Dental Services
Established in 1999, NorthCare Dental Centre has been providing North Hamilton with top quality dentistry for nearly two decades. Here are some of the services and treatments we offer.
If you'd like to discuss something further, or there's something you don't see below, please call us on 07 850 5100 - we are always happy to help!
Check-Ups
Regular dental exams are important for your overall dental health. Our friendly dentists can help you with advice on how to keep your teeth and gums healthy between visits. Check-ups every 6, 12 or 24 months can catch potential dental issues while they are small, eliminating unnecessary pain, complications and high costs later on.
Hygiene Services
Our dental hygienists are an important part of your oral healthcare team. They focus on removing tartar (hardened plaque) from above and below the gum line to treat and prevent periodontal disease, which can lead to tooth loss. Hygienists can also provide you with advice and help to maintain a healthy oral care routine as well as whitening treatments to ensure your smile sparkles!
Free Under 18
High school children are eligible for FREE* treatment up to and including the day before they turn 18.
*some criteria apply to this government-funded treatment. Please call us on 07 850 5100 to discuss.
Fillings
Dental Fillings (Restorations) are placed to fix broken teeth and replace tooth structures damaged by decay. Most fillings these days are tooth-coloured, so blend into your natural tooth shade. There are still a few instances where a metal, silver-based filling is the option.
We want you to be as comfortable as possible, so a local anaesthetic is always offered!
Wisdom Teeth
Wisdom teeth may or may not be problematic, however, it is quite common to find there is not enough space for one, two, three or all four wisdom teeth to erupt properly. Some people don't have all four wisdom teeth and others might have more than four.
It is also not uncommon for any number of wisdom teeth to be impacted. This is generally where the wisdom tooth is growing at an angle. This can lead to gum infections, movement of the tooth in front of it out of alignment, decay of the wisdom tooth and/or the tooth in front of it, or even cyst formation.
Often we will recommend extraction of difficult wisdom teeth with an Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, especially if you have medical/health insurance that covers it.
For the less severely impacted teeth, we can offer surgical tooth extractions at our practice with great care and as gently as possible. It may be wise to consider sedation if the extraction is going to be particularly difficult.
Using our Cone Beam & Panoramic X-ray machine, we can accurately determine size, shape, and level of impaction of your wisdom teeth.
Root Canal
Root canal treatment is an extremely technical procedure. At NorthCare Dental Centre, we use the best materials and techniques to ensure you get the best results. Typically consisting of two appointments 4 weeks apart, your tooth will be thoroughly cleaned of its infection and sealed.
The procedure is painless as it is carried out under local anaesthetic.
We choose to use the Sybron TF Adaptive system and you can rest assured that every file that enters your tooth will be brand new. This means the probabilty of metal fatigue and fracture is much lower. You may be surprised to learn that our single use policy is not a universal policy.
Crown & Bridge
Having had various versions of CEREC CAD/CAM in the practice since 2004, you can rest assured that your restoration/crown/bridge/implant crown will be made of the highest quality materials and fabrication techniques. With us, you can have your ceramic restoration prepared and finished in just one visit. This means you'll probably only have to be made numb once and there's no risk that the temporary restoration might come off at an inopportune time. You also no longer need to have your mouth filled with impression 'goo' for 2-4 minutes, which will be great news to those with a strong gag reflex.
Cone Beam CT
With a Cone Beam CT x-ray machine, we have the facility to take 2D and 3D x-rays as well as multiple types of cephalograms.
This allows us to measure not only the height but the width of the bone for when planning dental implants. We can assess in 3 dimensions the size and shape of your wisdom teeth. We can also accurately check the internal anatomy of teeth when looking at Root Canal Treatment. Small FOV (Field Of View) scans allow a minimum of x-ray radiation while gaining the maximum in diagnostic value. This adds a whole new dimension to our ability to diagnose and treat our patients with the utmost care and accuracy.
Opening hours
Monday | 8.30am - 5pm |
Tuesday | 8.30am - 5pm |
Wednesday | 8.30am - 5pm |
Thursday | 8.30am - 5pm |
Friday | 9.00am - 3pm |
Northcare Dental Centre |
110A Vickery Street |
Te Rapa |
Phone: 07 850 5100 | Email: info@ncdc.co.nz
