Melbourne Dental Clinic

Melbourne Dental Clinic
723 Swanston St
3010, Melbourne
+61390358402

Opening hours

  • sunday: (closed)
  • monday: 8:30-17h
  • tuesday: 8:30-17h
  • wednesday: 8:30-17h
  • thursday: 8:30-17h
  • friday: 8:30-17h
  • saturday: 8:30-12:30

Our comment from Top Dentistas about Melbourne Dental Clinic:

Melbourne Dental Clinic is a teaching dental facility that offers a unique opportunity for patients to receive quality care from student dentists under the supervision of experienced professionals. Many clients have praised the clinic for providing a pleasant experience, highlighting the friendliness and competence of the students. Users have noted that the clinic's fees are reasonable and comparable to standard dental practices, making it an accessible option for dental care in Melbourne.

Positive feedback from clients includes:

  • Friendly and knowledgeable staff: Patients often express appreciation for the kindness and professionalism of both student dentists and supervising doctors.
  • Transparent pricing: The clinic provides clear information regarding costs associated with treatments, allowing patients to make informed decisions.
  • Thorough care: Many visitors have reported positive outcomes from their treatments, feeling well-looked after and supported throughout the process.
  • Educational environment: Patients enjoy the learning atmosphere, where students take the time to explain processes and involve supervisors in patient care.

Overall, Melbourne Dental Clinic stands out for its commitment to quality education and care, making it an excellent choice for those seeking dental treatment while contributing to the training of future dental professionals. The clinic continues to welcome feedback to enhance its operations and patient satisfaction.

Melbourne Dental Clinic: Reviews

3.6/5 (110 Reviews)
Owen Smith 2 months ago

Positive experience: The students were friendly and knowledgeable. Overall, they did a good job. Fees were more or less the same as any other dentist.

Melbourne Dental Clinic

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re pleased to hear that you found our student dentists friendly and knowledgeable, and that your overall experience was a positive one. We also appreciate your comments regarding fees. As a teaching clinic, MDC operates with different fee structures depending on whether you are booked in with a supervised student or a fully qualified general dentist, which is outlined 'fees' page of our website. Our aim is to provide transparent pricing while delivering high-quality, supervised care.

Thank you again for your review!

Warm regards,
The MDC Team

mx.chicken kebab (mx. chicken kebab) 2 months ago

Positive experience: only giving 3 stars because both the times I've seen the students here they've been amazing! I'm always happy to be a guinea pig to help them learn and their services have been great (as a student RN I completely get it) my last appointment though was an absolute mess. I made an appointment with one of the students, I got there eager for my appointment and it seemed that the receptionists completely forgot that I had checked in with them upon arrival. I waited like 30 mins past my appointment time to see what was happening, to be told that they forgot i was there??? the receptionist was very rude about it, wouldn't take accountability etc. major shoutout to the other receptionist who interrupted to offer me a heavily discounted appointment the following day, you're a saint I came back the next day, the receptionists were much more friendly and I was seen straight away by one of the students, the students were fantastic and ruled out what was causing my tooth pain straight away (which I've never had answers for in the past), they were very gentle and non-judgemental which was fantastic I will say though, I'm not a huge fan of the older gentleman who seems to be the preceptor for students. I'm not sure of his name but he came in a few times during this appointment to criticise the students, and tried quizzing ME on a bunch of things despite having tubes and the xray thingy in my mouth??? I felt like I was in trouble for not knowing very detailed things lmao. 0/10 for him not maintaing my dignity but 10/10 for the students and their amazing work

Melbourne Dental Clinic

Thank you very much for taking the time to leave such a thoughtful and balanced review. We really appreciate your willingness to support our students and are delighted to hear that, on both occasions, you found their care to be gentle, respectful, and helpful — especially in finally identifying the likely cause of your tooth pain. That’s exactly the standard we aim for in our student clinic.

We are genuinely sorry that your first appointment experience fell well below expectations. What you described about the reception experience and the delay is not acceptable, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. It’s encouraging to hear that the second receptionist stepped in to support you and that your follow-up visit was handled promptly and professionally.

We also take your feedback about the supervising clinician seriously, they play an important role in guiding students, but this should never come at the expense of a patient’s comfort or dignity. We will reflect on your comments to ensure supervision is conducted in a way that is supportive of both students and patients.

Thank you again for your honesty and for your generosity in supporting student learning. If you ever have any concerns in the future, please feel welcome to contact us directly so we can address them promptly. We would be very pleased to care for you again.

