Dentistry for people who would rather not.
Most of our new patients arrive after years of avoiding the chair. So the first visit is longer on purpose, everything we find is shown to you on the ceiling screen, and nothing starts until you have seen the price.
How this practice runs
Four facts about how appointments here are booked, run and paid for.
Opened by Dr Amara Lantern. Same building ever since.
Clinicians: three dentists and two hygienists.
Late appointments every Tuesday and Thursday.
Gap for eligible children bulk billed under CDBS.
From check-ups to the complicated stuff
Check-up & hygiene
Twenty minutes with the dentist and twenty-five with the hygienist, booked as one visit. $189.
The long first visit
Fifteen minutes talking in a chair that stays upright before anyone looks at a tooth. $210 with the exam and x-rays.
Emergency & toothache
Emergency appointments are held every day and released at 9am. $95 assessment.
Fillings, crowns & root canals
Planned from a digital scan, shown to you on the screen, and priced line by line before we start.
Children's dentistry
Bulk billed under the Child Dental Benefits Schedule for eligible children. Bring the Medicare card.
Whitening & clear aligners
Starts with an honest conversation about what would make a difference, and sometimes that’s a clean.
Nervous is normal here
Nothing unexplained
What we see goes up on the ceiling screen above your chair, labelled in plain words. You never have to take our word for it.
The stop signal
Raise a hand and we stop, straight away. No sigh, no “nearly done”. You choose when we carry on.
No surprise bills
The plan you sign is the price you pay. Anything over $300 is quoted in writing with the item numbers your fund needs.
Common fees, published
These are the prices we charge. HICAPS is on the desk, so if you are in a fund you claim on the spot and pay the gap only.
The long first visit
A talk first, then a gentle exam, two small x-rays and a written plan with prices. Sixty minutes, nothing rushed.
Check-up & hygiene
Exam, scale, polish and fluoride with our hygienist in one appointment. X-rays every second year.
Hired for kind hands
We interview for chairside manner as carefully as for technique. You book with a person, and that person is who you see next time.
Dr Amara Lantern
BDSc · Dental Board of Australia
Dr Yusuf Rahmani
BDSc · Dental Board of Australia
Dr Hannah Kirk
BDent · Dental Board of Australia
Bea Okafor
BOH · Dental Board of Australia
Asked at most first visits
The things people want to know before they book.
It's been years. Will I get a lecture?
No. You get an exam, a clear list of what needs doing, and that list put in order of what actually matters first. No pressure to book the whole plan on day one.
Do you take my health fund?
If your fund is on the HICAPS network, you swipe at the desk, the claim goes through on the spot, and you pay the gap only. We are not a preferred provider for any single fund.
Can I just come in and talk first?
Yes. Ask for a talk-only first visit: a chat, a look with a mirror if you want one, and a plan on paper. Nothing else happens unless you say so.
Do you bulk bill children?
Yes. Eligible children aged 2 to 17 are covered for a capped amount of dental care over two calendar years under the Child Dental Benefits Schedule, and we bulk bill it, so there is nothing to pay at the desk.
Where do I park?
Behind the building, off the lane. The whole practice is step-free, from the car park to the chair.
Your teeth have been patient enough
Book the easy appointment first: a longer, gentle first visit and a plan on paper. HICAPS is on the desk, so if you are in a fund you claim on the spot and pay the gap only.