My Family Dental Equipment
What We Actually Have, Clinic by Clinic
Cone beam CT, digital scanning and intra-oral cameras at all six clinics, with the models set out rather than implied.
Practice websites tend to describe the best-equipped room in the group and let you assume the rest. This page lists what is at each clinic, by name, so a patient in Emerald or Bowen can see what is actually in their town rather than what is in Townsville.
Cone beam CT
On site at all six clinics
Digital scanning
Instead of a tray of impression material
Intra-oral cameras
You see it on the screen too
3D printing
In house at Bohle Plains
Equipment is not the reason to choose a dentist. It is, however, the reason some treatments can happen in Ingham instead of Townsville, so it is worth being specific about what is where.
Clinic by Clinic
| Clinic | Cone beam CT | Intra-oral scanner | 3D printer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Townsville (Kirwan) | Yes | Trios 3 | — |
| Bohle Plains | Dentsply Sirona Orthophos XG 3D | Medit i700 | Rayshape 3D Printer |
| Ingham | Yes | Medit i700 | — |
| Innisfail | Yes | Medit i700 | — |
| Bowen | Vatech A9 RC | Medit i700 | — |
| Emerald | RayQuantum from Andarsyn | Medit i700 | — |
Where a cell says Yes, the equipment is at that clinic and we have not listed a model. Intra-oral cameras are at all six.
Cone Beam CT: the One That Changes Decisions
An ordinary dental x-ray flattens a three-dimensional problem onto a two-dimensional image. A cone beam CT does not, and that matters in specific, checkable ways.
- Implants. How much bone is actually there, and exactly where the nerve and the sinus sit, before anything is placed. This is what makes guided surgery mean something.
- Wisdom teeth. How the roots sit against the nerve that supplies the lip and chin, seen before the extraction rather than during it.
- Root canals. Teeth do not reliably have the number of canals the textbook gives them, and a missed canal is a common reason a root canal fails years later.
- Infections. Whether an abscess has reached the bone around a root tip, which changes the plan.
Every clinic has one. That is the reason implant and surgical work happens in these towns rather than at the end of a referral.
Scanning Instead of Impressions
An intra-oral scanner builds a digital model of your teeth from a small wand, which for most people is a great deal more pleasant than a tray of setting material, and considerably better if you have a strong gag reflex.
It is used for crowns, veneers, aligners, dentures, mouthguards and splints. The laboratory works from the scan file rather than a posted cast, which removes a step and a delay. Some cases still suit a conventional impression, and we will say so.
The Camera, and Why It Matters More Than It Sounds
An intra-oral camera puts a magnified picture of your own tooth on a screen. It changes the conversation. Instead of being told you have a crack while lying back with your mouth open, you sit up and look at it.
That cuts both ways, which is the point. It is just as easy to show you that something does not need treating yet.
What We Do Not Have
Worth stating plainly, because a technology page is the easiest place on a website to imply things.
- No same-day milled crowns. Crowns, veneers and onlays are made by a laboratory, so those treatments take more than one visit and you wear a temporary in between.
- No panoramic x-ray unit. Where a wide view is needed, the cone beam CT covers it.
All Six Clinics
- My Family Dental Townsville (Kirwan)
- My Family Dental Bohle Plains
- My Family Dental Ingham
- My Family Dental Innisfail
- My Family Dental Bowen
- My Family Dental Emerald
Important: Imaging is taken only where it is clinically indicated. Equipment does not by itself determine the outcome of treatment, and outcomes vary between individuals. Any dental treatment carries risks. Seek advice appropriate to your circumstances from a qualified health practitioner.
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Because a normal dental x-ray is a flat picture of a three-dimensional problem. A cone beam CT scan shows where the nerve in the lower jaw actually runs, how much bone is really there before an implant, whether a root has an extra canal, and how a wisdom tooth sits against the nerve. All six of our clinics have one on site, which means the planning image is taken in the same room as the consultation rather than at a referral somewhere else.
Much less than we used to. Every clinic has an intra-oral scanner, so for crowns, veneers, aligners, dentures and mouthguards the record is usually taken as a digital scan instead. Most people find that considerably easier, particularly anyone with a strong gag reflex. Some cases still call for a conventional impression, and we will tell you when yours is one.
Yes, and we would rather you did. Every clinic has an intra-oral camera, so a cracked filling or an inflamed patch of gum goes up on a screen. Being told about a crack is an opinion. Seeing it is a fact, and deciding what to do about something you have looked at is a different experience from agreeing to something described to you.
No. Crowns, veneers, dentures and appliances are made by a laboratory, so those treatments take more than one visit and you wear a temporary in between. We would rather be straight about that up front than have you plan a single trip around it.
Close, but not identical, and the table on this page says exactly what is where rather than describing the best-equipped clinic and letting you assume. Every clinic has cone beam CT, an intra-oral scanner and an intra-oral camera. The scanner model differs, and the in-house 3D printer is at Bohle Plains.
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