Franco P 2 months ago

Fantastic experience: Best dentist ever. I've been literally to dozens of dentists. Some really good, others not so much. But the level of professionalism and expertise of dr Andrew is just unmatched. I'm defo recommending him to everybody

Melbourne Dental Clinic

Thank you so much for your lovely feedback!
Warm regards, The MDC Team

Amarjit Gill 3 months ago

Fantastic experience: Had a meeting with Dr Katik and his lovely lady assistant Sol Both were very competent, considerate and caring I'm grateful for their care and attention. I definitely recommend them to anyone.

Melbourne Dental Clinic

Hi Amarjit, thank you so much for your kind words!
-MDC Team

Michael Jon 3 months ago

Fantastic experience: Dr Andrew Gikas is a certified pro. I have a long history of just poor experiences at the dentist; His candor and charming personality made my clean such an easy experience. I only wish I had done this sooner. Will absolutely be coming back. Great work!

Melbourne Dental Clinic

Thank you so much for your kind words! Your message has been passed on to the team.
-MDC

Dee Vrantsis 4 months ago

Fantastic experience: Kevin Yao - best dentist I've EVER been to! & im terrified of dentists! He was wonderful, gentle & kind & super capable

Niko Muzza 4 months ago

Fantastic experience: Very nice constant communication over the phone, see use hopefully soon, ooouch,

T C 4 months ago

Negative experience: Do not ever think to come to this place for any dental work. It's cheap for a reason. Pay a real dentist and get it done in a timely manner with much better results. What should take 3 visits drags out to 7 or more.

Rasanandini Dasi 5 months ago

Positive experience: Extremely professional, helpful, and friendly.

Rocío Méndez 5 months ago

Negative experience: Today I was attended by students in practice where I let them know that I was going to see my problem with a crown, they did a review of the rest of the mouth and x-rays of it, but they did not take X-rays or review of what I had requested, at the end of the atencion they tell me that they do not do that procedure there that they were not going to check the crown. Unfortunately Dental health is expensive, I feel like I throw away my money that I need to fix my problem, I feel disappointed. I am also an international student.

Ana Peros 6 months ago

Fantastic experience: My son had a great time here they are so gentle and say raise you left hand to stop

Craig Easton 6 months ago

Fantastic experience: An excellent dental service without any of the negatives some are associating with the dental profession these days. The booking and wait times are managed easily and the two visits I’ve had so far with Nikhil Mongia have been painless in all senses. I’m told up front about each procedure, the price and any alternative options available to me. It’s a highly personalised and professional service.

Caroline PANAZIO 6 months ago

Fantastic experience: It was the best experience I have ever had in my life. (I will turn 60 in December). If the students will apply what they learnt here they will be fabulous dentists. Thank you to you teachers for your dedication to teach them the rights attitude not only how to fix our mouth issues but also how to approach the clients, I mean the communication, how to feel them more comfortable, less anxious and although to give them explanations how to improve the way we take care of our teeth. All the best to all the students in their future dentistry adventures. And see other ones in 1 year.

arzoo zaib 6 months ago

Fantastic experience: Students are best here. They are really professional. They are supervised by senior doctors.

Murtaza Mir 6 months ago

Negative experience: Absolutely disgusting experience at Melbourne Dental Clinic. The front desk Asian lady was extremely rude — instead of helping us or even showing basic respect, she actually told us to “get lost” because we didn’t have a booking. The way she spoke to us felt targeted, and I can’t help but feel it was because we are Muslim. That kind of discriminatory and unprofessional behavior has no place in any workplace, let alone a dental clinic. If this is how they treat people before they even become patients, it speaks volumes about the values of this clinic. Shameful and unacceptable — we will be reporting this behavior formally. Avoid this place at all costs!

Melbourne Dental Clinic

Dear Murtaza,
We are very sorry to hear about your experience and the impression you were left with when visiting our clinic. At Melbourne Dental Clinic, we are proud to serve and employ people from many different cultural and faith backgrounds — including members of our leadership team — and we do not tolerate discrimination in any form.
While the specific language you mention was not reported by other staff present, we have spoken directly with our team member regarding tone and patience when assisting visitors. We take full responsibility for how you felt during this interaction and are committed to improving the way our team manages these situations.
To clarify, Melbourne Dental Clinic operates as a privately billed clinic, and while we do take walk-ins, these are subject to availability.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Blaie Zé 6 months ago

Fantastic experience: Thankyou Dr K! Highly recommend

Cathy Hogg 7 months ago

Fantastic experience: My dentist was very nice and encouraging. He gave great tips on ways I could improve my dental care at home. Everyone at the clinic is very friendly and helpful.

