CoquitlamOrthodontist.com is written and reviewed by the certified specialists at myORTHODONTIST Coquitlam. We say that plainly on every page, because a guide to choosing a provider is only useful if you know who wrote it — and we'd rather earn your trust by publishing the standard than by pretending to be neutral.
What we believe
That transparency is a competitive advantage. Certified specialists win fair comparisons when patients understand what the credential means, what treatment should cost, and what a thorough consultation looks like. So instead of another brochure, we publish the evaluation criteria and invite you to apply them to every clinic you visit.
What you'll find
- Choosing guides — credentials, tiers, review literacy, the twelve questions.
- Conditions — each diagnosis with its options side by side.
- Costs and coverage — real ranges, insurance rules, payment plans.
- Treatments — braces, Invisalign, early, teen, adult and retention.
Our standards
No fabricated reviews or testimonials. No fictional staff. No naming or disparaging other clinics — we critique practices, not practitioners. And we correct errors when readers point them out; the contact page tells you how.
Who writes it, and how it's reviewed
Every page is drafted with our clinical team and reviewed by our certified specialists before it's published. Clinical claims are hedged the way we'd hedge them in the chair — "often," "typically," "in our experience" — because orthodontics is a field of judgement calls, and confident absolutes are usually a sign of marketing rather than medicine. Where the site states a position of ours — on growth modification, on TMJ, on how we build expansion into a twin block — it's labelled as our position, not as consensus.
What we won't do here
Publish reviews or testimonials, real or otherwise. Name other clinics, or compare ourselves to them by name. Use urgency language, discounts, or countdowns. Promise outcomes or timelines from a photograph. Present airway or TMJ as things orthodontics reliably cures. Or quietly leave the affiliation out — the footer on every page says who we are.
How to use the site if you're in a hurry
Parents of young children: the early orthodontics hub. Anyone comparing clinics: the twelve questions and red flags. Anyone with a diagnosis in hand: conditions. Anyone worried about money: costs. And if you've read enough and would like an hour with a specialist, the consultation is free.
If you've been sent here by your dentist
Welcome — a good many of our readers arrive that way. Your dentist is the quarterback of your oral health and we regard their referral as a trust. Read the pages that apply to your situation, bring your questions to the free consultation, and know that our findings go back to your dentist with your permission. If your case turns out to be mild enough for your dentist to manage, we'll say so. The partnership is the point.
How to reach the people behind the site
Call the clinic at (604) 949-0654 and ask for the practice manager, or raise it at your consultation. Corrections, questions, and topics you'd like covered are all welcome — several pages on this site exist because a patient asked for them.
What we'd add
This site is a work in progress, and we treat it that way: pages are revised when practice changes, when evidence shifts, and when a patient's question reveals a gap. If a page reads as certain where the honest answer is a judgement call, tell us — we'd rather be corrected than confident.