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Our last day before the Christmas break is Friday the 19th of December BUT we will be checking the phone messages. The emergency number for weekends and stat holidays over the break is 06 753 6139. We will reopen for the new year on Monday 12th January.  Dr Alyssa Shelton joins us and Dr Sasha Antunovic will be floating around a bit more in 2026. Her baby Bonnie Rose is doing well. We say goodbye to Dr Albertene Hefford who will be specialising in Orthodontics, and Dr Gawin Liang, who helped out during Sasha's maternity leave. 

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Manual Tooth-Brushing

How to correctly brush your teeth? 

Seems simple right, but as a matter of fact there are numerous ways to brush your teeth. The way we recommended as being the most effective is the following. 

Manual toothbrush, this technique is called the modified bass technique 

  • Place your toothbrush at a 45-degree angle to your gum line

  • Brush each tooth (or two to three at a time) using a gentle circular movement

  • Brush all surfaces, the outer, inner and tops of the teeth

  • Brush each tooth well and when finished, flick the toothbrush down the tooth, away from the gum line

  • Don’t forget to repeat the circular brushing movement over your tongue as well

Make sure you spend as much time brushing your molars as you do your front teeth and, of course, don’t forget to floss daily too.

These are two manual toothbrushes we recommend. Curapox ultra soft and Colgate Slim Soft. 



 

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