Smile Studio Ballarat Alfredton Dentist

I was very happy with this practice until there was no follow up after having extractions and full dentures in place. No options were given as to having a full antiseptic or having the teeth removed in the chair just to name one thing that made my experience at this practice traumatic. I have been back for 2 follow up visits but saw Caleb instead of the previous dentist. Caleb is amazing and if you are looking for a great and caring dentist then this is who you need to make an appointment with. I for one will not be returning to this practice.

Very professional, friendly, informative and caring team. I can't fault the care and treatment I received. I now have a Jane Fonda smile for life. Thank you to the entire team.

Outstanding dental practice! I cannot recommend Dr Vandana, Erin, Felicity, Maddie and all the staff at Ballarat Smile Studio, highly enough! (Five stars but I wish I could give them ten)

This review is long as I wanted to to highlight all the instances SSB went above and beyond. If you don’t have the time to read, the short version is that this was an incredibly positive experience for me and somewhat of a miracle as I’ve had a history of dental trauma and anxiety

I needed quite a bit of work done (5 crowns, 3 fillings and a full mouth debridement). I had an initial assessment from another dental practice who quoted me approximately $14,000. I contacted SSB to ask if they could do the work for less. Dr Vandana looked over my x-rays and did an over the phone consult (free of charge), quoting me less than $10,000 in total! She also explained that she could do the work in one visit (whereas I was told it would be three at the other practice)

Felicity (in admin) was amazing in coordinating all this and answered all my questions leading up to the consult.

I had the bulk of the work done under general anaesthetic (and again the nurse and anaesthesiologist were wonderful). Unfortunately the machine that was to mill my crowns had some technical issues on the day. Despite the setback, the staff worked tirelessly to get the machine up and running because they knew I was visiting from out of town. Dr Vandana and Erin (the surgical nurse) stayed at the practice until 10pm on a Friday night just so they could finished the job. Dr Vandana also replaced one of the fillings with a crown at no extra charge just because she thought it would be a better course of treatment.

As I mentioned I had pronounced dental anxiety, experiencing a lot of pain, as I found it difficult to get numb. As a result, putting the crowns in was quite painful but Erin and Dr Vandana were so patient and kind. Erin even called me the next day to follow up and see how I was doing.

As it turned out I had to return to have my bite adjusted (though no fault of the dentist) and it was such a great experience - minimal pain (which I consider to be a small miracle!) Once again Erin and Dr Vandana were patient, kind and fully committed to making this a positive and comfortable experience for me. (And once again they didn’t charge me a cent!)

If you experience dental anxiety or you’re just looking for an excellent dentist go see these guys! They are truly the best!

(Thank you so much! 🙏🏼)

Outstanding dental experience, and that is coming from someone who hears the word dentist- and is getting sweaty palms:-(

As a kid I broke the arm rest of the dentist's chair- you know where I am coming from?

So let me start.........it will be a long review as there is so so much to cover.

Take your time- it's worth it. If you think about it- do it and do it at Smile Studio Ballarat.

I drove 200km to this clinic and I will continue to drive 400km's round trip- I don't care. What I have experienced there in passion for dentistry, a hard working team (couldn't do enough for you). And of course a highly trained Doctor. Dr. V is her nickname here.
Dr. Vandana Budhwar.

My appointment started at Hannah (Reception), a full 360' degree X-ray was taken and then I met Erin and Dr. Vandana for a consult. My issues were ranging from tooth decay and gum recession and a loose tooth.

Outcome was, let me say urgent.I received a quote for an All-on-4 upper jaw treatment with 4 implants and 12 teeth on a titanium frame.
Bottom jaw, single implant in front with 2 teeth fitted, 1 tooth extraction on 3.7 and 1 crown on tooth 3.6. Clean up of my other bottom teeth and I kept them.

Overall quote including the anaesthetist (gas man) fee was $40300 dollars.

Very happy with that so I gave the ok to go ahead, now to
Felicity (patient coordinatior) she was amazing in coordinating all this and answered all my questions leading up to the surgery.

Believe me she is probably sick of reading my name in the email inbox :-) as I mentioned earlier the team could not do enough for you.

1 week before your surgery date roughly you need an ECG and a blood test done and Felicity will send a few scripts to a pharmacy near you for Pre-OP medication and a mouth wash.
Be strict with it that is important.

Day of surgery: 23/11/2022 9am

Wear comfy cloth, bring a blanket don't be anxious, they do that kind of surgery every day. :-) I know easy said.

I met the gas man Dr. SHAKTI they call him, he explained complications and a couple of issues before he send me to sleep. Good night.

Roughly 5 hours later I woke up- obviously with a sore face :-), top teeth removed and 3 implants put in my top jaw.
Pain was not too bad at this stage- wearing like a headband with ice packs in it. You'll get good pain medication to take to the hotel.

Whilst in recovery the team prints you some temporary teeth- yes printed :-) you will not leave the clinic without teeth.

Unfortunately I had a small set back as my jaw bone in the top left, was too thin or hollow to put the 4th top implant in- Dr.V organised for me the following week to go down to Melbourne All on 4 clinic (Burwood) and meet Dr. Alex Fibishenko who would do a zygoma implant (cheekbone implant).

Check YouTube All on 4 Dr. Alex Fibishenko. Great Videos available. I watched all of them and then I was star struck when I met Alex.
Super organised, professional, in my eyes he is a genius, had even time after my recovery for a couple of photos.

This was all done on the 05/12/2022 in the afternoon.

Another surgery- shorter one- 1hr and 45 minutes all up. Just 1 cheekbone implant this time.

Again I can not speak highly enough of the Ballarat team, as Erin and Vandana were there with me for my surgery in Melbourne.

If you like me, from further away- the clinic recommends to stay a night in a motel/hotel. Just precautionary and you are not allowed to drive- bring a carer or driver for the surgery date.

We stayed a night in Ballarat and also a night in Melbourne after the second surgery.

As I am writing this review now 16/12/22 (11 days after the second surgery) I am not completely pain free, which is normal after two major surgeries. But it is getting better everyday.

I received my final teeth on Wednesday the 7/12/22 back in Ballarat.

Soft food diet for up to 3 months- but hey beats dentures any day of the week.

Outstanding job, well done to Ballarat and Burwood.

Amazing.

Thanks so much SSB, and Burwood. Really happy.

Uwe

1st appointment waited over an hour to be seen with a dental extraction emergency. 2nd appointment walked out after waiting an hour for a check up with no “hey we’re running late” got a call an hour later after I walked out to reschedule. Will not recommend or be back. I can get running late but lack of communication has lost me

I've had quite a few dental issues of late and have needed fillings and a couple of extractions. All procedures have been performed efficiently and painlessly. The staff and dentists are friendly, professional and helpful. A couple of times, I've turned up in pain and they've been amazing, getting me seen as soon as they possibly could. What more can one ask? I'm happy to recommend this dental practice.

My experience here I would highly recommend to anyone. High quality care with everything explained in detail and made to feel as comfortable as possible. I highly recommended Caleb, is incredible. I had a tooth extraction and was amazed at not feeling a thing. Hands down best place I've been too for a dentist.

I had such a terrific outcome with my visits to the Smile Studio Ballarat. I was treated so professionally every step of the way and the final result with my new teeth - WOW!! I am so happy that I made the decision to go to SSB and I highly recommend them. What a team!

Cliff