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We would like to assure you that we continue implementing the appropriate health protection measures to maintain the highest level of safety for you and our staff under the guidance of the Australian Government Department of Health, Australian Dental Association and World Health Organization.  But we also need your help to minimise the risk of any potential impact to our services.

– If you are feeling unwell please let us know so we can reschedule your appointment until you are feeling better. 

– If you think that you might have been in contact with someone carrying the virus or if you have had the virus before we need to see a doctor’s letter certifying that you have recovered. 

– We are still using our waiting room following social distancing rules and infection control protocols. However, we would like you to ring us before walking into our premises in case the waiting room is busy.  It is known that minimising the number of people-contact is the best way to stop the spread. 

– We have increased hygiene and sanitation protocols particularly for high contact areas. When you arrive, we will ask you to use hand sanitiser available in the waiting room. 

On behalf of everyone at My Dentist St Leonards, we hope you, your family and loved ones are safe while we all battle against the Coronavirus disease.

Please know that My Dentist St Leonards is still open for all urgent and emergency dental treatment that you may need.

We continue committed to provide you with the highest quality of care in a safe environment. And in view of the current circumstances we have improved and are reinforcing our hygiene protocols and practices under the guidance issued by The Australian Government Department of Health, Australian Dental Association and World Health Organization.

These are some of the measures that we are applying:

Increased hygiene and sanitation protocols particularly for high contact areas

Additional hand sanitizers for patients and team members

Reinforcing with our staff the implementation of the highest level of hygiene

The Child Dental Benefit Scheme (CDBS) has been greatly beneficial for many Australian families. The CDBS commenced back in 2014 and provides access to basic dental needs to around 3 million children between the ages of 2-17 years old.

Throughout the year of 2016, the government was contemplating decisions to terminate the CDBS. By December the Government agreed to maintain the scheme with the argumentative efforts of the Australian Dental Association (ADA), on the condition that it would be reduced from $1000 to $700.

Statistics demonstrate that the reduction in the cap would have affected a vast number of families and children when it comes to dental health with 1 in 4 children facing the possibility of not having all their treatments met. On February the 7th, 2017 the efforts of the ADA were paid off and the cap was restored back to $1000. All eligible children still have access to the $1,000 dental benefit over a two calendar year period.

We acknowledge and welcome all CDBS here at My Dentist St Leonards!