Vaucluse 2030
Orthodontist for Vaucluse
Twelve minutes along New South Head Road. Ceramic braces, clear aligners and children’s treatment, from a registered specialist orthodontist.
- Board and AHPRA registered specialist orthodontist
- Ceramic braces, metal braces, clear aligners, retainers
- Twelve minutes along New South Head 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 harbour road
Two questions dominate, and they come from different people
Vaucluse, NSW splits neatly. Parents ask when a child should first be looked at. Adults ask whether treatment can be done without it being conspicuous. The two rarely overlap and both have straightforward answers.
For children, seven is the age that matters — not because treatment starts then, but because enough adult teeth are through to show how the jaws are growing. Most first appointments end with a date to come back. Starting too early can lengthen the total time in treatment, so waiting is frequently the right clinical call rather than a delay.
For adults, ceramic braces are the most searched treatment from this postcode. Tooth coloured brackets, fixed in place, doing exactly what steel does while being much harder to notice. Aligners are the other route, though they only work while they are actually in. Vaucluse sits in the Waverley Council area, twelve minutes along the harbour road. More about us as an orthodontist in Sydney.
Every suburb we work across is listed on our areas we service page.
Getting here
Getting here from Vaucluse
135 Edgecliff Road, Woollahra, is the closer of our two practices.
Patients from North Bondi and Bellevue Hill make much the same trip.
By car
Twelve minutes along New South Head Road through Rose Bay and Double Bay.
By bus
Services run along Old South Head Road and New South Head Road towards Edgecliff.
By train
Edgecliff is the nearest station, a short distance from us.
Parking
Metered and time limited on Edgecliff Road and behind it.
What we treat
Ceramic braces, aligners and children’s orthodontics
For a child the first appointment is a look, not a plan. For an adult it is a choice between two discreet routes. Both begin the same way.
Clear aligners
Removable trays covering most crowding and spacing. The alternative when nothing fixed is wanted. Clear aligners →
Ceramic braces
Tooth coloured brackets, fixed. The most searched treatment from Vaucluse, and it earns the interest. Ceramic braces →
Traditional braces
Steel brackets. The most versatile appliance and often the shortest route for real bite correction. Traditional braces →
Early treatment for children
A first look around seven. One of the two things this suburb asks about most. Children’s orthodontics →
Adult orthodontics
Routine work — usually crowding, or a school result that gave ground once the retainer stopped. Adult orthodontics →
Retainers
What holds the outcome. The main reason results either last or slowly come undone. 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 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. For a child, your observations matter as much as the dentist’s note.
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 what would genuinely be better postponed. Waiting is a legitimate recommendation.
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 directly. Bring recent x-rays if your dentist has referred you.
How far is the practice from Vaucluse?
Twelve minutes by car along New South Head Road through Rose Bay. Buses run along Old South Head Road towards Edgecliff. We are at 135 Edgecliff Road, Woollahra 2025.
When should a child first be seen?
Around age seven. Enough adult teeth are usually through to show how the jaws and remaining teeth are developing. It does not mean treatment begins then — most children are reviewed periodically until the right moment.
Does an early appointment mean early braces?
Usually not. Most first assessments end with a review date. Starting too early can lengthen the overall course, so we begin at the point where the work is shortest and most effective.
Are ceramic braces as effective as metal?
Yes. They move teeth identically; the bracket is tooth coloured rather than steel. Metal is slightly tougher and remains preferable for some complex corrections.
What is the difference between an orthodontist and a dentist?
Three further years of full time specialist training in moving teeth and correcting bites.
How long does treatment take?
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 what can be done, whether now is the right time for a child, and how long treatment would run.
Closer to Rose Bay, Dover Heights or Watsons Bay? Those pages cover the same ground.