Lynyl Go 7 months ago

Fantastic experience: Wonderful experience with Dr Ros Peart. I’ve needed to remove a baby tooth and replace with a bridge. At every step of the process Dr Peart has been very informative, accomodating and has been a joy to see. Ive felt at ease with a somewhat daunting procedure. Thank you!!

Qianni Zhou 7 months ago

Fantastic experience: Here you can see either a student dentist or a professional dentist. Dr Gikas is highly skilled, very knowledgeable and genuinely cares about his patients:)

Barry Levy 7 months ago

Fantastic experience: Friendly and caring. Great dental work, and wonderful staff!

Mirna Cicioni 7 months ago

Fantastic experience: Great, friendly, ultra-competent dentists. Fantastically kind and helpful front desk staff, who helped me deal with a complicated refund issue.

Nicole van Dijk 7 months ago

Fantastic experience: I have seen Hayden here and he is a fantastic Dentist. He takes the time to explain everything clearly and does fabulous work. I feel glad to have found an excellent dentist and would recommend him personally, along with the Melbourne Dental Clinic in general.

Bev Bartolo 7 months ago

Fantastic experience: Love your work Alana always a pleasure seeing you

Matthew McCullough 7 months ago

Fantastic experience: Dr. Kevin is the man. Super nice and explained everything as he did my fillings

Bonnie Wintle 7 months ago

Fantastic experience: Alanna is fantastic, takes a lot of care and explains everything clearly

Tony Brecko 7 months ago

Fantastic experience: Dr Nick did the most amazing job on my dentures. They perfect and I highly recommend him

Ricky Chandra 7 months ago

Fantastic experience: Very good experience. Had anything sort out! Dr Nikhil is such a great doctor! Thanks

Georgia Richardson 7 months ago

Fantastic experience: Lovely time at the Melbourne dental clinic. Everyone was really nice especially Bria the receptionist. Very sweet lady!

Frayne Gomez 8 months ago

Positive experience: Highly rate this place. Yes the majority of care (mainstream and basic) is done by final dental students - who are amazing by the way. They are shadowed by high qualified dentists. The clinic also offers dentist-only provided services. The fees are a good 30% cheaper given students are involved and procedures take longer given it’s a teaching opportunity - however I really like it. The students are professional and love having a chat with them. Will continue to support and attend this service - very under-rated. The only reason is doesn’t get five stars is because the administration staff (despite being friendly) do not understand what services are provided and what days they need to be booked. It’s actually annoying. I would recommend using HotDoc or an alternative electronic service

Jayapradha Vasudaven 8 months ago

Fantastic experience: Dr.Hayden was very friendly the way he explained about the teeth it was really overwhelming we have learnt lot of things from him please do visit him i had a very good treatment

Carina Lam 9 months ago

Fantastic experience: This was the first time i took my mum there and we had a great experience with the staff. A big thank you to Revathi and Latika. My mum was doesnt speak english and they were paitent. They explained everything clearly.

Indi 9 months ago

Fantastic experience: I have been going there for orthodontist treatments and I have had a great experience! Lovely woman named Mia has been working on my teeth and I couldn’t recommend her enough! Thanks x

Caroline Ji 10 months ago

Fantastic experience: Had such a great experience with the student dentists Jeremy and Kai. Both super friendly, knowledgeable, and skilled. They really took the time to listen to my concerns, asked lots of thoughtful questions, and then double-checked everything with their senior mentor before explaining things back to me so patiently. Their mentor, Dr. Kevin, was amazing too — not only experienced, but also has this calm, reassuring presence that makes you feel you’re in good hands. Plus, he’s genuinely kind and kept encouraging me throughout the tooth extraction. And bonus point — all three of them are good-looking in a professional way and have such a warm vibe! I really love this setup of student dentists working closely with a mentor dentist. It made me feel super cared for throughout the whole experience .

