Bellevue Hill 2023
Orthodontist near Bellevue Hill
Five minutes down Bellevue Road. Children’s treatment, ceramic braces and clear aligners, from a registered specialist orthodontist.
- Board and AHPRA registered specialist orthodontist
- Ceramic braces, metal braces, clear aligners, early treatment, retainers
- Five minutes down Bellevue Road or Victoria Road
Or call 02 8412 0085 · Mon to Fri 8am to 5.30pm
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Send us a few details and our reception team will call you back to arrange a time that suits.
Down the hill
Mostly children, and mostly a question of timing
Children’s orthodontics is what Bellevue Hill, NSW searches for, and with Cranbrook, Kambala and Scots within a short radius that is unsurprising. The question parents arrive with is nearly always the same: is now the moment.
Usually not, and that is a real answer rather than a delay. Seven is when a first look becomes informative, because enough adult teeth are through to show how the jaws are growing. From there the sensible course is often periodic review until the point where treatment will be shortest. Beginning too early can extend the total time in an appliance, which helps nobody.
The adult side is smaller but steady, and mostly about ceramic braces — fixed, tooth coloured, and much less conspicuous than people expect. Bellevue Hill sits in the Municipality of Woollahra area, five minutes down the hill, which makes those review appointments easy to keep around a school timetable. Our approach generally is on the orthodontist in Sydney page.
Every suburb we work across is listed on our areas we service page.
Getting here
Getting here from Bellevue Hill
By car
Five minutes down Bellevue Road and Ocean Street, or via Victoria Road.
On foot
About twenty minutes, downhill on the way over and a steady climb back.
By public transport
Buses along Bellevue Road, Old South Head Road and Edgecliff Road. Edgecliff and Bondi Junction are both close.
Parking
Metered and time limited on Edgecliff Road. Tight around school pick up.
What we treat
Children’s orthodontics, ceramic braces and aligners
For a child this begins as an assessment, not a treatment plan. For adults the local preference runs strongly towards ceramic braces.
Clear aligners
Removable trays. Common with older teenagers who would rather nothing showed in a school photograph. Clear aligners →
Ceramic braces
Fixed, tooth coloured brackets. The option Bellevue Hill adults ask about most. Ceramic braces →
Traditional braces
Steel brackets. For a teenager with a developing bite, frequently the right call rather than a compromise. Traditional braces →
Early treatment for children
What this suburb asks about most. A first look around seven, usually ending in a review date. Children’s orthodontics →
Adult orthodontics
A good share start in their thirties or forties, generally after a lower front tooth turns. Adult orthodontics →
Retainers
What holds the result. Why some results last for decades and others quietly give way. Retainers →
Who you’ll see
Who you will see
The same clinician plans and finishes treatment, so a child is not meeting a new face each visit.
Specialist Orthodontist
Dr Boustan is an Australian orthodontic board and AHPRA registered specialist orthodontist, and holds a stated special interest in sleep apnoea.
Specialist Paediatric Dentist
Dr Alcaino is a specialist paediatric dentist and a past president of the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry (IAPD).
Your first visit
What happens when you come in
Allow around an hour for the first visit. You are welcome to bring a partner or parent, and there is no obligation to start treatment on the day.
01
We talk it through
We ask what you have noticed. With the local schools nearby this often follows a dental check at school.
02
We examine and take records
An examination, then scans or x-rays where needed. Recent x-rays from your dentist can be used.
03
We explain the options
What is realistic now, and whether waiting a year would make the eventual treatment shorter.
04
You take it away
You take it home. Nothing is booked, and it is five minutes back down the hill.
Two practices, both easy to reach
Questions we are asked most often
Do I need a referral?
No. Book directly. Bring recent x-rays if you have been referred.
How far is the practice from Bellevue Hill?
Five minutes by car down Bellevue Road or Victoria Road, and about twenty minutes on foot. We are at 135 Edgecliff Road, Woollahra 2025.
When should a child first be seen?
Around age seven. Enough adult teeth are usually through by then to show how the jaws are developing. It does not mean treatment starts at that age.
Can appointments work around school?
Yes, and it is worth raising when you book. Reviews are short and several weeks apart, and being five minutes away means a visit rarely costs more than a small part of the day. We are used to the local school calendars.
Can adults have aligners instead of braces?
Often. Aligners cover most crowding and spacing. Where the bite needs real correction fixed braces still do things trays cannot, and ceramic brackets keep those discreet.
What is the difference between an orthodontist and a dentist?
Three further years of full time specialist training in tooth movement and bite correction.
How long does treatment run?
A few months to about two years, depending on what is being corrected.
What will it cost?
We go through it at the assessment once the treatment is known.
Come in for an assessment
One appointment tells you whether now is the right time for a child, or what adult treatment would involve. Five minutes down the hill.
Closer to Woollahra, Double Bay or Bondi Junction? Those pages cover the same ground.