May 2010 - Pacific Smiles Group opens new Dental Centre at Erina Fair Shopping Centre.
Pacific Smiles Group (PSG) is pleased to announce the opening of a brand new Dental Centre on the New South Wales Central Coast. The new Pacific Smiles Dental Centre is located at Erina Fair Shopping Centre, Erina. It opens today, Monday 24th May 2010.
The brand new Centre opens with two fully equipped surgeries and a potential capacity of up to five surgeries, including a purpose-designed prosthetist room. The Dental Centre has been fitted with the latest proven dental technologies including digital x-rays, OPG and an electronic patient management IT system. The quality and standard of the fit-out and finishes is outstanding, providing patients, dentists and employees with a comfortable and functional interior environment, conveniently located within the largest shopping centre on the Central Coast.
The new Dental Centre is the eighth Pacific Smiles Dental Centre in the Hunter and Central Coast region of New South Wales. Pacific Smiles Dental is a well-known and respected business in this region and we are pleased to now have a presence in the southern area of the Central Coast to complement the successful Pacific Smiles Dental, Tuggerah, which is located 20 kilometres to the north.
Like Pacific Smiles Dental, Tuggerah, the new Dental Centre at Erina will open 7 days a week. This will greatly enhance accessibility for the local community to dental care when they need it. The dentists at Pacific Smiles Dental, Erina, will offer family and cosmetic dental treatments and will reserve time every day for emergency appointments for patients requiring urgent treatment.
Arrangements are in place with all major health funds to ensure that privately insured patients enjoy maximum benefits. Eligible patients will be treated under Government funded programs such as the Medicare Teen Dental Plan, Chronic Disease Dental Scheme and Veterans’ Affairs.
After an extensive local communication campaign, including press, radio and direct mail, the new Centre opens today with over 180 appointments, confirming the need for additional dental services on the Central Coast.
May 2010 - Pacific Smiles Dental launches in the Illawarra.
Pacific Smiles Group (PSG) today announced the acquisition of a popular and reputable Dental Centre in Nowra on the South Coast of New South Wales. The Nowra dental centre formerly owned by Dr Paul Broganis centrally located at 64 Junction Street, Nowra and has been providing quality dental care to the people of
Nowra and surrounding areas for over thirty years.
The Nowra acquisition allows PSG to establish the first Pacific Smiles Dental Centre in the Illawarra / Shoalhaven region of New South Wales. With its history of success in regional areas such as the Hunter region of New South Wales and the Gippsland region of Victoria, PSG will carefully assess other opportunities in the Illawarra / Shoalhaven for the establishment of a local network of Pacific Smiles Dental Centres.
Like all Pacific Smiles Dental Centres, the acquired Centre in Nowra, will feature the latest proven clinical technologies including digital x-ray systems and D4W patient management software. Investments will be made
in new equipment and new instruments and the facility will be expanded to feature four brand new surgeries.
John Gibbs, CEO of Pacific Smiles Group says that the acquisition of Dr Brogan’s dental centre confirms the commitment of Pacific Smiles Group to investments in key regional locations throughout NSW and Victoria to provide regional communities with access to excellent dental care services.
April 2010 - Increase in Dentists and Dental Services for Drysdale.
Drysdale residents are delighted with the announcement of an increase in Dentists and dental services in their local community.
Since acquiring Drysdale Family Dental Clinic from Dr Nicholas Johnstone in January 2010, Pacific Smiles Dental has added a second surgery and welcomed Dr Darren Schmidtke to the Centre.
The friendly and caring team at Pacific Smiles Dental can now provide the Drysdale community with greater access to quality dental care with the increased services provided by Dr Schmidtke and Dr Johnstone. New and existing patients now have access to the latest in modern dental techniques including Crowns, Veneers, Bridges, Implants, Bleaching and digital x-rays.
Dr Johnstone said, “Since Dr Schmidtke joined our team, we have been able to see more patients and our waiting list has decreased, allowing patients to see us when they need to.”
Given the growing local demand for quality dental services, it is a welcome relief for the Bellarine Peninsula to be able to secure an additional experienced Dentist.
Dr Schmidtke, who grew up in Clifton Springs and attended Drysdale Primary School, has over 20 years experience as a Dentist, and after originally practising in Melbourne, worked at Pacific Smiles Dental, Torquay from 2001.
Dr Schmidtke said he was thrilled when Pacific Smiles Dental announced the acquisition and expansion of Dr Johnstone’s practice in January as it offered him the opportunity to work closer to his home and young family.
As a result of increasing the number of surgeries and Dentists at Pacific Smiles Dental, Drysdale, Dr Schmidtke and Dr Johnstone are now able to provide additional services to Government funded dental patients who are eligible for the Medicare Teen Dental Plan, Chronic Disease Dental Scheme and Veterans’ Affairs. Participation in these Government funded dental schemes aim to provide local families with greater access to affordable dental care.
