Dentist near Wilbinga
Wilbinga is mostly state forest and beach tracks, and the 4WD crowd knows it well. If a tooth breaks or a filling falls out while you're out there, Two Rocks is the first town south, about 20 minutes down Indian Ocean Drive.
A dental first-aid kit for the 4WD
A few small things in the glovebox can make a broken tooth or a lost filling much easier to manage until you can get to a dentist:
- Pain relief you know you can take, and the packet so you can follow the dose.
- A small container with a lid, and a few sachets of sterile saline or a carton of long-life milk, for a knocked-out tooth or a broken piece.
- Clean gauze, to bite on if a tooth or gum is bleeding.
- Temporary filling material from a pharmacy, to cover a hole where a filling has come out.
- Dental floss, for food stuck between teeth.
- An instant cold pack, for a knock to the face.
If a filling or crown comes out
A lost filling or crown usually isn't an emergency, but it's worth getting seen within a few days. In the meantime:
- Keep the crown in a clean container and bring it with you — often it can be cemented back on.
- Chew on the other side, and avoid very hot, cold or sugary food on that tooth.
- Cover the hole with temporary filling material if you have some. Never use superglue to put a crown back on.
- If the tooth becomes painful or swollen, call us the same day.
Coming in from the forest
Only eight people lived in Wilbinga at the 2021 census. Most of it is State Forest 65, with the Wabling Hill fire lookout and the shacks near Wilbinga Beach. Wherever you've come from, it's a short run south on Indian Ocean Drive to us. Call before you set off so we know you're coming.
After a knock to the head — dizziness, vomiting, a bad headache or any loss of consciousness — go to a hospital emergency department or call 000 before worrying about teeth.
Getting here from Wilbinga
- From Wabling Road, head out to Indian Ocean Drive. Most tracks in Wilbinga are unsealed, so allow extra time to reach the highway.
- Turn right onto Indian Ocean Drive and head south for about 9 km.
- Turn right onto Breakwater Drive into Two Rocks.
- Turn into Constellation Entrance at the roundabout on Breakwater Drive — we're at number 6.
Questions from Wilbinga
My crown came off. Can it be put back on?
Is a lost filling an emergency?
How far is Wilbinga from Two Rocks Dental Care?
Should I come straight in, or call first?
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Broken a tooth out on the tracks? Call before you head for the highway.