Root canal therapy cures pain and tooth abscesses
Root canal therapy is a truly brilliant treatment option for many patients.
If you are suffering discomfort, or outright toothache, then careful diagnosis will reveal if this is the procedure of choice. At our practice we go to great lengths to make any treatment relaxing and pain free. Please do not stress about having a root canal treatment. It is generally a gentle, quiet and pain-free procedure.
What does a root canal treatment involve?
Root Canal Therapy involves cleaning out the canal inside the root of a tooth. Cleaning out any infected nerve tissue and bacteria stops the pain and allows the body to heal around the tooth. Often antibiotics will be left inside the tooth for a few weeks to ensure all bacteria are cleaned out before sealing the tooth and placing a filling or crown.
Why should your root canal be done at Chermside Dental Care?
- On-site specialist endodontist (Dr. Andy Tsai) helps out our patients, and assists our dental team in achieving optimal clinical outcomes.
- Dr Andy Tsai ensures our team’s techniques and knowledge are cutting edge through mentoring, while personally tackling the more technically difficult cases for our patients.
- We have a state of the art Zeiss Extaro Microscope, which allows incredible magnification and illumination of the root canals by our endodontist, Dr. Andy Tsai.
- All treatments are performed as painlessly as possible, albeit with the appropriate time taken for optimal results.
- Our root canals are all performed using rubber dams to isolate the teeth from saliva and bacterial contamination.
- Our measurements are made using state of the art morita ZX apex locaters, rotary instrumentation and digital X-ray systems (2D and 3D CT high definition) for perfect accuracy.
- Only the gold standard in medicaments are used throughout all of our procedures.
- Advanced specialist-only procedures such as apicectomies, root canal retreatments and more are available here.
Much of what we have just mentioned is technical and intricate in nature. However successful treatment is dependent on the details. Our combination of 3D CT X-rays, Zeiss microscopes and our resident endodontic guru leading the team, means that we are a premier dental practice for all things root canal.
How to book
If you are a patient and you’d like more information or you’d like to make a booking, please reach out. We look forward to hearing from you.
If you are a referring dentist, please use this form to refer your patients to Dr. Andy Tsai (Endodontist) for all endodontic treatments.
Our specialist endodontist and team of dentists will ensure you receive world class dental care.
Dr Andy Tsai
Dr Andy Tsai
Specialist Endodontist | BDSc (Hons) DClinDent (Endo) UQ
Dr Andy Tsai is our resident Endodontist and is a valuable member of the team. Andy is a highly skilled and knowledgeable endodontist who specialises in dental pain diagnosis and treatment through root canal treatment and dental microsurgery. Completing 3 years of specialist doctorate training, Andy is also a published author in the Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy Journal.
Never missing a beat, Andy is a professional and ethical dentist who prides himself on technical dental excellence, conservative and gentle endodontics.
Here at Chermside Dental Care, Andy has the latest technology to support his endodontic work including a high-def CT xray machine and Zeiss Microscope.
Outside of work, Andy loves to go fishing more than anything in the world.
Dr Julia Jeffers
Dr Julia Jeffers
Senior Dentist | BDSc (UQ)
*Dr Julia is currently on maternity leave until March 5th 2025*
Julia is a valued senior associate dentist of the Chermside Dental Care team. Julia is well know for her gentle, thorough and conservative approach to patient’s oral health.
Julia is Australian-Chinese and graduated from the University of Queensland with our principal dentist. Julia understands that visiting the dentist can be daunting and endeavours to make your experience a pleasant one. Her special interests include aesthetic reconstruction, temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD), children’s airway and jaw development, and oral surgery including implants. Nonetheless, she enjoys all areas of dentistry and is always happy to help with your concern.
Julia’s ideal weekend will be spent hiking in a national park, trailing behind her towering husband and learning the art of bird-watching.
Dr Angela Gao
Dr Angela Gao
Senior Dentist | BDSc (Hons) (UQ)
Angela is a gentle, fastidious and well respected member of the Chermside Dental Care team. Angela graduated dentistry from the University of Queensland in 2011. Angela has spent many years working in Roma, Central QLD and has gained significant experience in many areas of dentistry.
Angela has a keen interest in many parts of dentistry including root canals, wisdom teeth and full mouth rehabilitation. Angela is a graduate of both the Progressive Orthodontic Seminars (POS) and the mini-residency in Excellence in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics (EODO). Angela keeps up to date with the latest Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses.
Outside of work, Angela enjoys watersports, skiing and badminton. She is also an excellent pianist and cook.
Dr Timothy Fong
Dr Timothy Fong
Senior Dentist | BDSc (UQ)
Tim is one of our long-term, senior dentists at Chermside Dental Care. Known for being both affable and knowledgeable, Tim has been a valued part of our experienced team since 2014.
Tim graduated Dentistry from The University of Queensland in 2010 and offers a broad range of dental treatment including family dental care, cosmetic dentistry, toothache management and surgical tooth removal procedures. He has a loyal following of patients who value his technical excellence, gentle nature and sense of humour.
Outside of work, Tim enjoys spending time with his wife, family and friends as well as playing his weekly game of touch football.
Dr Gary Chun
Dr Gary Chun
Senior Dentist | BDSc (UQ)
Dr Gary is the most senior associate dentist at Chermside Dental with over 18 years tenure. Gary is a wealth of dental knowledge and a calming presence at the practice. Moreover, Gary is well known for his sense of humour and gentle touch. To our other dentists, Gary is admired for having excellent clinical hands, achieving beautiful outcomes for his patients.
Over such a long career in Dentistry, its hard to think of something Gary doesn’t do. Experience and quality dental care is what Gary provides for all of his patients. Gary’s skills in the area of aesthetic and cosmetic dentistry is second to none, regularly giving patients beautiful new smiles through veneers and invisalign. Gary has been a past University of Queensland clinical supervisor for dentistry.
Gary also has a keen interest in dental sleep appliances including SomnoMed (platinum provider). Gary also provides sedation dentistry using happy gas for his more anxious patients.
Gary is a dedicated family man, with a lovely wife and two children, spending the majority of his time outside of work with his family.
Dr Min Yang
Dr Min Yang
Senior Dentist | BDSc (Griffith)
Min is a gentle and down to earth dentist, who is dedicated in providing dental care of the highest standard to all patients that see him.
Min graduated from Griffith university in 2011 (BDSc), and has worked both in the public and private sectors for many years, and has also supervised dental students at Griffith University.
Min is proficient in many parts of dentistry ranging from root canals, aesthetic dentist and particularly in surgical procedures such as wisdom teeth removal. Min has also completed the Progressive Orthodontic Seminars (POS) and is an accredited provider of Invisalign.
When not at work, Min likes to play social tennis and relaxes whilst playing on the piano.