Your first visit
A step-by-step walkthrough of a specialist consultation and how to make the most of it.
FAQs
Straight answers on referrals, ages, timelines, discomfort and emergencies.
Common problems
Crowding, overbite, underbite, crossbite, open bite — identified and explained.
Braces cost guide
Realistic Coquitlam pricing and quote red flags.
Invisalign cost guide
What drives aligner pricing and what must be included.
Insurance & payment
How BC plans cover orthodontics, direct billing and payment plans.
12 questions to ask
The printable consultation checklist.
Blog: traditional braces
Why metal braces remain the workhorse of modern treatment.
Blog: ceramic braces
The discreet fixed option, honestly compared.
Where to start, by situation
A child around seven: what the first visit involves, then the signs that warrant early treatment. A teenager: teen orthodontics and the braces-or-aligners decision. An adult whose teeth drifted: relapse and retreatment. Comparing clinics: the twelve questions. Worried about cost: the cost guides, starting with payment plans.
What to bring to a first visit
Your benefit plan details, your dentist's name, any recent X-rays, and the thing you noticed that made you book. For children, a note of any snoring, mouth breathing or habits. And the questions — ours or your own. Everything about the visit itself is on your first visit.