Arana Plaza Dental in Arana Hills, Queensland | Medical and health

Arana Plaza Dental

Locality: Arana Hills, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 3351 6377

Address: Shop 1 No 2 Patricks Road 4054 Arana Hills, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.aranaplazadental.com.au/

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25.01.2022 There is nothing fair about the way private health insurers treat consumers! If you pay the same premium, you should get exactly the same rebate. Talk to your ...patients. Tell your member of parliament. Same policy. Same treatment. Same rebate. Optometry Australia Chiropractors' Association of Australia Australian Physiotherapy Association See more

23.01.2022 It is indeed welcome news that since last week the Australian Government has relaxed restrictions on dental practice to Level 2. This means that we will be able to offer more needed dental services to you and your family, beyond just the emergency pain treatment. Throughout this COVID-19 pandemic, we have been grateful to the Australian Dental Association (ADA) for producing detailed and coherent guidelines that ensure the safe delivery of dental services . This affords compr...ehensive protection to our patients, our staff and the community, while delivering much needed dental services in a safe environment. Stay safe and do not hesitate to contact us as we are always ready to help

20.01.2022 For many people who have private health insurance, it is a massive cost every year. As a doctor, I know and most of my colleagues (but unfortunately not all) u...nderstand, that just because a patient has private insurance, it doesn't mean they have cash to burn. They are just trying to do what is best for them and their families. Incredibly, BUPA has now announced that it will not cover patients equally, depending on the hospital they choose to attend. If a doctor wishes to provide private care for a patient under a gap cover scheme (that is avoiding out-of-pocket cost doctors bills), after August 1st, they will now only be able to do this for BUPA patients at BUPA contracted hospitals. If a patient is admitted to a non-contracted hospital (and this includes ALL PUBLIC HOSPITALS!), the patient will have to receive bills from all treating doctors and be highly likely to incur out-of -pocket costs. Many of us who work in the public system are very happy to provide private care to patients in public hospitals via this scheme but BUPA is taking that option away from us. At present, there is no other insurer in Australia that has taken this step. All other insurers continue to offer practitioners a gap cover scheme to ensure there is an option to avoid unnecceasary bills to patients. We are extremely lucky to have a private health system that allows us to choose our own doctors and hospitals if we wish. With the changes BUPA propose, it means to keep your costs to a minimum, you can only be treated by doctors in a BUPA contracted facility. Therefore if you aren't treated by a doctor under BUPA's preferred terms, you have to pay a potential difference, even if the doctor wants to use a no-gap scheme. This includes patients who become unwell quickly and are taken to public hospital Emergency Departments. This is nothing short of managed health care a-la-USA style. It is a disaster over there and they want to bring it here. Trust me we don't need or want that problem in Australia. We have enough problems with our current system thank you very much! Unfortunately, the options offered to patients seen on the pictures below will no longer be able to be guaranteed to BUPA patients in public hospitals after August 1st. If you are with BUPA, I would encourage you to make sure you completely understand the impact of what staying with their policy after August 1st will have on you. If you do not like what you see, you have the right to change to any other health fund you wish, without having to serve new waiting times for similar benefits and policy inclusions. I'm a doctor, but at times both me and my family are patients as well. I always want to have a complete choice and I don't want a non-medical person deciding what is best for me. I was a BUPA customer until yesterday. Please share widely.

19.01.2022 As we continue to navigate through the unprecedented challenges posed by Coronavirus (COVID-19) we wanted to inform all our patients that we are committed to supporting you and your needs. Our greatest priority is the health and safety of all our valued customers and not forgetting our team too. We have now been instructed to go into Level 3 restrictions and will be progressing to Level 4 very soon. Hence we have taken the safety of all our patients to restrict our services to emergency only. We are contactable on the phone at all times and if you have any concerns or queries, please do not hesitate to contact us either on our landline 3351 6377 or on the mobile 0434 313 919. We hope all of you will stay safe with your family and we will ride through this very difficult times together. God bless always.

