We're open again to keep you smiling!

Now that we’re in Level 2, all our dental practices are open. We can now provide routine dental care once again, as well as urgent or emergency dental care. We look forward to seeing your smile in our dental practices soon.

Keeping you safe during COVID-19

Dentistry may be changing, but one thing that won’t is our commitment to the health and safety of our patients and our teams. We have always maintained a high level of best-practice safety protocols, even before COVID-19.

We will continue to screen patients and schedule appointments appropriately and maintain a contact register for contact tracing, appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet the Infection Control & Prevention Standards, as guided by the Dental Council of New Zealand (DCNZ). As your good health guardians, we’ve got you covered.

Screening patients before appointments

To help keep everyone safe, we will be in touch to ask you a series of triage questions before your appointment. Please consider the questions below:

• Have you had a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19?
• Are you waiting for a COVID-19 test or the results?
• Have you travelled overseas in the last 14 days, or had contact with someone who has returned from overseas in the last 14 days?
• Have you had close contact with other people in the last 14 days who are probable or confirmed to have COVID-19?
• Do you exhibit any acute respiratory infection symptoms, with at least one of the following symptoms, with or without a fever?
  - Cough
  - Sore throat
  - Shortness of breath
  - Coryza (head cold symptoms, e.g. runny nose, sneezing, post-nasal drip)
  - Anosmia (loss of sense of smell)
  - Aquesia (loss of taste)

If you have an appointment booked and you answered YES to any of the above, please call us to talk through your options. We may also call you to confirm your answers to these questions again, just prior to your appointment, in case anything has changed for you. We do appreciate your support and understanding as we unite with you against COVID-19.

Orthodontics for everybody with contemporary self-ligating metal and clear ceramic braces as options to choose from, including custom braces - INSIGNIA.

Spark Aligners made with 3 D digital scans of your teeth and digital models,  clear , removable and convenient.

Digital X-Ray systems that help us take images of just teeth or your whole jaw and reduce radiation significantly.

We usually take a Panoramic  X- ray and a Cephalogram , we even have a Cone Beam CT unit for a full 3 D image if required. 

Sanjay graduated and completed his post-graduation from Bapuji Dental College in Orthodontics from Mysore University in South India, he also has Fellowship in Dental Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Membership in Orthodontics from the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh through examination.

Sanjay came to New Zealand in 2001 and completed his New Zealand Dental Specialist registration in 2006 and has focused exclusively on orthodontics since then, he is also a member of the New Zealand Dental Association, the Auckland Dental Association and a full member of the New Zealand Association of Orthodontists.He is also a provider for Wish For A Smile is a charitable trust run by the New Zealand Association of Orthodontists (NZAO), a group of specialist orthodontists  who have provided free orthodontic treatment to more than 250 deserving young New Zealanders whose families would otherwise be unable to afford orthodontic care.

Proudly serving the Mt. Albert community for nearly 16 years along with his great team, his experience and friendly demeanour has brought a lot of smiles to his  clients.

Starting out: The good news is that having your braces put on is completely painless, but the first few days of wearing them can be a bit achy. The aching is caused by the pressure of the teeth being pulled, but it subsides as they begin to shift. It’s quite normal for the soreness to last for two to three days, but you can take over-the-counter painkillers such as paracetamol to reduce the discomfort. Warm drinks also help.

The inside of your mouth is very sensitive, and although the braces are designed to be as comfortable as possible, some people find that the brackets scratch the insides of their lips and cheeks. Your mouth will get used to it fairly quickly, but in the meantime you can mould some soft wax over the irritating parts. The smooth wax feels good on a sore spot – and it can even be flavoured!

Keeping clean: Braces provide great places for food to hide and get stuck, so while you’re going through orthodontic treatment it becomes even more important to look after your teeth and gums. You really want to keep plaque from building up around the gum line as this can lead to gum disease.

Try to brush after every meal; we’ll show you how (it’s a bit harder with all those wires!). If you’re out for lunch and forget your toothbrush, have a good rinse-and-spit to dislodge any food. Its best to visit your dentist every six months while your braces are on, and avoid sugary foods and fizzy drinks.

Taking care of your braces: Having braces doesn’t mean you have to stop eating most foods, but you do have to be aware of what you eat. Hard foods such as apples and carrots can snap the brackets off when you bite into them and sticky chewy foods like toffee can stick to your braces. So be careful with nuts, avoid popcorn, chop hard foods into small pieces and chew slowly with your back teeth, and slice corn off the cob with a knife.

If you play sports, it’s also very important to protect your mouth while playing. Let us know, and we’ll provide you with a complimentary mouthguard to fit over your braces. A custom made mouthguard is an additional cost.

Breakages and repairs: You’ll have appointments every few weeks to check up on and adjust your braces. But if you break something, don’t wait for your next appointment! We need to repair your braces as soon as possible, because broken fixtures can alter the pressure on your teeth and result in you needing to wear braces for longer. The broken parts can also hurt the inside of your mouth. Breakages do happen, so contact us as soon as you can to arrange a repair appointment.

We provide adjustments both late morning and early afternoon. Our day is structured to provide adjustment appointments at convenient times throughout the day allowing most patients school/work days to have as little interruption as possible. Our longer appointments are scheduled within school and working hours.

We’re going to be seeing a lot of each other as you go through your orthodontic treatment. Once we’re underway, you’ll need to come in fairly regularly for adjustments and checks.

We do our best to work around your school or work commitments, but unfortunately it’s almost impossible to undertake a full course of orthodontic treatment without some daytime appointments. We do try to be as flexible as possible and to schedule routine adjustment appointments for after school. Longer visits and some key appointments, if required, are usually scheduled during the day.

Yes, regular check-ups are important. Clean, healthy teeth are essential for your final result and the long term health of your teeth and gums.

No, we do not charge interest on payments and our payment plans are conveniently spread out across the treatment duration.