General, Emergency, Wisdom Tooth Extraction
& Dental Implants Appointments
(07) 3881 2887
Platypus Dental is situated at the corner of Dixon Street in Strathpine QLD 4500. Conveniently located next to the Strathpine Shopping Centre, local residents who drive out from the Woolworths carpark often see a bright sign of a platypus swimming around a tooth from the Strathpine Specialist Centre.
Dr Terry Pu took over the location from Dr Peter Cranstoun of Pine Rivers Eye Centre since January of 2022, and established Platypus Dental in June of 2022.
Platypus Dental focuses not only on general dentistry, but also on oral surgery with complex teeth extraction and dental implants being their main strength. Whatever your dental problems are, we have a dentist in Brisbane available to help you.
Prevention is cure, but sometimes life and accidents happen.
We provide treatment plan with various options for you to choose.
As a family-friendly Brisbane dentist, we at Platypus Dental strive to provide the best dental care for you and your family.
Gum Swelling? Bleeding gum? Loose Tooth? Broken tooth? Toothache? Lost a filling? Implant pain?
We are an emergency dentist in Brisbane, providing urgent dental care everyday.
Patience are inbuilt within the Brisbane Dentist team at Platypus Dental.
We provide all general dental treatment for children and babies.
Trying to find Brisbane dentist who does teeth whitening?
We provide teeth whitening treatment, both take-home and in-office, to maximize your teeth's beauty potential!
Talk to us about your aesthetic need!
Wisdom teeth giving you trouble?
Complex wisdom tooth removal?
Don't worry, we are your wisdom teeth extraction Brisbane Dentist.
Locally made ceramic, zirconia, porcelain-fused metal or pure metal crowns are all at an affordable price.
Implantology isn't just about replacing teeth
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We utilize universal prosthetic kit and piezo machine to assist in both implant design, placement, sinus surgery, restoration and treatment of dental implant related complications.
We only use genuine TGA approved dental implant components.
From implant retained single crowns and bridges, to "All-on-X" dental implants retained prosthesis, we take our time to plan and execute your full mouth rehabilitation cases.
This involves all-on-4, all-on-5 or all-on-6 implant retained dentures or bridges, depending on the suitability of each individual.
Come visit us at Strathpine!
Child Dental Benefits Schedule Covers part or the full cost of some basic dental services for children if you get certain payments from us.
To get this your child must be all of the following:
1. 0 to 17 years old for at least one day that calendar year
2. Be eligible for Medicare
3. Getting a payment from Medicare at least once a year, or have a parent getting a payment from Medicare at least once a year.
https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/child-dental-benefits-schedule
If you are eligible for dental services under the DVA program, your dentist may:
1. Assess the health of your mouth and teeth at regular check-ups
2. Treat any dental injuries or conditions
3. Repair cavities in your teeth with fillings or crowns
4. Provide you with dentures
5. Re-line your dentures every two years
6. replace your dentures every 6 years, unless your dentures have been re-lined in the past year, or if your dentist recommends a replacement sooner
Queensland Health covered free dental care is available to adults who are Queensland residents and hold one of the following cards:
For more details, please visit: https://www.qld.gov.au/health/services/oral-eye-ear/dental-services