Queens Park 2022
Orthodontist near Queens Park
Six minutes via York Road and the Junction. 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
- Six minutes via York 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.
Six minutes west
Close enough that treatment does not reorganise the week
Queens Park, NSW is small, and most people here already pass close to us in an ordinary week. That has a practical effect on orthodontic treatment, which lives or dies on whether short reviews every few weeks actually get kept.
The caseload divides predictably. Children come in around seven for a first look at how the jaws are developing, and most leave with a date to come back rather than a plan to start. Teenagers are usually in fixed braces, because both the alignment and the bite are still settling and trays depend on a discipline not every fifteen year old has. Adults ask about aligners and ceramic brackets, and in most cases at least one of them will do the job.
Queens Park sits in the Waverley Council area, six minutes from us through the Junction. Our approach more broadly 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 Queens Park
135 Edgecliff Road, Woollahra, is the closer practice.
Patients from Bronte and Paddington make much the same trip.
By car
Six minutes via York Road and Bondi Junction, then Edgecliff Road.
By bus
Services run through Bondi Junction, a short distance from us.
By train
Bondi Junction is the nearest station, a few minutes away.
Parking
Metered and time limited on Edgecliff Road and behind it.
What we treat
Braces, aligners and early treatment for Queens Park
Children start with an assessment. Teenagers usually end up in fixed braces. Adults get a genuine choice. Which of those you are is settled at the first appointment.
Clear aligners
Removable trays covering most crowding and spacing. A common choice for older teenagers and adults. Clear aligners →
Ceramic braces
Fixed, tooth coloured brackets, working as steel does while being much harder to notice. Ceramic braces →
Traditional braces
Steel brackets. For a teenager with a developing bite, frequently the right call rather than a compromise. Braces for teenagers →
Early treatment for children
A first look around seven, usually producing a review date rather than treatment. Children’s orthodontics →
Adult orthodontics
Routine work — crowding that arrived slowly, or an older result that has given ground. Adult orthodontics →
Retainers
The least interesting part of orthodontics and the most decisive. Retainers →
Who you’ll see
Who you will see
One clinician plans and finishes the treatment, so a child is not meeting someone new each review.
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, and with children we ask them as well as you.
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 now is genuinely the right moment for a child.
04
You take it away
You take it home. Nothing is booked, and it is six minutes back through the Junction.
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 Queens Park?
Six minutes by car via York Road and Bondi 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. Most first appointments end with a review date.
Why do teenagers usually get fixed braces rather than aligners?
Because both the alignment and the bite are still developing, which needs constant control, and because trays only work while they are actually in. Some teenagers manage aligners very well. It is a judgement made case by case rather than a rule.
How disruptive is treatment around school?
Less than most parents expect. After planning and fitting, reviews are short and several weeks apart, and at six minutes a visit rarely costs a whole afternoon.
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, using aligners or ceramic braces.
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. Six minutes away.
Closer to Waverley, Bondi Junction or Centennial Park? Those pages cover the same ground.