Specialist orthodontist for Gungahlin

That's your call to make, and it depends on what you want from treatment. What the drive buys you is a specialist orthodontist planning and carrying out the treatment personally, every appliance option on the table rather than one system, and an on-site lab. In practice most patients are only in the chair every 8 to 10 weeks, so it's a handful of trips a year.

The Australian Society of Orthodontists recommends a first orthodontic check at age seven, once the first adult molars and incisors have come through. Most children that age don't need treatment — roughly 80% of our age-seven consultations end with a plan to monitor at six-monthly reviews. The small number who do need early intervention benefit significantly from it.

We schedule around school and work where possible, and we're open Monday to Thursday 8am to 5pm and Friday mornings. Tell reception you're travelling from Gungahlin when you book and we'll do what we can with timing, including grouping siblings into one visit.

Yes. Adult orthodontics is a substantial part of the practice — clear aligners, ceramic braces, and metal braces are all available, and the biology that moves teeth works the same way at 45 as it does at 15. Individual results vary from case to case.