- Single & multiple dental implants
Don't let missing teeth
hold you back.
Reclaim your smile, your confidence and your favourite foods. A dental implant replaces a missing tooth — root and all — without touching the healthy teeth either side. Three quick questions to see whether it’s right for you.
- Your neighbouring teeth stay untouched — unlike a bridge, which means cutting down two healthy teeth to replace one
- Planned in 3D before anything is placed — CBCT scan, digital planning, and a printed surgical guide so the implant goes exactly where it was designed to
- Your crown built in our own laboratory — shade matched in the building, not couriered across town
- Interest-free payment plans from $52 a week — subject to approval
Take the first step to a fixed smile — take the quiz
Three quick questions, and if suitable we'll book in your Smile Blueprint Session¹ with Dr Jeevan or Dr Sanjana.
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- CBCT 3D imaging & guided placement
- In-house dental laboratory
- ADA-accredited · NSQHS standards
- Five clinics · Melbourne south-east
- Your first appointment
Your Smile Blueprint Session
Thirty minutes with Dr Jeevan or Dr Sanjana — the dentists who would design and build your new tooth. Not a sales appointment, and no obligation to go ahead.
1
A 30-minute assessment
Your remaining teeth, gums and bite examined, the gap assessed, and your medical history and medications reviewed.
2
3D scans and modelling
Taken on site and reviewed with you on screen. It’s what shows whether there’s enough bone, whether grafting is likely, and exactly where the nerve runs.
3
A smile assessment, on your terms
A proper conversation about what you actually want back — the food, the photographs, the confidence. No two smiles are the same, and the plan should start from yours.
Terms and conditions of this offer
The Smile Blueprint Session is available to new and existing patients aged 18 or over who complete this enquiry form and attend an appointment at a My Dentist Network clinic. It comprises a 30-minute clinical assessment with Dr Jeevan Sivalingam or Dr Sanjana Illango, three-dimensional imaging and modelling where clinically indicated, and a discussion of your treatment goals and options. It does not include a general dental check-up, scale and clean, treatment of any other dental condition, or any treatment itself. Imaging is taken only where the treating practitioner considers it clinically appropriate for assessing your suitability. One session per person. No deposit is taken and there is no obligation to proceed. Appointments are subject to availability. Not available with any other offer. My Dentist Network may withdraw this offer at any time; sessions already booked will be honoured. If implant treatment is not clinically appropriate for you, we will tell you at the session and explain what would suit you better.
- What it is
A replacement root, not just a replacement tooth
When you lose a tooth, the visible crown is only half of what goes. The root goes too — and the jawbone that used to support it begins to shrink, because bone maintains itself in response to load.
An implant addresses both halves. A small titanium post is placed into the bone where the root used to be. Bone grows onto its surface and locks it in place — a process called osseointegration — and that post then carries a crown made to match the shade and shape of your own teeth.
The practical difference from a bridge or a denture is that an implant stands on its own. It doesn’t need the teeth either side cut down for support, and it transmits chewing force into the bone the way a natural root does.
- Worth knowing
A gap doesn't stay a gap
This isn’t a reason to rush — it’s a reason to make an informed decision rather than a default one. Four things happen after a tooth is lost, and they’re the reason replacing it earlier is usually simpler than replacing it later.
01
The bone shrinks
Bone maintains itself in response to load. With no root transmitting force, the ridge narrows and loses height — most rapidly in the first year.
02
Neighbours drift
Teeth either side of a gap gradually tip and move into the space, which can change your bite and make the gap harder to restore cleanly.
03
The opposing tooth over-erupts
The tooth above or below the gap has nothing to meet, so it slowly moves down or up into the space.
04
Grafting becomes likelier
Where enough bone has been lost, an implant may need a graft first — which adds time and cost to treatment that would otherwise have been straightforward.