April 2010 - New Dental Centre for Waurn Ponds and Pacific Smiles Group.
Pacific Smiles Group is pleased to announce the opening of a brand new Dental Centre in the fast-growing Geelong suburb of Waurn Ponds. Pacific Smiles Dental, Waurn Ponds is located within the Medical One Building at 160 Colac Road, Waurn Ponds and opened on Monday 19
April 2010.
In a first for Pacific Smiles Group, the new Waurn Ponds Dental Centre is co-located with a general medical and allied health centre. The entire facility, known as Medical One, is a new stylish building that is well located opposite the major shopping centre extension at Waurn
Ponds. It offers patients the convenience of a range of health services within one building, including general medical services, pathology, physiotherapy and podiatry services. There is also a retail pharmacy about to open on site.
The new Pacific Smiles Dental Centre opens with 2 fully equipped surgeries with a potential future capacity of up to 4 surgeries. As is the Pacific Smiles Group standard, surgeries are fitted with the latest proven technologies including digital imaging and electronic patient charting.
Patients have access to the new Centre 6 days a week and there are daily emergency appointments available, as at all Pacific Smiles Dental Centres. Dental Practitioners will offer a range of services including family and cosmetic dentistry and will participate in Medicare funded dental care schemes such as Medicare Teen Dental and the Enhanced Primary Care Scheme.
Pacific Smiles Dental, Waurn Ponds joins a growing Victorian cluster of Dental Centres around Geelong, which also includes Drysdale and Torquay.
CEO of Pacific Smiles Group, Mr John Gibbs, said he is “excited to see the expansion of the Pacific Smiles Dental network in regional Victoria where population growth and demand for dental services are both strong. The Geelong region, like the Hunter and Gippsland regions, is well suited to the unique business model of PSG.”
March 2010 - Pacific Smiles Dental Returns Smiles to Faces.
For the fourth consecutive year, Dentists and staff from Pacific Smiles Dental generously donated their time on Saturday 13th of March to participate in the NSW National Dental Foundation Volunteer Day.
The Volunteer Day, which is held biannually, aims to assist disadvantaged Australians improve their dental health by providing free quality dental care.
A team of four Dentists and Dental Assistants offered their time on Saturday providing a range of services to eighteen patients from local charities including Carries Place and WHO. Patients received a range of much needed dental treatment including examinations, cleans, fillings and extractions.
Dr Alison Hughes, founder of Pacific Smiles Dental, was part of the team on Saturday and said “the patients were extremely appreciative of the care they received on the day”. “The team was happy to assist patients from the local community – dental treatment can make a huge difference to someone, especially when we can remove a toothache, or improve the appearance of a tooth for someone. We were just glad for the opportunity to give back to the community in this way”.
For some Australian’s, regular and emergency dental treatment is relatively unattainable due to lengthy waiting lists for dental services in the public health system. Participation in the NSW National Dental Foundation Volunteer Day by Dentists and staff of Pacific Smiles Dental, assist between 40 and 50 patients each year offering the much needed care that is often not available.
Pacific Smiles Dental plans to participate again in the next Dental Rescue Day to be held in August 2010.
January 2010 - Another Victorian Acquisition for Pacific Smiles Group.
Pacific Smiles Group (PSG) today announced the acquisition of Drysdale Family Dental Clinic at
41 High Street, Drysdale, which is located on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula, near the regional city of Geelong. Previously owned by Dr Nick Johnstone, the Centre has been providing quality dental care to the people of Drysdale and surrounding areas for many years.
The Drysdale acquisition brings the number of Pacific Smiles Dental Centres in regional Victoria
to six with other centres located at Bairnsdale, Sale, Torquay, Traralgon and Warragul.
Like all of the other Dental Centres owned and operated by PSG, Pacific Smiles Dental,
Drysdale, will be progressively updated and expanded to cater for the needs of a growing population in the local area. The Centre will feature the latest proven clinical and information technologies. Pacific Smiles Group plans to invest further in equipment such as digital x-ray systems, patient management software including electronic patient records and a range of new instruments. Ultimately, the centre at Drysdale, will feature four or five dental surgeries on site.
Although the dental centre will undergo a name change to Pacific Smiles Dental, Drysdale, we are very pleased that Dr Nick Johnstone and his dedicated team of employees will remain at the centre. New practitioners are expected to join the team in early 2010. The Drysdale team will benefit from integration and interaction with the other Victorian Pacific Smiles Dental Centres.
John Gibbs, CEO of Pacific Smiles Group says that the acquisition of Drysdale Family Dental confirms the commitment of Pacific Smiles Group to key locations in regional Victoria and he and the PSG team look forward to investigating further such opportunities in the future.
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