Hawthorn Dental


65 Linda Cres
Hawthorn 3122
03 9818 8011

Hawthorn Dental Care > Diet health

Good food choices? Not too much red meat and not too much sugar and lots of green veges.

Choices

Gum health is linked to your diet
A 2025 study published in the Journal of Periodontolgy has reported that people who consume red meat frequently has a worse gum health rating.

Your saliva is very important
Saliva has the ability to neutralise acids - helping protect our teeth - and it has been found that leafy vegetables. It is best if you just steam rather than boiling your vegies to get the benefit.

Oops...too many sweets

Everyone has a "bad food day" occasionally! And don't we all love to sneak those little treats now and then.
However we are faced little choices each day which have long term implications for our health and our families health. A new web resource is available which is well worth a read. www.sugarbyhalf.com includes:

  1. A sugar calculator: became your own health guide and study your food choices
  2. Check out the easy swaps - find great suggestions for a healthy breakfast
  3. Evidence about how excess sugar effects us.

Check out www.sugarbyhalf.com

 

 

About us

Hawthorn Dental Care
At Hawthorn Dental Care, Stuart Cran, Cecily OShea and Chia-Hui Chang enjoy professionally delivering quality dental care to people of all ages, in a friendly caring environment.
Family orientated

Our Team

Dr Stuart Cran BDSc (Melb)

Dr Cecily O'Shea BDSc (Melb)

Dr Chia-Hui Chang BDSc (Melb)


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Hours:
Mon 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tues 8:00 am - 7:30 pm
Wed 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thur 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fri 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

65 Linda Cres
Hawthorn VIC 3122 AU

03 9818 8011

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Stuart Cran, Cecily O'Shea and Chia-Hui Chang, our dentists, would love you to come and experience the care and dental expertise for which we are renowned.

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