18.01.2022 For many people who have private health insurance, it is a massive cost every year. As a doctor, I know and most of my colleagues (but unfortunately not all) u...nderstand, that just because a patient has private insurance, it doesn't mean they have cash to burn. They are just trying to do what is best for them and their families. Incredibly, BUPA has now announced that it will not cover patients equally, depending on the hospital they choose to attend. If a doctor wishes to provide private care for a patient under a gap cover scheme (that is avoiding out-of-pocket cost doctors bills), after August 1st, they will now only be able to do this for BUPA patients at BUPA contracted hospitals. If a patient is admitted to a non-contracted hospital (and this includes ALL PUBLIC HOSPITALS!), the patient will have to receive bills from all treating doctors and be highly likely to incur out-of -pocket costs. Many of us who work in the public system are very happy to provide private care to patients in public hospitals via this scheme but BUPA is taking that option away from us. At present, there is no other insurer in Australia that has taken this step. All other insurers continue to offer practitioners a gap cover scheme to ensure there is an option to avoid unnecceasary bills to patients. We are extremely lucky to have a private health system that allows us to choose our own doctors and hospitals if we wish. With the changes BUPA propose, it means to keep your costs to a minimum, you can only be treated by doctors in a BUPA contracted facility. Therefore if you aren't treated by a doctor under BUPA's preferred terms, you have to pay a potential difference, even if the doctor wants to use a no-gap scheme. This includes patients who become unwell quickly and are taken to public hospital Emergency Departments. This is nothing short of managed health care a-la-USA style. It is a disaster over there and they want to bring it here. Trust me we don't need or want that problem in Australia. We have enough problems with our current system thank you very much! Unfortunately, the options offered to patients seen on the pictures below will no longer be able to be guaranteed to BUPA patients in public hospitals after August 1st. If you are with BUPA, I would encourage you to make sure you completely understand the impact of what staying with their policy after August 1st will have on you. If you do not like what you see, you have the right to change to any other health fund you wish, without having to serve new waiting times for similar benefits and policy inclusions. I'm a doctor, but at times both me and my family are patients as well. I always want to have a complete choice and I don't want a non-medical person deciding what is best for me. I was a BUPA customer until yesterday. Please share widely.

16.01.2022 The first patient in the world had a football sized tumour underneath his arm. Within a week, it was a golf ball, and within a month, we couldn't feel anything.

12.01.2022 Australia has done remarkably well in this Covid-19 pandemic due to a combination of good government policies and all the Australians who readily embraced the medical advice given. This has allowed us to ease the lockdown and gradually recapture our normal life routines ahead of most of the world. It is understandable to feel apprehensive to venture out again, and going to the dentist is no exception. The Australian Dental Association (ADA) has been right on top of the whole ...situation from the beginning and its recommendations continue to receive full government support which also become official government policy for dental practice throughout this pandemic. When you and your family visit us at Arana Plaza Dental, you and your family will be safe as we strictly carry out the ADA guidelines. We will ask you a few questions on the telephone when you ring to make an appointment. When you arrive at our practice, we will get you to sanitise your hands and have your temperature taken. Before the dentist examines you, we will ask you to rinse your mouth with an approved antiseptic mouthwash. Enhanced cleaning protocols are carried out between every patient visit. This is in addition to the usual stringent infection control measures that we routinely perform. Hope this gives you and your family peace of mind when you come see us. We look forward to providing you and your family the safest environment for the dental services you need.

07.01.2022 Latest news 11 May 2020 Thanks to the continuing good national COVID-19 numbers, the Australian government has again relaxed restrictions on dental practice and brought it down further to Level 1.... This very good news simply means that we can now commence virtually all aspects of dentistry and provide you and your family the same level of service and care as before the pandemic. All the COVID-19 guidelines issued by the Australian Dental Association on hygiene and infection control will continue to be strictly adhered to, so that we can provide you and your family the much needed dental services in the safest environment. Do not hesitate to contact us, even if it is for just a check and a clean. Stay safe and see you soon.

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01.01.2022 1 June 2020 How often has the fear of ‘losing control’ when we are lying flat on our backs in the dental chair with our mouths wide open stop us from making that necessary appointment to go see the dentist? In many cases, this is due to our apprehension of not being able to swallow or gagging during a dental procedure. Hence going to the dentist becomes something that we unconsciously avoid to our own detriment.... The good news is that help is at hand with a simple piece of equipment called a RUBBER DAM. A rubber dam is a thin square piece of material like that of a surgical glove that is placed around the tooth the dentist is working on. This directly prevents any water or dental material from getting into your mouth or throat. Your tongue can move freely and you can swallow your saliva as usual while the dental treatment, like placing a filling, is being performed. On top of that, the quality of the fillings improves as your saliva is kept away from the filling material while it hardens up during the procedure. This is a great way of making dentistry work for you.