Brayden 11 months ago

Negative experience: Students were great but the mouthguard I got was way too small and doesn’t even stay on my teeth. An issue with the lab they use to make the mouth guards. Then I had an appointment with the dentist to get it fixed/made better, instead he just made me another appointment. I don’t recommend getting a mouth guard done here.

bri 11 months ago

Fantastic experience: Had my first appointment here and can only say good things. Not sure about these other reviews but the person at reception was extremely nice and the team were even ready early for me. Thank you to Dr Chetty, they explained everything they were going to do and the prices before doing anything. Very professional, kind, and efficient. The student (I assume!) assistant was also lovely and helpful.

Tony N 11 months ago

Fantastic experience: Very experienced handle serious dental case , I was 3 night fight with myself from my teeth painful. And I decided to do extraction with other clinic and the Dr can’t do extraction for me . Asking me go home with the painful tooth and refer me to other dental clinic. Aslo the clinic them refer is super expensive $1400 just for 1 extraction upper molar tooth . That so crazy. And I found Melbourne dental clinics with dr Kartik kalambi, he was very done the jobs without any painfu the dr cutting my tooth by 3 pic to take them out . I will recommend this clinic to Melbourne people . The price aslo cheap . Why u need to pay more if you can pay less ? They do more excellent jobs than private clinics to suck your money . Same service different name of companies Trust me .

Gerry Russell 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: I have been going to this clinic for some years now and have decided to finally write a review and say thank you all the students here for their great work. They take their time to explain everything ,are considerate of my age and are very professional in their approach. Highly recommend this clinic to everyone.

Jodie De Oliveira 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Today, I visited the Melbourne Dental Clinic after my family dentist retired, leaving a few issues with my teeth unresolved. Since I live alone in the CBD, I needed to find a new dentist independently. Melbourne Dental Clinic popped up in my Red App feed, and I thought I’d give it a try while also helping out a student dentist in their practice. I arrived a little early but was called in right away by Zunaira Baig, who greeted me with a warm greeting. Her friendliness instantly put me at ease. Zunaira took the time to understand my needs and patiently offered me various treatment options. I decided to have a filling done, even though it was my first time, and she thoroughly explained the procedure and quoted the price upfront before proceeding. The procedure itself was completely pain-free thanks to Zunaira’s gentle touch and attentiveness throughout. In between the treatment, resident dentist Dr. Muzahim Kobat checked in to ensure everything was being done correctly, which added an extra layer of reassurance and made me feel well cared for. What truly stood out was how Zunaira went above and beyond by teaching me the correct way to floss—turns out, I had been doing it wrong all these years! I really appreciated her taking the time to educate me. The payment process was smooth and transparent, hence I felt so comfortable with the experience that I booked a full check-up and cleaning appointment for next week. I wanted to leave this review because this clinic deserves more recognition—not only for delivering excellent dental care but also for educating and nurturing the next generation of dentists, which benefits all of us in the long run. I’m very grateful for the care and service I received and highly recommend Melbourne Dental Clinic for anyone looking for quality dental care with a personal touch.

Leeza H 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: I got a teeth cleaning today from a student and they did an excellent job! Very patient with me and shared a lot of knowledge. I wish I had made a visit sooner.

Rachael T 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Fabulous service. Yes it takes a little longer but the students and supervising dentists are great. I had been to my private dentist and was quoted thousands. I found the dentists at melb dental to be knowledgeable, practical, thorough and thoughtful. It was AFFORDABLE and they give you a range of honest choices to keep your teeth looking great without trying to price gouge you for pointless extras. Can’t recommend them enough!

Jing Wei 1 year ago

Negative experience: New update: The clinic was not opened during June and didn’t let me know while I was waiting to have my crown done. As a result, I lost my chance to use my $500 insurance claims for the last financial year. And tbh, it’s not cheap as it claims. UPDATE: The clinic responded quickly regarding my issue posted below. So I updated my rating. I’m happy things have been resolved in a timely manner. —————————————————————— I was shocked to receive a bill for additional services that I did not agree to. When I questioned the front desk staff about the charges, they were unable to provide any clear information. I am extremely disappointed with the lack of transparency and professionalism displayed by this clinic. Not only was I subjected to unexpected charges, but the staff were unable to provide a satisfactory justification for them. I would not recommend this clinic to anyone due to their questionable billing practices and lack of transparency. It is unacceptable for a healthcare provider to take advantage of their patients in this way.

