Gum Disease Treatment

Gum disease, also known as periodontitis, is common and affects most people at some stage in their life. Gum disease can cause bleeding, puffy, painful or receding gums or loose pockets surrounding your teeth, ongoing bad taste or breath in the mouth, or wobbly or drifting teeth. It can also lead to tooth loss, and is also a risk factor for some heart and lung diseases.

If you have any of these symptoms, you should see your dentist as soon as possible.
Dental treatment options include; root debridement (removing plaque and tartar deposits on the tooth root); scaling (removing any plaque build-up from above and below your gums). In severe cases, specialist gum disease treatment may be needed.
However, careful and regular cleaning of teeth, gums and dentures with brushing, flossing and general at-home dental care can help prevent gum disease.

Consult a Doctor/GP any day by phone or video from anywhere.

(Fully qualified and Australian Medical Board-certified Doctors)
Dentists, Psychologists, Dietitians, Podiatrists, Physiotherapists are available by phone/video.
Referral to Specialists and allied health of any specialty.

Bulk billing available

for eligible patients

OUR SERVICES – IN BRIEF

The following health practitioners including allied health professionals are currently working through National Telemedicine Doctor’s platform –

Practitioners offering services through our platform	Referral Services (any specialty)
Clinical Psychologists	Allied Health Referrals
General Psychologists	Specialist Referrals
Dietitians	Pathology Referrals
Physiotherapists	Radiology Referrals
Podiatrists
General Practitioners (GPs)
Dentists

Click here or on the links above to access detailed information about all the common types of services offered at National Telemedicine Doctors.

General Practitioner (GP) Services

Most common General Practitioner (GP) services are listed below for patients’ convenience –

General medical consultations
Immediate prescriptions
Referrals to specialists/allied health
Medical certificates
Request for blood tests
Request for X-rays
Smoking cessation advice
Health promotion and preventative care
Skin Issues - skin cancers, rashes, eczema, psoriasis, acne, cellulitis

Back pain treatment
Sports Injuries
Counselling
Urinary tract infections (UTIs)
Mental health plan and referral
Sexual problems/contraception
Indigestion, heartburn, and GERD
Chronic disease management (incl. diabetes, asthma, emphysema, heart disease, kidney and liver disease)

Travel medicine
Hair loss advice and treatment
Colds & flu, sore throat, allergies and hay fever
Common eye conditions
A second opinion on the treatment you’ve been recommended
Weight control advice for men, women, and children
Nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea

How telehealth doctors’ service works at National Telemedicine Doctors

Step-1

Click on the link “BOOK AN APPOINTMENT ONLINE” at the top of any page on this website and follow the prompts.

Step-2

If you require a prescription, enter details of your preferred pharmacy for receipt of your prescription (if one is issued). If you do not have a preferred pharmacy, the doctor will email your prescription to an accredited pharmacy near you and you will be notified.

Step-3

Choose a practitioner and an appointment time that suits you. If it is a telehealth phone consultation, your doctor will call you at the appointment time on the telephone number that is registered with us as your contact phone number. Your doctor will call you as close to that time as possible, depending on the doctor’s availability. If it is a video consultation, we will provide you with instructions on how to join the video call. Should you miss the phone/video call for any reason, you will need to call us back immediately to proceed with the consultation or to arrange another consultation.

Using National Telemedicine Doctor’s telehealth platform, you can now consult an Australian Medical Board-certified doctor/GP/health practitioner in the comfort of our own home or office. Of course a face-to-face consultation with your regular health practitioner is the ideal consultation, however a consultation with National Telemedicine Doctors is an effective and convenient alternative, when a face-to-face consultation is not possible. During your consultation your National Telemedicine Doctor/ health practitioner will advise you if an in-person visit to a health practitioner is required.

BENEFITS OF TELEHEALTH

A telehealth consultation with National Telemedicine Doctors as an alternative to a face-to-face visit with a doctor has many benefits, including:

No travel expenses, or lost time due to travel
Less time away from work to attend a consultation
Less interference with child or other carer responsibilities

No exposure to other patients who may have contagious illnesses
Less waiting time to get a consultation if there is a long waiting time to see your usual doctor face-to-face.

Prevention of the possible spread of coronavirus that may endanger people who are vulnerable, aged, or have pre-existing health conditions
Privacy

Please remember that consultations provided by National Telemedicine Doctors are not suitable in the case of medical emergencies requiring urgent treatment. In the case of emergencies, please contact your local emergency services immediately.

Do I need a referral for a Specialist/Allied Health Practitioner?

Any General Practitioner at National Telemedicine Doctors can write a referral for you if you need a referral to a specialist/allied Health practitioner. You may need a referral to see a registered specialist or health practitioner – if you take services of a specialist/allied Health practitioner without a referral, Medicare will not cover any of your costs.

COVID-19 ALERT

Stay home if you feel unwell, have a fever, cough or experience difficulty breathing to protect you and help prevent spread of viruses and other infections to others. Telehealth can help during the COVID-19 outbreak. If you can’t leave home during the coronavirus outbreak you can still consult a qualified Australian-registered general practitioner, by using the National Telemedicine Doctors online platform.