Cosmetic dentistry is how we improve the appearance of your teeth and smile. Using teeth whitening techniques, restorative dental, and Invisalign, we can help you achieve the smile you’re after.
We’re a Gold Coast dental clinic committed to creating and maintaining relationships with our patients. This allows us to offer you personalised service and a more comfortable experience when you visit us. Based in Arundel, we’re handy to our Gold Coast patients.
Basically any dental procedure that improves the appearance of your teeth and smile. So cosmetic dentistry includes straightening your teeth using Invisalign and restoring your smile and teeth using crowns, dental implants, and veneers. As well as those, teeth whitening is a big part of cosmetic dentistry.
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We’re both experienced and passionate about working with our patients to restore their confidence through quality cosmetic dentistry. Cosmetic dentistry covers most treatments that improve your teeth and smile, such as restorative procedures, Invisalign, and teeth whitening.
A large aspect of cosmetic dentistry is teeth whitening. As we enjoy drinks like tea and coffee, red wine, cola, or even foods like beetroot and strong curries, our teeth will yellow slightly. It’s not necessarily a cause to avoid all these foods and drinks, however many people will want to improve the colour of their teeth. Using our very own teeth whitening kits, we can help you achieve whiter teeth and a lovely smile.
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We’ll take digital impressions of your teeth to create a mould for your custom whitening tray. Then, we’ll provide you with your custom tray, the teeth whitening gel, and all the instructions you need to get the most out of it. You’ll receive a shade guide as well, so you can track the progress of your teeth whitening.
Invisalign is the subtle alternative to traditional braces. It straightens your teeth in the same way that traditional braces do but instead of metal wiring, it uses clear, plastic aligners. The aligners are made custom to your teeth and jaw, so they fit over your teeth nice and snugly. Then as your teeth begin to straighten, you’ll change aligners — each set of aligners gets closer to that perfect positioning.Â
Invisalign is an excellent alternative to braces for teenagers and adults who may feel embarrassed about the appearance of the traditional look. These clear aligners are really subtle. Invisalign aligners are removable, so your diet is significantly less restricted — yes, you can still have sushi and popcorn. As well as that, Invisalign is generally far more comfortable and convenient than its traditional counterpart.
In cosmetic dentistry, veneers are used to create a fuller smile. Where teeth may be smaller, leaving gaps in the teeth or shorter, creating an uneven smile, veneers can be placed to create that full smile.
Dental crowns are similar to a veneer, however these place over the entirety of your tooth and rather than just visually filling in your smile, crowns restore strength and structure to your tooth. Tooth bridges are used, usually in conjunction with crowns, to fill in missing teeth. Crowns and bridges work to fill in your teeth and create a fuller smile.
Our Be Dental team loves getting to restore your teeth and your confidence. We’re passionate about offering affordable and quality dental care and creating a relationship with you to provide better, personalised treatments. Our small but specialist team is proud of the quality of our equipment and facilities, our treatments and techniques, and the service we offer you.
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Invisalign uses clear aligners to incrementally straighten your teeth. These clear aligners are changed every two to three weeks, as your teeth progress closer to the perfect position. The aligners are fairly similar to a sports mouthguard, in that they’re custom and moulded to your teeth and just slide over them.
The biggest reason people opt for Invisalign over traditional braces is the subtlety. Invisalign isn’t nearly as obvious as traditional braces and so it’s a nice alternative for adults who may feel embarrassed by traditional braces.Â
The aligners are far less restrictive too. They’re removable, allowing you to eat basically whatever you like. It makes brushing your teeth much easier, and allows you the option to go without for big meetings or dates — although we do stress that your aligners should stay on your teeth for 20 to 22 hours of the day.Â
Invisalign is generally more comfortable and convenient than traditional braces too.
It depends on your current teeth and the complexity of the straightening. A really simple case may be looking at three months while a more complex case may be upwards of 18 months. On average, Invisalign is used for 12 months.
Again, it depends on the complexity of the case. The more complex, the longer you’ll need to wear your Invisalign and so, you’ll require more aligners, consultations, and digital impressions. To give a ballpark estimate, Invisalign will cost somewhere between $6,000 and $9,000. At Be Dental, we do offer payment plans through Open Pay and ZipPay.
Teeth whitening is a gradual process and will obviously depend on how white your teeth are to begin with. Teeth whitening also doesn’t last forever and as you drink and eat those classically staining foods and drink, you’ll need to freshen up the job. However, you should start seeing results after the first treatment.
Again, this depends on how often you’re re-staining your teeth with tea and coffee, red wines, curries, and the like. However if you keep up with regular treatments early on, you should get at least a few months out of the treatment.
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Alex was born and raised in Brisbane and permanently relocated to the Gold Coast in 2012. Alex graduated from the University of Queensland in 2009 with a Bachelor of Oral Health. Since then she worked as an Oral Health Therapist in both general and orthodontic practices, before joining the Be Dental team in January 2015.
Alex aims to assist patients in achieving optimum oral health through prevention of dental disease. Alex is able to restore teeth, apply fissure sealants and remove baby teeth when necessary in children up to seventeen years of age.
When Alex isn’t at work, you’ll probably find her watching AFL or at the Gabba barracking for her beloved Brisbane Lions! Her other interests include craft and attempting to find the joy of cooking.
Dr Chris Waters graduated from the University of Queensland in 2002 with first class honours. Since then, he has been constantly attending professional development courses and has also obtained his Master of Clinical Dentistry in Dental Implants from Griffith University in 2013.
He has now had 15 years experience in private practice in the one location at Arundel.
This has allowed him to learn exactly what treatments work and what doesn’t when it comes to teeth. Experience, confidence, clear communication and clinical excellence means that Dr Waters will stand by his treatments and guarantee you get what you pay for.
He prides himself on being an ethical decision maker and an honest, caring person.
Chris is married to his wife Kelly, and together they have 2 small children and one large Rottweiler which keep him very busy in the “down” times. When he is not at work, he is usually running, or fishing and sometimes still surfing if he is lucky.
Dr Stuart Craig grew up in central Queensland and completed his Bachelor of Dental Surgery studies 2013 as part of the inaugural graduation class from James Cook University in Cairns. After moving back from home to Rockhampton for a year and then spending a few years in Townsville he and his wife Susan moved to the Gold Coast in 2016.
Stuart has 7 years experience as a Dentist and completed countless hours of professional development including Invisalign, relative analgesia sedation and completing 12 month residency with renowned specialist prosthodontist Dr Tony Rotondo in 2015.
Stuart is passionate for restorative and cosmetic dentistry and prides himself on his understanding and clinical care for patients concerns. It is very important to Stuart’s philosophy to have a long lasting relationship with his patients.
Outside dentistry Stuart can be found most weekends on the Golf course or tending to his garden and enjoying the best of the Gold Coast lifestyle.