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Located in Townsville, NQ Surgical Dentistry caters to every patient not only from the region of North Queensland but also further afield
A patient can fly into Townsville for treatment with Dr Priestland from anywhere in Australia. In view of patients traveling long distances to visit the practice, we will help to make your visit as pleasant as possible, and if required we can assist with advice on accommodation and local restaurants.
If you would like to become a patient of Dr Priestland’s or have any questions you’d like to ask Dr Priestland, you can call us or click through to our ‘Ask Dr Priestland’ page. This section allows you to send your question to Dr Priestland and he will happily respond with an answer that may help others.
contact the friendly team at NQ Surgical Dentistry today on (07) 4725 1656 or call in to see us at 183 Kings Rd, Pimlico QLD 4812
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A patient’s dental health is something we pride our services is helping to maintain the best possible outcome.
Gum Disease: Higher Risk of Death from CoVid
NEW COVID FINDINGS A recent scientific research study published in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology carried out after analysing over 550 COVID-infected patients indicates that those patients who suffer from gum disease are at a far greater risk of death from...
Dentistry: a neglected part of Australian healthcare?
Emergency department doctors face all manner of patients with a wide spectrum of medical, mental and dental problems. They deal with the results of road traffic accidents, drug and alcohol abuse, acute medical conditions and increasingly they get faced with a large...
Offering individualized dental care for anxious & phobic patients and patients who have a gagging problem……
Do you have a “built-in” fear of dentisty? Do you gag or feel like vomiting when the dentist works in your mouth? These issues are very common but can be managed very successfully under intravenous sedation. If you are an anxious dental patient or gag during...
Job Keeper” and “Mouth Keeper” during the COVID-19 Pandemic
We heard of Job-Seeker, Job-Keeper and now dentists are urging that people become Mouth-Keepers! Throughout this COVID pandemic, more people stayed at home isolated, working from home, avoiding social contact and some found these new-world measures led to boredom and...
Australian’s dental health is getting worse!
Every year that passes sees the dental health of Australians fall further and further behind the national targets set for 2025. Currently dental decay and gum disease is a growing problem in our community, and this is being made worse by the reduced attendance of...
CoVid-19 and Safe Dentistry
COVID-Safe Dentistry – a patient’s checklist for safe treatment All routine dentistry can resume for patients, for whom there is no detected health or epidemiological risk factors for COVID-19 infection. How do you know if you are at risk of having contracted or being...
After Covid-19
Where do we go from here? Now that the transmission of the COVID-19 virus in Australia is largely under control, here in North Queensland we can continue to offer the whole spectrum of dental treatment. Normal dental treatment service for our patients is described by...
Covid 19 update 21 April 2020
COVID 19 update - 21 April 2020 Reduced restrictions on dentistry Following a meeting of the Prime Minister and the Australian Health Precautions Principle Committee (AHPPC) on 21st April 2020, a relaxation of medical treatment restrictions was approved. The...
Covid19 & Easter 2020
At times of stress our immune system seems to drop its defences. Right now many people are feeling that stress both from the daily news on the COVID-19 pandemic figures and worrying about the effect it is having on their financial well-being. Both these topics are...
NQSD Operation During Covid-19
NQ Surgical Dentistry in Townsville remains open during the current COVID-19 pandemic for the treatment of patients suffering from severe pain and/or infection only. ALL routine dental treatment is deferred for all patients until COVID-19 restrictions are relaxed. We...
Don’t forget to Brush during the rush!
Christmas is getting closer folks, and we are all trying to tie up those loose ends at work and finish off all those little jobs that remain outstanding. While we work ourselves up to a crescendo we also receive all those Christmas drinks and party invites to attend,...
NQ Surgical Dentistry Attending the new Geistlich jaw reconstruction Course.
Saturday 2 November 2019 was an opportunity for Colin to benefit from the visit to Australia of Professor Paolo Casentini, world-renowned implant surgeon and lecturer, from Milan, Italy. Dr Casentini works in a multi-disciplinary surgical and reconstruction team in...
Fruit Juice, Could be Bad for Your Health?
Fruit Juice could cause health problems like other sugary beverages A while ago, the ADA posted a very interesting article on their website about the effects of fruit juice and it is suggested that the drink maybe as bad to people's health as soft drinks. Now a recent...
NEOSS SMS Conference 2019
Dr Priestland’s high-level of commitment to his professional development means, he is regularly meeting with world experts in the field. Dr Priestland attended the NEOSS SMS conference, "Navigating the future”, with global leaders presenting new trends, new...
27 Dental Answers You Need to Know!
As a dentist, I get asked many questions a day, so I have compiled the top ones together for this article. The 27 most common dental questions and answers that you need to know. If I have missed one, please contact us. Thank you Dr Colin PriestlandThere are around 700...
Dental Hygienists Save Implants
Dental Hygienists Saves Your Dental Implants Implants can be a great way to replace missing teeth. However, like your natural teeth, dental implants also need to be looked after carefully to keep them healthy. This involves good patient care and regular dental...
Guided Biofilm Therapy
A New Approach And A Real Game Changer For many years little has changed in the approach to the prevention of dental decay and gum disease and the treatment of gum disease. The simple message for all patients has always been, and must remain, “eat less sugars and...
Just Clean The Teeth You Want To Keep
Hygienist Will Make You Smile I overheard our hygienist’s humorous comment to a patient recently and it made me laugh. She told him, “just clean the teeth you want to keep”. How true that was! He was doing a great job on the front teeth but things weren’t so good down...
Screw in Teeth!
CAN YOU SCREW IN TEETH? More and more patients are asking us “do you do screw in teeth”? They’ve seen the magazines and the ads on TV and either they can’t smile or they can’t eat very well and want a solution they can live with. THE WAY IT WAS False teeth in...
Top 5 Questions Asked Before Wisdom Teeth Removal
Top 5 Questions To Ask Before Wisdom Teeth Removal CAN MY WISDOM TEETH REMOVAL BE PERFORMED PAIN-FREE? NQ Surgical Dentistry provides various options for wisdom teeth removal to ensure your maximum comfort and care during surgery including a local anaesthetic in the...