The head of our hygiene department, Mal Cottle, who is especially trained to clean, scale and maintain oral hygiene, plays a significant role where he educates and empowers patients to achieve and maintain better oral health.
At van der Walt Dental we are committed to educating patients to allow them to make informed choices about the oral health care of their families.
Our team at van der Walt Dental we provide motivational and informative talks to various community groups in Bundaberg and district.
The informative talks are focused to the following groups:
Ante Natal and Young Mothers
Short video presentation and discussion topics include:
- Brushing techniques and flossing demonstrations.
- Demonstrations of various toothbrushes and dental products (why some are bad, and some are good)
- Toothpaste comparisons and why some work better than others.
- Saliva in the mouth as a super nutrient enhancing your oral health, as well as overall health.
- What to do when your child begins teething (emergence of the baby teeth)
- Dummies and finger sucking.
- Q&A time.
Daycare and Kindergarten
Brief talks about why it’s important to keep good oral hygiene. To help bring enjoyment to the sessions we use puppets and musical interludes, followed by active brushing sessions. Topics covered include the following:
- Why we have teeth.
- What we use teeth for.
- How to look after your teeth.
- Sample showbag of toothpaste, toothbrush and stickers to take home.
- Colour in workbook for follow up learning at home.
Preps and Primary Schools
We engage in educational talks to motivate children between prep and grade 7 at school. Our topics covered and depth of discussion include:
- Why we have teeth.
- What we use our teeth for.
- How we care for our teeth (brushing and flossing demonstration).
- Sample showbag to take home with range of dental products.
- A workbook for follow up in class or at home.
- Comparative anatomy using real skulls (senior primary).
- A controlled classroom brushing session in a hygienic manner.
Adult Community Groups
Our informative talks for adults contain information regarding a range of dental treatments and why good oral hygiene is important. We have many resources available and take topic and question requests.
Contact our team for information regarding our oral hygiene education
If you want to know where we’ll be teaching next, please get in touch with our team online.