R P 2 years ago

Negative experience: Would have expected this place to be more afforable

Dennis 2 years ago

Negative experience: Took a day off work for a filling. I was seen 10 min late from my appointment time, which i was 15 min early for. Appointment ended up being very rushed because apparently they didn't book a long enough appointment. I was advised to come again another day for the filling, but I insisted that it be done that day because I took a day off and made it clear beforehand when I made the appointment online that it was for a filling. Taking leave to come another day wasnt possible for me this time, so I had to insist that the filling be done that day. The dentist was just doing his best so the next patient didn't wait too long for their appointment. Dentist was polite about it and put in a situation due to incorrect time allotment by either reception or their online booking system. Basic check up, xray on the left side and filling was $320 + sore cheek from the rushed job. The haste to finish the appointment so the next patient wpildnt wait to long had me facing a lot of pulling, pinching of the cheek to reach the inner tooth. To be fair, the dentist did warn me it would have to be a rushed job. My advise to anyone reading this, book online and follow up with a call on what you are seeing the doctor for, just to make sure they allocate enough time for the appointment. Ask for a student/trainee instead of a full time dentist. The student/trainee I saw on a previous visit took his time and was supervised well. Me personally, I won't be going back.

Melbourne Dental Clinic

We're sorry to hear about your experience at our clinic.
Thank you for your honesty in noting that the dentist was polite and upfront about the time constraints. Unfortunately, on that day, the dentist experienced some delays, and our reception staff did their best to keep you updated. The dentist's suggestion to reschedule your appointment was made to ensure that the necessary time could be allocated for your filling procedure.
Our team at the front desk makes every effort to contact patients and ensure that we have the correct appointment time for the selected procedure as indicated in our online booking system.

We would like the opportunity to discuss your feedback further. If you're willing, please contact us at [email protected] and our management team will be sure to follow up with you in order to address your concerns.
Your feedback is valuable to us, and we are committed to improving our services based on your input.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

M 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: lovely experience every time I come here!! I had student dentist Laiba today who was very helpful and friendly. I would always recommend Melbourne Dental Clinic to people:)

S Donson 2 years ago

Negative experience: Dentist and assistant were very good but receptionist was a bit rude and impatient for me when I told her that they had asked me to send the proof of my child dental benefit through email before an appointment but I still paid over $200 for it and she didn’t show interest to explain me how to claim it. I’ve asked if I can use my health insurance for it she said they didn’t except it so I was a bit confuse with the prices and the way receptionist treated me

Robyn Boonen 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: I had student dentist Mia who was absolutely lovely! I was super anxious as I hadn’t been to the dentist in a few years but she was so kind throughout the whole process it made me feel so much better. Especially during some of the work (which was quite painful) she always checked in with me and never pressured me to continue (always telling me if I needed a break it was ok). She also answered any of my questions and was just overall a joy :)

Sylvia Lu 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: i had a check up and clean with student clinic in MDC April and everything went well until now. the UniMelb student clinician Jade Yuan was very gentle and nice. Her examination and explanation were thorough and patient, also i really appreciate that they have Mandarin’s speaking student dentist. And i really enjoyed the way that she checked with supervisor and the chilling environment that they have. i would recommend to come to MDC and book with student dentist.

Nash F 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Everyone has their own opinion but I have had such an amazing and professional experience with this clinic for my daughters braces and now plate/retainer. We travel an hour from home to go here and from the initial consultation to now, everything has been explained in detail and my daughter who is a bit socially awkward feels very comfortable each visit. We plan , when the time is right for our other child to go here for braces. Dr Sophie is beautiful, caring and just so genuine.

Mark Wilson 2 years ago

Negative experience: I am NOT happy with this business, charged $110 for an x-ray and they wanted 400 for a root canal which I thought was way to expensive. Would give no stars

Bill S 3 years ago

Positive experience: This is a very good facility and part of the Melb uni teaching program. The business is based on a cost recovery model so you save money. The dentists are all qualified and are supervised by some of the best orthodontists in the country. braces are a big investment and we have been happy so far. No swish interiors and no upselling. Wait times can blow out so be prepared. Just the latest tech and young professionals. Can’t comment on general dental but ortho was fine.

Linda Hansford 3 years ago

Negative experience: This crazy dental hospital refused treatment for a broken painful back tooth !! Was told it’s not keeping you awake go elsewhere !! Appointment before that I wanted another troublesome tooth removed!! Got excuses why it shouldn’t!! Then when the filling was replaced again !! Was told oh if it still was lays up there won’t be any problem removing the tooth !! Well it’s still playing up !! I wouldn’t recommend this hospital to anyone !! Was told it was a bad place to get teeth fixed !! I should’ve listened !! Been left now with a sore refilled tooth and a broken painful back tooth apparently unimportant and not emergency!! People don’t go there !! And don’t bother ringing about broken teeth if painful you get told go elsewhere !! Disgusting!! Unprofessional!!

