Denture Care That Comes to Your Loved One

Can a denture clinic visit a nursing home?

Yes. Our mobile denture service regularly visits aged care facilities and nursing homes across the suburbs we cover, so a resident who can't travel to us doesn't have to. A team member comes to the facility to assess, repair, reline or fit dentures on site, using the same care and standards as an in-clinic visit.

What can be done during an on-site visit?

A mobile visit can cover most of the day-to-day denture care a resident needs, without leaving the facility:

• Assessing a resident's current dentures and general oral comfort
• Repairing or relining an existing denture where the fit or condition has changed
• Taking impressions for a new denture, with fitting completed over one or more follow-up visits
• Advice for residents and care staff on denture cleaning and day-to-day care

Some more involved work may still need a visit to the clinic itself, depending on what's required. We'll tell the facility or family honestly if that's the case, rather than assume every job can be finished on site.

Information for aged care facility managers

How do we arrange a visit?

Call us or send an enquiry with the resident's name, the facility, and a general description of what's needed — a check-up, a repair, a reline, or a new denture. We'll talk it through with you, confirm whether we can reach your facility, and arrange a time that works around the facility's schedule.

What does the facility need to provide?

A reasonably quiet, well-lit space where the resident can sit comfortably for the visit, and access to the resident at the agreed time. If a resident's consent, guardianship or medical situation needs anything specific from us before we visit, let us know when you book and we'll work through it with you rather than assume.

How is this different from a clinic appointment?

The clinical care is the same — the difference is that we come to the resident instead of the resident coming to us. Straightforward repairs, relines and reviews are usually completed entirely on site; more involved treatment may still need time in our Bossley Park clinic, which we'll flag in advance if it applies.

Information for family members

My mother (or father) can't travel to a dentist. What can I do?

Call us and tell us about their situation. Our mobile service can visit them at home or at their aged care facility for a check, a reline or a repair, rather than asking someone who finds travel difficult to make the trip to us. It's usually a family member or facility staff who contacts us on the resident's behalf.

Do I need to be there for the appointment?

Not necessarily. Consent follows whatever process the facility already uses for other health visits — the resident's own consent where they're able to give it, or their existing arrangement (family member, guardian, or enduring power of attorney) where that's needed. If you're not sure what applies to your family member, ask the facility — they manage consent for all health visits, not just ours. You're welcome to attend if you'd like to, and we're always happy to talk you through what we found afterwards.

Areas we visit for mobile denture care

Our on-site laboratory is in Bossley Park, and the mobile service regularly reaches aged care facilities in the surrounding suburbs. Whether we can reach a particular facility depends on its address — call us and we'll tell you honestly.