Ingle Farm Dental

 WELCOME TO INGLE FARM DENTAL

Dr Schuurmans leads our team of dentists and hygienists, who together care for the many families who attend Ingle Farm Dental, from children to pensioners. All our clinicians are highly trained to provide a wide range of services including professional cleans, white fillings, bleaching/whitening, root canal treatment, minor oral surgery, dentures, bridges and crowns.

Our modern professional practice was established in 1969 and since day one our mission has been clear: to provide an exceptional level of care to all our patients.

We also have a fantastic support team of dental assistants and receptionists who keep our practice humming!

At Ingle Farm Dental you will be treated as we would treat a member of our family. We take the time to find out your dental goals and by working in partnership with you, we help you achieve them.

Whether you would like to know more about dental implants or are after a check-up, due for a clean, need fillings or would just like whiter teeth, please call for an appointment.

We look forward to meeting you!

Our Mission Statement

It is our mission to provide an exceptional level of care to all our patients.

In order to do this we must:

• treat each other with respect and fellowship

• treat all patients in an open and friendly manner

• have a great respect for them and value their decision to be a part of our practice

• maintain a high degree of clinical skills and continually renew and enhance those skills

• educate patients about their dental needs and help them value the service we provide

 We take pride in what we do.

Our Story

1969 was a momentous year for Practice Founder, Dr Karl Skopal, as he describes here:

“I had just left a dental practice at Woomera after 6 years and set up a new practice in my first house in Para Hills. 

“Newlywed, our son was born later that year at about the same time that Ingle Farm Kmart (the first Kmart in South Australia) was being built in the middle of a large sheep paddock.

“I was fortunate enough to gain a tenancy within the shopping mall and watched as the foundations were laid and the Ingle Farm Shopping Centre took shape. Built by the legendary entrepreneur of shopping centres, Mr Jack Weinert, he extended it twice over the years until he finally sold it. 

“The new owners added more shops around the Food Mart. All the suburbs around expanded with new housing in Ingle Farm, Para Hills, Valley View, Para Vista and Walkley Heights and as the suburbs expanded, so did the practice.

“Eventually, the original surgery premises that had served us so well for 37 years became far too small to cope with increasing demand. 

“In 2006, we took the opportunity to relocate to new premises, with modern equipment, and a more efficient layout in a prime position at the Northern entrance to the shopping centre. 

“The spacious surroundings made it a pleasure to come to work.”

After working in the practice for 16 years, Dr. Skopal’s daughter Dr. Angela Schuurmans became a partner in July 2010. When Dr. Skopal retired, Dr Schuurmans took over as Practice Principal.

From the start, Ingle Farm Dental has kept up-to-date with changes in dentistry: in equipment, materials, techniques and infection control. Over the years, many fine dentists, receptionists and dental assistants have rendered exceptional care and maintained high ethical standards of professional service within this practice.

This is a tradition Dr Schuurmans and her team are proudly continuing. Regardless of their role, each team member strives for excellence in dentistry through continual development of their skills and the application of the highest standards of service to our patients.

Our Service Area

Being located in a busy suburban shopping mall, we welcome patients from across the wider Adelaide metropolitan area.

Some work in or close to Ingle Farm Shopping Centre while others are regular visitors to the area. This makes our Clinic very convenient for them.

The majority of our patients reside within the surrounding suburbs of Ingle Farm, Gilles Plains, Golden Grove, Gulfview Heights, Holden Hill, Modbury, Para Hills, Para Vista, Pooraka, Surrey Downs, Walkley Heights, Wynn Vale and Valley View.

Wherever you live, the expertise of the Ingle Farm Dental team is available to you.