Melbourne Dental Clinic

Hello, thank you for your feedback. Upon review, it appears that your experience may have occurred at the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne, which is a separate and unaffiliated service to Melbourne Dental Clinic. We understand how easily the two can be confused due to their proximity, and kindly ask that you consider updating or removing your review if it was submitted in error. We appreciate your understanding. - MDC Team

Max Gomez 3 years ago

Positive experience: Friendly and supportive staff. Dr. Alana Tanner's skills and concern for me as a client is appreciated. A special mention to the dental assistant.

Chloe Leong 3 years ago

Negative experience: Poor experience. First time consulting with general practice for wisdom tooth extraction and introduced me to specialist for surgery after 1 months, then call me to reschedule my surgery time and when I arrived, they said they are busy and cannot do extraction today. Only 5 minutes telling me about the operation and giving me the quotation form, but received me 130 aud consultation fee.

Michelle Keating 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Always get good service....

Clayton Coffey 3 years ago

Negative experience: Very rude & blunt staff over the phone. By looking at the other reviews for this clinic it’s quite clear they are incompetent with the only response being a pre-populated message to contact a complaints line.

reza raza 3 years ago

Negative experience: my teeth for months had bad pain it have infection I paid $30 spend 3 hours to waiting to see dentist finally dentist say ur tooth is ok can’t find any issues we can’t do treatment I was so disappointed told dentist I have too much pain can’t sleep in night dentist told me go to private dentist please don’t west ur time and u get lot disappointed I say this was my bad experience there for first I never had any bad experiences with any dentist

Cam Co 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: I really like and trust this clinic, the best part is that you get a highly qualified dentist for the price of a student. The work is always reviewed by teachers. They are very careful and diligent.

Sue 4 years ago

Negative experience: I recently had a broken tooth repaired at this clinic. The dentist did not take care when injecting the anaesthetic and I could feel the liquid at back of my throat, numbing that area, which I did not like. She also pushed the needle too hard into my gum which really hurt. During the treatment, she pinched my lip and inside cheek with equipment. When putting filling material into the tooth, she pushed down very hard. I did not feel pain due to the anaesthetic, however, I sure felt it later. When the anaesthetic wore off, my entire lower gum and jaw hurt for several days. My face was tender and swollen around my lower jaw. Now, 7 days later, my lower gum and my face near the jawline is still a bit swollen, though the pain has thankfully gone. I am not impressed - it cost more than $350 too - and I have decided that I will not return to this dental clinic.

Glenn Wolter 4 years ago

Negative experience: The attendance to appointments is extremely poor. Student dentists and their supervisors need to monitor cancellations, 3 seperate cancellations is bad enough when one drives for nearly 80 minutes and then pays for parking, only to be told its been cancelled yet again. Not happy. Some of us have children to pick up at schools and base the time around that. A complete fail.

DENISSE LOA 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: I had my appointment with Ronald , he was so patient to explain me EVERYTHING and gave me the best recommendations. My filling and cleaning were quickly and smooth that made me feel comfortable; definitely I felt confident. Thank youuuu very much

Emily x 4 years ago

Positive experience: Okkk, the dentist was a little bit rude. It’s alright.

Matt Herbert 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Attentive, gentle, caring and thorough - always turn the dread of a visit to the dentist into a pleasant experience. Thank you!

Tiarne Swan 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very welcoming. You're entitled 100% to your own opinion. Very great care. Friendly workers that did a fantastic job. I would highly recommend going there! And not overly expensive.

Kennedy Fletcher 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: I have never had such a good dental nurse as Rosie - she was unbelievably terrific! I didn't even know water was being sprayed into my mouth, let alone bits of filling were being ground off. Normally these have washed down my throat or been spat out. None of that! I have been to many dentists, but Rosie and Dr Alanna were truly a dream team.

Jay Song 5 years ago

Negative experience: I wouldn’t recommend this dental clinic. Worst cleaning I’ve had. So messy and careless, not thorough and it was so painful for 48 hours after the cleaning. The trainee had one of my fillings destroyed and come off. I could tell his supervisor not happy with his performance. No apologies offered. I may be an unlucky one, done by a not so good trainee, but I would not go back there again. I won’t trust this clinic, I’m afraid.

