We Believe
Oral Health Belongs in the Community
Oral Health Home was built on a simple but powerful idea: that preventing oral disease is always better than treating it — and that prevention should happen where people live, learn, and grow.
We're not a dental clinic. We're oral health therapists who work the way allied health has always worked: meeting people where they are, building trust over time, and making a real difference in people's daily lives.
How we started
With over 50 years of combined clinical experience, Carol and Leigh have spent their careers at the intersection of oral health and community wellbeing — in schools, disability services, aged care, and community hubs across South East Queensland.
Oral Health Home grew from years of preventive programs in the Logan region, one of Queensland's most diverse communities. The evidence was consistent: early intervention works. It saves children from pain. It saves families from the trauma of avoidable procedures. It saves the health system from expensive, preventable admissions.
So they built something different — a service that looks and feels like allied health, because that's exactly what it is.
Carol
Carol has spent decades shaping preventive oral health programs and professional policy at a national level.
An industry leader and passionate advocate for health equity, she brings deep expertise in early childhood oral health and community-based program design.
Her driving purpose: every person, regardless of postcode or circumstance, deserves great oral health.
Leigh
Oral Health Therapist & Co-Founder
Leigh is known for her warmth, patience, and extraordinary skill with children who find oral care difficult.
With specialist expertise in disability, sensory processing, and trauma-informed practice, Leigh has helped hundreds of families navigate oral hygiene challenges they once thought were insurmountable. She believes — and proves — that with the right approach, everyone can achieve good oral health.
She has decades of experience in Queensland Health as a Consultant OHT.
Oral Health Therapist & Co-Founder
Meet the team
What makes us different
We are oral health therapists — AHPRA registered dental professionals who are focused entirely on prevention, education, and early intervention. We don't drill or fill. We guide, support, and equip.
We collaborate with occupational therapists, dietitians, speech pathologists, physiotherapists, aged care nurses, classroom teachers, and disability support workers. Oral health is part of whole-person wellbeing — and we treat it that way.
When someone needs dental treatment, we refer to the right person. We're part of your whole body health system, not separate from it.
Our Values
PREVENTION FIRST
We'd rather stop problems before they start
TRAUMA
INFORMED
Especially with children and people with complex needs
COMMUNITY ROOTED
We go to people, not the other way around
EVIDENCE BASED
Grounded in 15+ years of Logan community research
COLLABORATIVE
We work with your team, not around it