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Dental on Metro THE SMILE PROFESSIONALS
Why have a Dental Checkup?
The idea behind regular dental checkups is that if dental cavities arise, they can be treated while they are small.
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This isn’t just good for your dental health. This actually makes a lot of economic sense!
Fixing a cavity when it is small will probably cost less in most cases than having the tooth removed when the tooth becomes hopeless.
Furthermore a cavity that has been allowed to grow over time until it is deep into the tooth structure can lead to a painful infected nerve. Teeth can usually still be kept in this situation, however not only will you need the original (albeit much larger) filling, but you will also need a treatment called Root Canal Therapy. Consider the additional inconvenience of an extra three visits with the attendant expense.
The fact of the matter is that Dental Checkups are cost effective – they give you your own time and money back, reducing pain and days required off of work, and ultimately checkups help to keep more of your teeth in your mouth where they belong.
At Dental on Metro we are making it even easier to have a Dental Checkup! For all clients with private health insurance we are now extending our Gap Free Check and Clean Offer**.
Scooting around Mawson Lakes
Walking is a popular fitness choice for many people in Mawson Lakes, others ride a bicycle or go to the gym, but for Karina Bobridge the choice is a recreational push scooter.
Karina (67) who lives in an apartment in the business district can often be seen travelling the pathways of Mawson Lakes pushing her small scooter.
She says that as a nurse she sees too many older people come to a standstill, but she’s not about to “turn off the tap” anytime soon. When her knees gave her problems and walking become difficult she looked for a new way to exercise.
“I love my scooter. It’s more energetic than walking, being half walking and half jogging, and when I arrive home my heart is beating and my body is perspiring. I feel like I’ve had a good workout.”
Karina travels about 5 km each morning for an hour or so and says the scooter is good for her legs, ankles, knees and lower back. “It gets me out of the house and I travel all over, and for someone with a poor sense of balance it’s comforting to have my feet close to the ground. But best of all are the downhills. They give me a real buzz,” said Karina. Ed.
If you’d like to buy a scooter, talk to Mawson Lakes Cycles.
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