Dover Heights 2030
Orthodontist for Dover Heights
Twelve minutes down Old South Head Road. Braces, clear aligners and children’s treatment, from a registered specialist orthodontist.
- Board and AHPRA registered specialist orthodontist
- Clear aligners, ceramic braces, metal braces, early treatment, retainers
- Twelve minutes down Old South Head Road
Or call 02 8412 0085 · Mon to Fri 8am to 5.30pm
Request an appointment
Send us a few details and our reception team will call you back to arrange a time that suits.
Down the ridge
Family questions, in a fairly predictable order
Dover Heights, NSW sends us families, and the questions arrive in sequence. Does my child need looking at yet. If treatment is coming, is it better to start now or wait. And what does this actually mean week to week.
The first: around seven, when enough adult teeth are through to show how the jaws are developing. The second: waiting is frequently the right call, and we will say so rather than start early for the sake of appearing decisive. The third is the one people underestimate — after planning and fitting, reviews are short and several weeks apart, which for a twelve minute run down the ridge is entirely workable around school and sport.
The adult work here is quieter and mostly about discretion. Dover Heights sits in the Waverley Council area. Our approach more broadly is on the orthodontist in Sydney page.
If you want the complete picture, our areas we service page lists everywhere we treat from.
Getting here
Getting here from Dover Heights
135 Edgecliff Road, Woollahra, is the closer practice.
Patients from Bondi Beach and Watsons Bay make much the same trip.
By car
Twelve minutes down Old South Head Road through Rose Bay, then New South Head Road.
By bus
Services run along Old South Head Road towards Bondi Junction and Edgecliff.
By train
Edgecliff and Bondi Junction are both close to the practice.
Parking
Metered and time limited on Edgecliff Road and behind it.
What we treat
Braces, early treatment and clear aligners
For children this starts as an assessment rather than a plan. For teenagers and adults it is usually a choice between fixed braces and removable trays.
Clear aligners
Removable trays covering most crowding and spacing. A common choice for older teenagers here. Clear aligners →
Ceramic braces
Fixed, tooth coloured brackets, for cases needing more control than trays give. Ceramic braces →
Traditional braces
Steel brackets, and often the right recommendation for a teenager whose bite is still developing. Braces for teenagers →
Early treatment for children
Where most Dover Heights families start. A first look around seven, usually producing a review date. Children’s orthodontics →
Adult orthodontics
Routine work — crowding that arrived slowly, or a school result that has since drifted. Adult orthodontics →
Retainers
What holds the result once braces or trays come off. Retainers →
Who you’ll see
Who you will see
One clinician plans the treatment and carries it through, which keeps a long course consistent.
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 brought you in. With children we ask them too.
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, and whether starting now or waiting produces the shorter course overall.
04
You take it away
You take it home. Nothing is booked on the day.
Two practices, both easy to reach
Questions we are asked most often
Do I need a referral?
No. Book an assessment directly.
How far is the practice from Dover Heights?
Twelve minutes by car down Old South Head Road through Rose Bay. Buses run along Old South Head Road towards the Junction. We are at 135 Edgecliff Road, Woollahra 2025.
When should a child first be seen?
Around age seven, when enough adult teeth are through to show how the jaws are developing. It rarely means starting then.
Is it better to start early or wait?
Usually to wait and monitor. Starting too early can lengthen the overall course. Where guiding growth now would genuinely simplify later treatment we will explain why rather than begin for the sake of it.
How disruptive is treatment around school?
Less than most parents expect. After planning and fitting, reviews are short and several weeks apart. We will map the schedule at the first appointment so you can plan around school and sport.
What is the difference between an orthodontist and a dentist?
Three further years of full time specialist training in tooth movement and bite correction.
Can adults have treatment without it showing?
In most cases, yes — aligners are removable and close to invisible, and ceramic braces use tooth coloured brackets.
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, what treatment involves and how long it runs. Twelve minutes away.
We write separately about Vaucluse, North Bondi and Rose Bay if one of those is closer to you.