Brick Immanuel 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Had a routine check up with the whole family. We were first checked by students and then again by their supervisors. Everything was friendly, fast and very thorough. They explained all the details and recommendations to us and worked super well with the children. Student forgot once to tell what they would charge for a specific procedure (but replied prompedly when I asked); very transparent otherwise. Will be back!

Alex Sudakov 5 years ago

Negative experience: Booked a routine check up over the phone got quoted around 60 dollar when I went for the check up the person gave me a overpriced clean without telling me which cost 100 dollars and X-rays, got the X-rays refunded but not the clean. You are better off going to a normal dentist, don't know why I ever thought that was a good idea, very painfull compared to a normal clinic(which is somewhat understandable as they are students, but with the price not worth it).

Kawaii Creep 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Dr Alanna Tanner and her team provided exceptional care for me on Friday. I’ve been afraid to get this tooth extracted, but she explained the process to me and made me feel at ease. The staff was even kind enough to take my crying baby for a walk in the pram while I received the procedure. Thank you!

Sarah D 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: My dentists were very kind, friendly and efficient. They worked well. I highly recommend this dental clinic.

Chenyi Zhao 5 years ago

Negative experience: Would rate zero star if I can. The price is very high for the quality of the service and my teeth health condition went worse after the treatment. Whenever those students done wrong they called their supervisors to do the rest part. One normal scaling took 4 appointments to get done. Quality and time all wasted. I then went to another clinic and get everything done in 45 min. Paying a fortune for charity? Then here is the place to go.

Xin Tong 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: I had a good experience with Dr Jack Wang.Did my tooth extraction.

G M 6 years ago

Negative experience: The service was poor and the communication is terrible. Scheduling and making a dental plan was tricky.

Jedi Moon 6 years ago

Negative experience: TRAUMATIC AND UNPROFESSIONAL. Poor hand hygiene and no empathy or attention to patient. Poorly informed regarding excess charges. Overall awkward and will never come back In addition- student staff put gloved hands on the door handle then put the gloved hands in my mouth. Student staff continued to gossip about their course whilst blood and spit was dripping all down my neck.

Sal C 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Dr: Teck and Dr: Ma treated my teeth. They are very professional and friendly. Very highly recommended

Stephen Plustwik 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Go there, for the quality of the care and the reasonableness of the price!

HD 6 years ago

Positive experience: Waited for 20 mins but student there who treated me was nice and careful.

Miele L 6 years ago

Negative experience: Been here once or twice in the past. The price was not that great compared to the price given by my local dentist. Had a quote for braces from one endodontist here at site and wasnot very pleasant communication. Decided not to go ahead.

S L 6 years ago

Positive experience: Does anyone have dental implant here before? Please provide some information regarding your experience here.

Josh douglas 6 years ago

Negative experience: My experience having a filling was terrible. The filling took 4 hours with the student yanking on the tooth and jamming his hand in my mouth. About 3 hours in the anaesthetic had worn off. The filling fell out a few months later. The price was only slightly cheaper.

Salman Khosa 6 years ago

Negative experience: Don't expect them to sign your suitability reference incase you need one.

Sean ZRen 6 years ago

Positive experience: 还可以吧,就是等待时间有点长。

Jaimi Summer 6 years ago

Positive experience: Had a check up and clean by a student and was very pleased with everything from start to finish. Appointment was on time and not lengthy unlike the other reviews suggest.

Allan Jones 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Awesome experience!!! THANKYOU!!! If you appreciate that it's not a sausage factory, get'em in and then out, it's a great experience. It's a learning environment. The student I had talked everything through with their supervisor and me. I learnt a lot and it was very interesting. I initially was dubious about going after reading reviews (Dental Hospital put me on to them), however I thought I'd give a student some experience (having been a law school student) knowing how hard this can be to get. I'm going back for more treatment. As for price, I was not expecting a 'cheap service' and not sure how close to market prices I paid. I did get good quality care; I had a student get some practical experience; and the bonus was I learnt more about my health.... <--- Can't put a price on that!?! Thankyou again :-)

Jenny Hart 6 years ago

Negative experience: Extremely bad experience with one of the postgraduate dentist in the Endodontic department. Rude and arrogant with no patience to elaborate on their explanation. WILL NOT RERURN FOR TREATMENT NO MATTER HOW GREAT OF A SKILL THE DENTIST HAS.

