HEALTH & WELLBEING
Five Minutes with
with Round Corner Dental
We asked Dr Olivia Ignatiou a few questions and here are her answers: What is your background? I was born in England and immigrated to Australia when I was three years old. I grew up in Arcadia on a small flower farm. I went to Arcadia Public School and then to Mount St Benedict College. I graduated with honours from Sydney Uni in 2003 and have worked in general dental practice ever since. What do you enjoy most about being a dentist?
My favourite part about being a dentist is all my wonderful patients! I especially enjoy looking after those who are anxious about dental treatment. It is also particularly rewarding to watch my younger patients grow up over the years. I
Dr Olivia
have not ventured far from my first home, as I love serving such as wonderful local community.
My favourite procedure to perform are crowns. They are difficult, but I am good at them and they provide a very strong long-term restoration, even for teeth that are heavily broken down.
What do you like to do outside of work?
A lot of my time outside work is spent running around after my 4 children – there’ s dance practice, soccer, rugby league, swimming and little athletics!
Before work you can find me boxing at Punch Love at Annangrove. This year I have also taken up tap dancing classes.
Our family loves to take holidays when we can, and warm beachside destinations are our favourite.
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Mouthguard warning for junior footy and rugby seasons
With 100,000 sport-related concussions occurring in Australia each year, Aussie parents and local athletes are being urged to be‘ mouthguard safe’ ahead of the 2025 junior and amateur AFL and rugby seasons to give themselves the best chance of avoiding serious head or oral injuries.
The warning comes amidst research suggesting there is one concussion every 5.7 games in youth Rugby League. While separate studies from the Australian Dental Association suggest sports-related injuries account for nearly 40 per cent of dental injuries, yet only 36 per cent of Australians wear a mouthguard when playing contact sport.
Dr Cathryn Madden, Head Dentist at Bupa Dental said a properly fitted mouthguard is a players’ best defence against serious sports injuries like broken jaws, fractured teeth and even lacerated tongues which can be involuntarily bitten during an unexpected hit.
“ Whilst less expensive over-the-counter boil and bite mouthguards are certainly better than zero protection, they run a significantly higher risk of being dislodged or not protecting all essential areas which increases the risk of sustaining a serious injury for players.
“ A custom-made mouthguard will be designed to fit a player’ s individual mouth shape and dimensions providing a player with the protection they need on game day or training and a parent with valuable peace of mind when watching from the sidelines,” Cathryn said.
“ Once you have your mouthguard sorted, you can focus more on enjoying the game and all the physical and mental benefits that come with being involved in community sport.
“ All it takes is a short visit to your friendly local dental clinic to get a scan or impression of your teeth and choose your favourite team colours for the mouthguard before a subsequent visit to ensure the mouthguard fits firmly and comfortably,” Cathryn said.
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