About Braces

As I was researching for Invisalign online, I stumbled upon About Braces which also does Invisalign and at a cheap price range. They have this orthodontics package which is flat fee and is inclusive of consultation, x-ray and moulds. Their price range for normal metal braces starts from $3.5K whereas Invisalign starts from $5.5K which I find it is relatively cheap compared to others. Hence, I quick went ahead to book an appointment with them.

I am lucky enough to  get a consultation slot today cause someone just happen to call in to cancel her appointment! Dr Stefan Vas, the orthodontist ask what is that I will like to improve on my smile and which treatment am I looking at before checking my teeth and explains the procedure. About Braces is slightly different compared to the others dental centre as you are required to go for an X-ray and moulds before advising you which treatment is the best for you. Hence, you will have to pay an upfront fee before knowing whether which braces suit you best. However, this fee will be waived off once you take up their orthodontics package. The downside is that if you decided not to do braces after the follow up, you will have wasted the $ spent on the first consultation. Therefore, I will strongly advise that only go ahead to book the first consultation if you're VERY VERY SURE that you're going to put on braces.

So since I am pretty sure that I will want to get my teeth straighten whether it is before my wedding or after that (hopefully I can straighten it before wedding or at least abit), I went ahead to take the X-rays, photos and moulds. The whole process was pretty fast, around 40 minutes inclusive of the consultation with Dr Stefan Vas. After which, I was told to come back on January 22 for a follow up whereby Dr Stefan Vas will then based on the x-ray and mould to see if Invisalign is suitable for me and whether it will be in time to fix it before my wedding.

Nevertheless, I went on to check with the receptionist that if in the event I decided not to go ahead with Invisalign but opt for metal braces, can I come back to do my treatment after my wedding and I am glad that it can be done. She mentioned that they will hold the x-rays and mould for 1 year so as long as I come back within that 1 year, I will not need to pay for another round of X-rays and moulds.  Yipee!

About Braces
10 Sinaran Drive, Novena Medical Center
#10-21, Singapore 307506
http://www.aboutbraces.org/