What this doesn't mean
It doesn't mean you've left it too late, and it isn't a reason to book in a hurry. Plenty of our patients have had a gap for years and are still straightforward cases. It does mean that a 3D scan is the only way to know where you actually stand — which is exactly what the Smile Blueprint Session is for.
- Your options
Implant, bridge or denture?
An implant isn’t automatically the right answer. Here’s an honest comparison for a single missing tooth, so you can see where each option genuinely wins.
| Dental implant | Fixed bridge | Partial denture | |
|---|---|---|---|
Neighbouring teeth |
Left untouched | Cut down for crowns | Untouched, but clasped |
Preserves jawbone |
Yes — loads the bone | No | No |
Time to complete |
4–6 months | 2–3 weeks | 3–4 weeks |
Feels like your own tooth |
Closest of the three | Close | Removable, some bulk |
Surgery required |
Yes | No | No |
Typical lifespan |
Decades with maintenance | 10–15 years | 5–10 years |
Upfront cost |
Highest | Moderate | Lowest |
Best when |
Bone is adequate and the neighbouring teeth are healthy | The neighbouring teeth already need crowns | Several gaps, budget is the constraint, or as an interim step |
Lifespans shown are general ranges reported in the clinical literature and vary substantially between individuals depending on oral hygiene, smoking, bite forces and general health. Your own case may fall outside these ranges. We’ll tell you honestly at your session if a bridge or denture would serve you better.
- How treatment runs
Three stages. One building.
Your 3D scan, your implant placement and the laboratory that builds your crown are all in the same purpose-built clinic at Lynbrook — central to all five practices in the network. Wherever you’re seen for your consultation, there’s only ever one place to travel to for treatment.
1
Consultation
Your Smile Blueprint Session — an assessment of your teeth and jawbone, a CBCT 3D scan and a digital intraoral scan. If a tooth still needs removing, that happens first and the site is given time to heal before an implant is placed.
- Day one · 30 minutes
2
Placing the implant
From your records we build a precise surgical guide, so the implant is placed exactly where it was planned on screen. Local anaesthetic is standard, with IV sedation available on site. The implant is then left to integrate with the bone beneath the gum — most people carry on as normal during this time.
- 1 appointment, then healing
3
Your final crown
Once the implant has integrated, we take a fresh 3D intraoral scan and our technicians design and build a crown matched to your own teeth and your bite. It’s tried in, checked and fitted. How long the healing stage takes depends on how your implant integrates — we assess it rather than working to a fixed date.
- 2 appointments
- Day one · 30 minutes
- Computer-guided surgical planning
- Surgical suite
- IV sedation on site
- General anaesthetic arranged off site
- Our own dental laboratory
- Off-street parking · step-free access
- Your implant team
Named clinicians, and numbers you can check
Implant treatment here is a team job — one clinician places the implant, another designs and fits the tooth that goes on it. Every registration number below can be verified on the AHPRA public register.
NA
Places implants
Dr Naser Albarbari
Registered specialist oral surgeon
Places implants across the network and handles the more complex surgical cases, including grafting and sinus lifts.
AHPRA DEN0001047129
CN
Places implants
Dr Chris Ngo
Dentist
Places implants and supports surgical treatment across the network, alongside general and restorative dentistry.
AHPRA — to be confirmed
JS
Plans & restores
Dr Jeevan Sivalingam
Dentist
General dentist with a special interest in complex treatments. Runs your Smile Blueprint Session, plans the case and fits the final crown.
AHPRA DEN0001146703
SI
Plans & restores
Dr Jeevan Sivalingam
Dentist
General dentist with a special interest in complex treatments. Runs your Smile Blueprint Session, plans the case and fits the final crown.
AHPRA DEN0001146703
- Affordability
Payment options to suit you
There’s no single right way to pay for implant treatment. We’ll go through all four with you at your Smile Blueprint Session and work out which fits.
01
Flexible payment plans
From $52per week
Two-year interest-free terms, approved before you commit to anything.
