Dentist Port Macquarie

Sundial Dental Port Macquarie is centrally located at Suite 7, 133–137 Gordon Street. We are situated in the professional suites, easily accessible for patients coming from the CBD or surrounding suburbs like Lighthouse Beach or Settlement City.

• Parking: There is convenient street parking available directly along Gordon Street and in the immediate vicinity.
• Accessibility: Our clinic is designed to be accessible for all patients. If you have limited mobility, please let our reception team know when booking so we can ensure your arrival is seamless.

We understand that dental pain can be debilitating. At Sundial Dental Port Macquarie, we prioritize emergency cases and set aside dedicated appointment blocks every single day to accommodate urgent issues.

When to call: If you have a severe toothache, a knocked-out tooth, a facial swelling, or a broken crown, please call (02) 6583 3533 immediately. Do not wait for the pain to “go away,” as infections can spread quickly.

What to expect: Our primary goal during an emergency visit is to get you out of pain. We will triage your condition, take necessary X-rays to diagnose the problem, and provide immediate treatment (such as dressing the tooth, starting antibiotics, or performing an extraction if necessary).

New Patients: You do not need to be a regular patient of ours to access emergency care. We serve the entire Port Macquarie community and visitors to the region who find themselves in need of urgent help.

Yes, we do. Our Port Macquarie practice is one of the few in the region equipped with the complete CEREC (Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics) system. This technology allows us to restore a damaged tooth in a single appointment, eliminating the need for temporary crowns, messy impressions, and a second visit weeks later.

The Process: Instead of using a tray filled with “goop” to take a mould of your teeth, we use a specialized 3D camera to scan your tooth digitally.

The Design: You can watch on the screen as your dentist designs your custom crown to fit your bite perfectly.

The Milling: That digital design is sent to our on-site milling machine, which carves your crown from a solid block of high-quality ceramic in about 10–15 minutes.

The Result: We bond the permanent crown to your tooth immediately. You walk out of our Gordon Street clinic with your smile fully restored, saving you travel time and requiring only one injection.

We believe that high-quality dental care should be accessible to everyone in Port Macquarie. We offer a variety of payment options to suit your budget:

Health Funds: We accept all major private health funds (Bupa, Medibank, HCF, Nib, etc.). With our on-site HICAPS machine, we can process your claim instantly, meaning you only pay the “gap” difference on the day.

Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS): We bulk bill eligible services under the Medicare CDBS. This scheme provides up to $1,000 (indexed annually) in benefits for basic dental services for eligible children aged 2–17.

DVA: We are proud to support our veterans and fully accept Department of Veterans’ Affairs Gold and White Cards for subsidised treatment.

Payment Plans: We understand that some dental work is an unexpected expense. We offer flexible payment solutions through Fund My Dental to help you spread the cost of treatment over time. Please ask our reception team for details.

Absolutely. Many patients assume they need to travel to Newcastle or Sydney for complex oral surgery, but Sundial Dental Port Macquarie is equipped to handle advanced restorative cases in-house.

Dental Implants: Whether you are missing a single tooth or need a full-arch reconstruction (All-on-4), Dr Peter Elfar and the team use 3D CBCT imaging to plan and place implants with precision right here in our clinic.

LANAP Gum Therapy: We use the FDA-cleared LANAP protocol to treat moderate to severe gum disease. This laser technology selectively removes diseased tissue while leaving healthy tissue intact, often resulting in less pain and faster recovery compared to traditional gum surgery.

Sedation & Anxiety: If you are nervous about these procedures, we offer anxiety management options to ensure you are relaxed throughout your treatment. By keeping these services in Port Macquarie, we ensure you have continuity of care with a team that knows your dental history.

No. A large part of what we do at the Port Macquarie clinic is helping people who have been away from the dentist for a long time, sometimes decades. It is far more common than most patients expect.

There is no lecture and no judgement. The first appointment is about understanding where things stand and what matters to you, not about what has happened in the past.

If you would prefer, you can book a conversation with a dentist first, with no examination, simply to talk through your concerns and what your options might look like.

A first appointment at Sundial Dental Port Macquarie usually follows the same pattern.

Arrival and history: our reception team will ask you to complete a short medical and dental history. Your general health and any medications you take can affect dental treatment, so this matters.

Consultation: you sit down with the dentist and talk through what has brought you in, any pain or difficulty you have noticed, and what you would like to change.

Examination: an assessment of your teeth, gums, bite and soft tissues, generally with digital imaging so you can see what the dentist is seeing.

Discussion: the dentist explains what they have found and sets out the options. Where treatment is complex, this may include staging the work over time.

Next steps: if you decide to proceed, our team will arrange the appointments and talk through payment arrangements before anything is booked.

Plan on 45 to 60 minutes for a first visit to the Port Macquarie clinic. That allows time for paperwork, a proper conversation with the dentist, an examination and any imaging.

If you are coming in for a specific concern such as a broken tooth or pain, let our team know when you book. We may allocate additional time so the issue can be assessed and, where possible, addressed on the day.

Appointments for complex restorative planning, such as full-arch implant work, typically take longer and may be split across more than one visit.

The Port Macquarie clinic on Gordon Street is open Monday to Friday from 8.00am to 6.30pm, and Saturday from 8.00am to 3.00pm. We are closed on Sundays.

