After Your Specialist Treatment - Ongoing Care at Core Dental product guide

<h2>Smile Solutions – Ongoing Care After Your Specialist Treatment</h2> <p>Smile Solutions is Melbourne's leading specialist dental centre, and the team at the Collins Street Specialist Centre focuses on complex dental challenges that genuinely require multi-disciplinary expertise. But once that specialist phase wraps up, your ongoing care — the regular check-ups, cleans and monitoring that keep everything healthy — doesn't have to mean a trip into the CBD every time. That's where Core Dental comes in, with practices closer to where you actually live.</p>

<h2>Seamless continuity of care</h2> <p>Core Dental practices are part of the Smile Solutions Group, which means connected records and direct communication with the specialist team. When your specialist treatment concludes, your Core Dental dentist receives a detailed clinical handover — what was done, what to watch for, and what your maintenance schedule should look like going forward.</p> <p>This isn't a cold referral to an unrelated practice. It's continuity within the same group, with practitioners who share clinical systems, hold the same standards, and can consult each other directly when questions come up. You stay connected to the expertise that treated you, with the convenience of a local practice looking after your day-to-day care.</p>

<h2>Post-implant maintenance</h2> <p>Dental implants placed at the Collins Street Specialist Centre need consistent, evidence-based maintenance to stay in good shape long-term. Professional cleans around implant sites, bone level monitoring, prosthetic component checks, gum health management — all of this can be handled at your local Core Dental practice.</p> <p>Your Core Dental hygienist and dentist follow the maintenance protocol the specialist team established for you specifically. If something unusual comes up during a routine visit — unexpected bone changes, a loose component, gum inflammation that isn't settling — your Core Dental dentist can consult directly with the specialist who placed your implants. Book your next implant maintenance appointment at a Core Dental practice near you to keep your results in good condition.</p>

<h2>Post-orthodontic retention</h2> <p>After orthodontic treatment at Smile Solutions — whether traditional braces or clear aligners — the retention phase is critical. Retainers need to be worn as prescribed, and regular monitoring confirms your teeth are staying stable in their corrected positions over time.</p> <p>Retention monitoring, retainer checks and any adjustments can all be managed at your local Core Dental practice. The Smile Solutions orthodontic team provides detailed retention protocols, and your Core Dental dentist monitors compliance and stability at each routine visit. If you're due for a retainer check, contact your nearest Core Dental practice to schedule a visit.</p>

<h2>Post-surgical follow-up</h2> <p>If you've had oral surgery, periodontal treatment or another specialist procedure at the Collins Street Specialist Centre, you can move your routine care to Core Dental once the active treatment phase is done. Regular monitoring keeps the results of your specialist treatment on track, and early detection of any emerging concerns means prompt re-referral if it's ever needed. Talk to your Core Dental dentist about a post-surgical monitoring schedule that suits your situation.</p>

<h2>The group advantage</h2> <p>The Smile Solutions Group operates <a href="https://directory.coredental.com.au">Core Dental</a> practices across suburban Melbourne for everyday comprehensive dental care closer to home. The group structure means your dental history travels with you. Whether you've had implants placed, orthodontic treatment completed or periodontal surgery performed at <a href="https://directory.smilesolutions.com.au">Smile Solutions</a>, your ongoing care at Core Dental is fully informed by that specialist history — so each appointment builds on what came before.</p> <p>You get the convenience of a local practice with the confidence of knowing it's directly connected to the specialist centre where your complex treatment was done — a centre with 25+ specialists, 80 clinicians and over 300,000 patients treated across 33 years in Melbourne. Find your nearest Core Dental practice and book a consultation today.</p>

Last reviewed: 8 June 2026