“From $52 per week” is the entry point for implant treatment on a two-year interest-free plan, not the price of every case — approximately $5,400 in total at that weekly figure. Plans are provided by third-party credit providers (humm and Zip), subject to their credit assessment and approval — not everyone will qualify. Their terms, establishment fees and account fees apply and are separate from our treatment fees. Ask us for a full written quote before deciding.
02
Superannuation
Compassionate release of super
For some of our patients, using their superannuation is an option if they meet strict criteria — you apply to the ATO for release on compassionate grounds. We prepare the clinical reports, treatment plan and quotes your application needs, at no charge.
Please read carefully. Eligibility and approval are determined by the Australian Taxation Office and your superannuation fund, and are not guaranteed. The treatment must be needed to treat a life-threatening illness or injury, or to alleviate acute or chronic pain or acute or chronic mental illness. This should be a last resort — accessing your superannuation early permanently reduces your retirement savings, may be taxed, and cannot be reversed. My Dentist Network is not licensed to provide financial advice: please seek independent advice and check the current criteria at ato.gov.au.
03
Health fund rebate
Preferred provider for Medibank, Bupa, nib and HCF
“From $52 per week” is the entry point for implant treatment on a two-year interest-free plan, not the price of every case — approximately $5,400 in total at that weekly figure. Plans are provided by third-party credit providers (humm and Zip), subject to their credit assessment and approval — not everyone will qualify. Their terms, establishment fees and account fees apply and are separate from our treatment fees. Ask us for a full written quote before deciding.
04
Pay as you go
No finance, no third party
A deposit at the planning stage, the balance as treatment progresses — spread across months. Sometimes the simplest solution is the best.
- Five clinics, one network
Where you'd be seen
Your Smile Blueprint Session and all your follow-up care happen at whichever clinic is closest to you. Implant placement is performed at Lynbrook, where the CBCT scanner, the surgical suite and our dental laboratory are all in the one building.
- Placement & laboratory
Lynbrook Dental Care
14 Dyson Drive, Lynbrook VIC 3975
Where your implant is placed. CBCT, guided surgery, IV sedation and our own dental laboratory on site.
- Consultation & aftercare
Cranbourne Family Dental
Shop 8, Hunt Club Shopping Centre, 1A Linsell Blvd, Cranbourne East VIC 3977
Your Smile Blueprint Session, reviews and ongoing implant maintenance, with parking at the door.
- Consultation & aftercare
Carrum Downs Family Dental
295 Ballarto Road, Carrum Downs VIC 3201
Serving the Frankston corridor — Skye, Seaford, Sandhurst and Frankston North.
- Treatment results
6,000 smiles and counting
Treatments completed across My Dentist Network. The cases below are our own implant patients, photographed with consent under consistent lighting, camera angle, framing and exposure, and shown without retouching or filters.
Single tooth, upper front
One implant and crown over 5 months. After image taken 6 weeks after the crown was fitted.
Single lower molar
Placed following extraction and healing. After image taken 3 months post-fit.
Two adjacent teeth
Two implants, two crowns, over 6 months.
Treatment performed by
Every case shown above was treated by these clinicians. Each registration number can be checked on the AHPRA public register.
Dr Naser Albarbari
DEN0001047129
Registered specialist oral surgeon. Performs all implant placement.
Dr Chris Ngo
To be confirmed
Dentist. Places implants.
Dr Jeevan Sivalingam
DEN0001146703
General dentist with a special interest in complex treatments.
Dr Sanjana Illango
DEN0002142244
General dentist with a special interest in aesthetic and implant dentistry.
Individual results vary. The outcomes shown are relevant only to those patients and do not necessarily reflect the results other patients may experience. Any surgical or invasive procedure carries risks. Before proceeding, seek a second opinion from an appropriately qualified health practitioner. Images published with the written consent of the patients shown. “6,000 smiles” refers to treatments completed across all My Dentist Network clinics and all treatment types.