DragonFly9949 -Regi 7 years ago

Negative experience: The price is quite high for the quality of the service and the amount of time that you need to wait there. I’m wandering if students get appropriate experience from this clinic. How many patients are you seeing ? I’ve seen a student today that was working in disgust. If you don’t like to work with people is better to choose another career.

Aditi Ghosh 7 years ago

Positive experience: I had gone in for a root canal treatment with Dr Jack Wang. Right through consultation and the first treatment, he was super friendly, mad eme comfortable, gave me lots of information. I had literally no to little pain post treatment. I am not sure about the quality of treatment since this was the first stage but I was really happy with the way the procedure was done at half the price of a normal dentist.Good work Dr Jack !

Megan L 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: The dental student I had was very kind, friendly, and made me feel at ease. I had been avoiding the dentist for 6 years and needed 8 fillings in four installments and was comfortable going back each time. Prices are lower since it's a teaching clinic but it may take longer as a supervisor might need to check their work, but I always felt like I was in good hands.

D BAC 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: This place is well worth your time even tho the wait can be harsh but the quality and price is definitely worth it. I have been there multiple times and it has never let me down except the waiting mainly because there were a lot of people in the clinic. You can sometimes get a student but not all of them can be ignorant or do as they are told but you go there if you want to be more carefully of who you get, if you ring them when you make an appointment ask them to try to get you a proper dentist.

Curtis Liang 7 years ago

Negative experience: Bad experience! I believe there is a problem with the dentist’s working attitude. My 4 years old boy needed filling, but the dentist, actually a student, refused to give treatment and emphasised that she can’t do it at that time if my boy was not happy with and didn’t enjoy the procedure though my boy didn’t cry and just showed being unhappy and relectant, even if at last I have already persuaded my boy to be cooperative with her. If this is a excuse, I am wondering there is any child in this age group always being happy with or enjoying the dental procedure. I have never known someone who will enjoy dental procedures even an adult. I really can’t accept the excuse from the dentist. Maybe the dentist is not confident to handle a child. You should give me a more reasonable excuse.

Elyse Dunn 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great experience! Received excellent, friendly service from both the reception staff and my dentist. He was very helpful and answered all of my questions. Much appreciated.

Oz Oz 7 years ago

Positive experience: My daughter has been coming here for the past 4 years and the service is excellent of course the doctors are superb and very professional. One star less due to administration.

Theodore Z 7 years ago

Positive experience: Today I went for a scale and clean and check up. I was seen by a final year student (Sikai) and what a brilliant job she did. Excellent manner, very friendly and thorough job. I felt very well looked after. My appointment lasted for approximately 1.5hrs. If parking at meters, put in min 2hrs. In regards to booking, that was very quick and efficient with waiting times less than 1 week. My total cost was $213 which also included 2 xrays. For a teaching facility I thought the pricing would have been a little less. Would recommend.

Pierluigi Trombetta 7 years ago

Negative experience: I am in the waiting room. I have been here for more than one hour. They knew that doctor would be not available at scheduled time but the did not care to call me and inform me. Doctor is good but reception does not work.

Aemon Davie 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Staff are incredibly kind and considerate, outlining all options available .

Eilidh Kirk 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good for basic clean and check up. Dentists are super friendly.

john cassar 7 years ago

Negative experience: Worst service, you will be waiting atleast half hour before reaching the reception come half hour before appointment

Diane King 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: I have been going here for 3 years and have had fillings, tooth restoration, X-rays, cleaning and all have been done exceptionally well. The students all have been lovely and courteous. They check you first the call the supervisor and report their diagnosis and treatment plan. The supervisor checks you as well to see if the student is correct or missed anything. Student does work. Supervisor then checks and at times will do some of the work to show the student. I’ve never had to wait more than 5 minutes in the waiting room and costs are very reasonable. Would highly recommend.

Gideon Kinuthia 7 years ago

Positive experience: Students but well trained and there is a specialist supervising.

Solange Parraguez 7 years ago

Negative experience: The most painful and expensive dental cleaning in my life. After that, I was bleeding for a couple of days. Please double check your receipt, they overcharged me by 140 dollars (for a treatment that I didn't need/get), and after nearly a month fighting to get my money back, I finally got it.

Alexander Anderson 8 years ago

Negative experience: Would you be happy to pay 80 percent more this year for students to stick needles in your gums? Are you willing to SUFFER an unfriendly Supervisor? With thanks for the excellent work done last year.

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