Men! Sink your teeth into good dental health
WITH over 25 years’ experience working across three different countries, it’s safe to say that Dr Maher Farag has seen it all when it comes to dentistry.
Originally from Egypt, Maher spent his younger years growing up in the city of Alexandria where he completed his graduate and post graduate degrees in dentistry and prosthodontics, then spending time working in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and now Australia.
While living in Egypt, Farag ran his own private practise and worked as the Head of a Dental Department, specialising in prosthodontics, before moving to Saudi Arabia for three years to work as a department supervisor at the international hospital.
In 2012 Maher made the move to Australia with his wife and three kids and they’ve all fallen in love with this beautiful country.
“I’ve always been ambitious to raise my work standard and I think Australia is a good place to work as an overseas dentist. It has one of the best standards in the world.”
Their first five months in Australia were spent living in Perth with Farag’s sister, allowing them time to adjust to their new lifestyle before making the cross-country move to Dubbo where Dr Farag began working at Dubbo Family Dentists.
“The move was a shock. My kids adapted easily but for us it was hard; different culture, different language, different food, even different way to drive a car, but Australia is a very safe place full of peaceful and happy people. The nature here, the bush and green fields are all very good. The environment is perfect. My kids love it.”
In recognition of Men’s Health Week, the team at Dubbo Family Dentist are encouraging men to have a check-up. Practice owner Amjad Aghdaei says it’s quite common for men to neglect their oral health, resulting in irreversible damage.
“They’ll wait until their tooth is beyond repair and then they’ll say ‘I think I’ve got a hole in my tooth’ but there’s no tooth there anymore.
“Most families have a health fund that covers it so it doesn’t cost them anything to have a check-up and clean done,” Amjad said.