The extended weekday hours and Saturday opening are there so appointments do not have to compete with work or carer commitments.

If you need to be seen outside these hours, our other Mid North Coast clinics operate on different schedules and we may be able to find you an earlier appointment at Wauchope, Laurieton, Taree or Kempsey.

Yes. The Gordon Street clinic has step-free access from the street and the treatment areas are reachable without stairs.

If you use a wheelchair, walking frame or mobility scooter, or if you would find a shorter walk from the car helpful, please mention it when you book. Our team can suggest the easiest place to park and make sure someone is available to assist on arrival.

If transfer from a wheelchair to the dental chair is a concern, let us know beforehand so we can plan the appointment properly rather than working it out on the day.

The clinic is at Unit 7, 133-137 Gordon Street, Port Macquarie. There is street parking on Gordon Street directly outside, and additional parking is available in the surrounding streets and nearby public car parks in the town centre.

Gordon Street is busiest in the middle of the day. If parking close to the door matters to you, an earlier morning or later afternoon appointment tends to be easier.

Please let our team know if you need to be dropped off at the entrance and we can talk you through the best approach.

In some circumstances, yes. The Australian Taxation Office allows early release of superannuation on compassionate grounds for certain medical and dental treatment where specific criteria are met.

This generally applies to treatment that is necessary rather than elective, and the application is made by you directly to the ATO. Approval is not automatic and the ATO makes the decision, not the practice.

Our team can provide the treatment plan and supporting documentation your application may require. We would suggest starting the process well before you plan to begin treatment, as approval can take time.

Yes. We understand that larger treatment plans, particularly implant and full-arch work, represent a significant decision.

Our team can talk you through the payment options available, including third party payment plan providers, and how these work alongside any health fund rebate you may be entitled to.

We would rather have this conversation openly at the planning stage than have cost become a reason treatment is delayed. Ask our reception team and they can set out what is available for your situation.

Dental anxiety is common and we see it regularly, particularly among patients returning after a long absence.

There are several things that can help. Some patients prefer a first appointment with no treatment at all, simply a conversation to build some trust. Others find it useful to agree a signal to pause at any point during a procedure.

For patients who need more support, we can discuss anxiety management options during your consultation. What is appropriate depends on your general health, your medications and the treatment involved, so it is something to work through with the dentist rather than decide in advance.

The Gordon Street clinic sees patients from across Port Macquarie and the surrounding area, including Lighthouse Beach, Settlement City, Sancrox, Thrumster, Riverside, Flynns Beach and Tacking Point.

We also see patients travelling in from Lake Cathie, Bonny Hills and Telegraph Point, particularly for treatment that is only offered at the Port Macquarie clinic.

Sundial Dental has five clinics across the Mid North Coast at Port Macquarie, Wauchope, Laurieton, Taree and Kempsey, so there may be one closer to you for routine care.

Often, yes. Because Sundial Dental operates five clinics across the Mid North Coast, our team can check availability across all of them when you call.

Your records are shared across the group, so a dentist at Wauchope, Laurieton, Taree or Kempsey can see your history, imaging and treatment plan. You are not starting from scratch.

For urgent problems this can make a real difference to how quickly you are seen. If you are willing to travel a short distance, mention it when you book and our team can look at the options.

Yes. Dentures that have become loose, rub, or make eating and speaking difficult are one of the more common reasons patients come to see us.

Over time the bone and gum underneath a denture change shape, which is why a denture that fitted well when it was made may not fit well years later. Depending on what the dentist finds, a reline, an adjustment or a remake may be appropriate.

If you have reached the point where a lower denture will not stay in place, it is also worth discussing implant retained options during your consultation. Implants can be used to secure a denture, and for some patients this makes a considerable difference to comfort and confidence when eating.

This is a situation we deal with regularly at the Port Macquarie clinic, and there is usually more than one path forward.

The starting point is a full assessment of which teeth may be saved and which are beyond repair, including imaging to check the condition of the underlying bone. Saving a natural tooth is generally preferred where the long term outlook is reasonable.

Where teeth cannot be saved, options may include individual implants, a bridge, a partial or full denture, or full-arch implant treatment such as All-on-4. Which of these suits you depends on your bone, your general health, how many teeth are involved and what matters most to you.

Treatment of this kind is usually staged over months rather than done in one visit, and a consultation is the only way to work out what is realistic in your case.

No referral is needed. You can book directly with the Port Macquarie clinic for an implant or gum disease consultation.

If you are already seeing another dentist and would like a second opinion, you are welcome to book with us. It can be helpful to bring any recent imaging or treatment plans, though we can take our own if needed.

Because the Port Macquarie clinic offers implant placement and LANAP gum therapy in house, most patients can be assessed and treated by the same team rather than being referred elsewhere.

They can, which is why we ask for a full medication list at your first visit and update it at each course of treatment.

Blood thinners, medications for osteoporosis, diabetes medications and some blood pressure treatments are all relevant to dental care and can influence how treatment is planned and timed. Several medications also cause dry mouth, which raises the risk of decay and gum problems.

Please bring a current list, including anything you take without a prescription. It is far better for the dentist to plan around your medications than to discover them partway through treatment.