Who are we?

Our team came up with a few core things about us. Chermside Dental Care is a private dental practice. Established in 1957 by Dr. Stan Walsh, it was passed on to Dr. Stephen McGaughran in 1989 and then to Dr. Manfred Lagemann in 2013. Its grown over time into a large group practice of like-minded dentists, specialists, dental assistants and receptionists. The team believes in working together to give a great patient experience every time while achieving excellent clinical outcomes for our loyal patients. Without patients, we would not be where we are today, and we are very thankful and appreciative of the trust placed in us by our patients. Some of our patients have now been visiting the clinic for 69 years and have grown from children to retirees with grandchildren and great-grandchildren of their own. We even have a few patients that have never visited another dentist in their entire lives, which blows our minds. It is something we treasure and don’t take for granted.

The team: about us

Our team of 25+ dentists and in-house endodontist have in many cases over 10-15 years experience each. Each and everyone one of us are Australian trained and registered (Dental Board). We work closely together to provide the best dental care possible. Our dental care can best be described as conservative, ethical, evidence-based, gentle and lasting. We treat you like we would want to be treated ourselves.

Our health fund partners and Medicare

Medicare supports veterans through the DVA scheme and we provide all DVA treatment gap-free as a thanks to those who have served. Medicare also supports children aged 2-17 through the Child Scheme, and we provide all dental treatment with no out of pocket for eligible children.

As we are a reputable, long-standing dental clinic, we are top preferred providers for Bupa, Medibank, HCF, NIB, CBHS, Westfund, Smile.com.au, HIF, Teachers Union Health and more. This means that you are often not of pocket for your regular dental appointments. For more details, please visit our dedicated pages for each of these health funds.

Our work

We take pride in delivering excellent outcomes for our patients. Please check out a snippet of our recent work in our smile gallery. To help us achieve excellent results we regularly attend continuing professional development courses externally and internally. We also have all of the latest technology such as 3D CT x-rays, 3D camera scanners (3Shape Trios), CEREC In-House Crown/Bridge Milling (Same Day Crowns), Zeiss microscopes and more.

In summary, our team works hard behind the scenes to deliver cutting-edge dental treatment based on evidence-based, ethical, conservative principles. We thank you for the trust you place in us to look after your family’s oral health.