You’ll know the full cost and an estimated finish date before you agree to anything.
The first appointment is free and it is a real one — scans, photographs, and a written plan with one total figure on it. Not a deposit request and a vague range. Read it at home, compare it to anyone else in Brisbane, then decide.
How this practice runs
Four facts about how a consultation and a case are run here — not a claim about how any individual case will turn out. Nobody can promise you a finish date before they have actually looked in your mouth.
Practising from the same Waterworks Rd rooms.
Length of the free first consultation — scans, photographs and a written plan.
How often review appointments are booked once treatment starts.
For the first consultation, scans and written plan.
Three ways to straighten teeth, compared honestly
All three are appliances a registered specialist fits and reviews in person. The right one depends on your case, not on which is fashionable.
Clear aligners — most requested
Removable, nearly invisible, changed at home every week or two. Typically 14–20 months, and barely visible while you wear them.
Ceramic braces — discreet & fixed
Tooth-coloured brackets that stay on and take the wearing discipline out of your hands. Typically 16–24 months, slightly visible.
Metal braces — best value
The most efficient appliance there is, and the least expensive. Typically 15–22 months, and visible.
Five appointments you can plan around
Every visit is booked at the end of the one before it, so you are never ringing to chase a slot.
Free consultation, 45 minutes
Scans, photographs and x-rays. You are told which appliances suit your case, how long it will take and what the total is — in writing, before you agree to anything.
Fitting appointment
Ninety minutes. Braces bonded or your first aligners fitted, with a walk-through of what the first fortnight feels like.
Reviews every 6–8 weeks
Twenty minutes each. Booked at the end of the previous visit, so the whole treatment is in your calendar from the start.
Removal and final scans
Appliances off, teeth polished, retainers scanned and made in our own lab — usually the same week.
Two years of retainer checks
Included in the treatment fee. Retainers protect the result, so we keep reviewing them at no extra cost.
Six ways this practice moves teeth
Clear aligners
Removable trays changed weekly, reviewed every six to eight weeks. $6,900, typically 14–20 months.
Ceramic braces
Tooth-coloured brackets with the full capability of fixed appliances. $7,400, typically 16–24 months.
Metal braces
The most efficient and least expensive appliance available. $6,200, typically 15–22 months.
Early interceptive treatment
Short courses of partial treatment that create room for adult teeth or correct a crossbite. From $2,900.
Adult alignment & relapse
For teeth that have drifted years after braces. Usually a shorter single-arch case. From $4,100.
Retainers & maintenance
Made in our own lab from your final scan and checked at no cost for two years. $550 the pair.
Questions worth asking anyone
The ones that separate a specialist practice from a general dentist offering braces.
What makes a specialist orthodontist different from a dentist offering braces?
Three additional years of full-time university training after the dental degree, spent entirely on tooth movement, and registration as a specialist with the Dental Board of Australia. Any dentist may legally offer braces or aligners in Australia — the phrase to look for is “registered specialist”.
Are mail-order aligners a reasonable alternative?
For a small number of very mild cases, yes. The problem is that nobody examines your gums, bone level or bite before the trays are made, and nobody is watching while the teeth move. We see cases each year that need correcting afterwards, and that correction costs more than treating it properly the first time.
How much will my health fund pay?
Most extras policies carry a separate lifetime orthodontic limit, commonly $1,200 to $3,000, released in annual instalments. We give you the item numbers and a claim schedule at the start so you can draw the maximum across the treatment years.
Will it hurt?
The first three or four days after fitting are the worst of it — tender to bite on rather than sharply painful, and paracetamol handles it. After an adjustment it is usually a day.
What happens if the treatment runs longer than quoted?
Nothing changes on your invoice. The fee is fixed at the consultation and it covers the case through to the retainers, however long that takes.
Book the free consultation
Scans, photographs and a written plan with one fixed total — no charge, and no obligation to proceed.