, X-rays, fillings, extractions etc. This allocation will cease regardless if these funds are used or not.

If your eligible child has visited our clinic for an examination, and requires treatment to be done… make an appointment now

If your eligible child has not visited our clinic for an examination in the past 6 months… make an appointment now

If your eligible child has been complaining of that niggling tooth ache, but have not found the time to attend to it… make an appointment now

What now?

There are two weeks left of the Child Dental Benefits Scheme… with school holidays coming up, we expect to be very busy. We will do our best to schedule an appointment for you. To avoid disappointment, please call our surgery on 33419770 and our staff will do our best to reserve a booking for you and your family.

Mar30

Welcome Dr Amos Wong to the team!

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ODC-AJWWe would like to take this opportunity to welcome Dr Amos Wong to the team at Underwood Dental Care.

Dr Amos graduated from the University of Queensland with Honours in Dental Science. He grew up and spent the earlier days of his childhood in Malaysia, and later migrated to Australia with his family in 2008. Currently, Dr Amos works at the University of Queensland Dental School as a Supervising Dentist, and has been awarded a Associate Lecturer title.
Dr Amos enjoys taking care of his patients’ health through dentistry, which he views as a privilege. He particularly enjoys preventive, restorative and the surgical aspects of modern dentistry. He is committed to providing the best dental care to all his patients, treating each one of them with respect and care.
Outside of dentistry, Dr Amos is involved in a Christian youth group in Sherwood and enjoys free time playing sports and fishing. 2015 was a bad fishing year him, but he is optimistic about 2016! Do ask him to show you a picture of him with his a massive flat head!
With more after hour appointments now available, be sure to book the kids in these school holidays for their routine dental examinations!