- Before you enquire
The questions people ask us first
Does it hurt?
Placement is done under local anaesthetic, so you shouldn’t feel pain during the procedure — pressure and vibration, yes. IV sedation is available on site if you’d rather be drowsy throughout. Afterwards, expect discomfort and some swelling for three to five days, which most people manage with over-the-counter pain relief. We don’t describe implant surgery as painless, and we’d be wary of any clinic that does.
How long does the whole thing take?
A straightforward single implant usually runs four to six months from assessment to final crown, and most of that is waiting for the implant to integrate with the bone. There’s no shortcut to that part — rushing it is the main cause of early failure. If the gap is visible when you smile, we provide a temporary tooth so you’re not without one. Bone grafting adds three to six months.
I've had the gap for years. Is it too late?
Usually not. Bone loss makes treatment more likely to need a graft first, but plenty of long-standing gaps are still straightforward. The only way to know is a CBCT scan, which shows exactly how much bone height and width you have. In a small number of cases the honest answer is that a bridge or a denture is the better recommendation, and we’ll tell you if that’s what we find.
Why not just get a bridge?
Sometimes a bridge is the better call — particularly if the teeth either side already need crowns, in which case you’re not sacrificing anything. But for a single gap between two healthy teeth, a bridge means cutting both of them down to stumps to carry it. That’s irreversible, and it puts two more teeth at risk to fix one. An implant leaves them alone.
Will my health fund cover it?
Partly. Your extras cover will contribute to the restorative component — the crown — and because we’re a preferred provider for Bupa, Medibank, nib and HCF, your gap on that portion is generally lower than at a non-participating practice. The surgical component is quoted separately. Annual limits also apply. We’ll give you itemised codes so your fund can tell you exactly what they’ll pay before you commit.
How long will an implant last?
Long-term studies of implants followed for ten years or more report survival rates in the region of 90–95%, with well-maintained implants lasting decades. But survival isn’t the same as trouble-free — complications like peri-implantitis and screw loosening are common enough that they should be expected as part of the life of an implant. The strongest predictors of a long life are not smoking, keeping it clean, and attending maintenance appointments.
What happens after I submit the form?
We’ll be in touch to book your Smile Blueprint Session — usually the same day, always within one business day. Depending on how busy the practice is that may be a call from our automated booking assistant, a call from a person, an SMS or an email, which is what the consent box covers. Whoever gets in touch can arrange the appointment and answer practical questions, but they can’t tell you whether you’re suitable — that needs the examination and the scan.
Risks and considerations
Placing a dental implant is a surgical procedure and it carries risk. We’d rather you read this before your appointment than after it.
Full-arch implant treatment involves removing teeth that cannot be put back and placing implants surgically into the jaw. It is irreversible, and it is major oral surgery.
Risks include infection at the surgical site; bleeding, swelling and bruising; pain during recovery, typically for three to five days; damage to adjacent teeth, roots or existing restorations; nerve injury causing temporary or, rarely, permanent numbness or altered sensation of the lip, chin, tongue or gum; sinus complications where implants are placed in the upper back jaw; failure of the implant to integrate with the bone, requiring removal and a second attempt; peri-implantitis — inflammation and progressive bone loss around an integrated implant, which can occur years later; mechanical problems including screw loosening and chipping or fracture of the crown; the need for additional procedures such as bone grafting or a sinus lift, which add cost and time; and aesthetic outcomes that differ from what was anticipated, particularly where the gum line shows when you smile.
Implants are not suitable for everyone. Smoking, uncontrolled diabetes, untreated gum disease, some autoimmune conditions, previous radiotherapy to the head or neck, certain medications including bisphosphonates and denosumab, and insufficient bone volume all affect whether treatment is appropriate and how likely it is to succeed.
Recovery. Expect swelling and discomfort for three to five days after placement, and a soft diet for one to two weeks. Most people return to work the following day. Implants require lifelong professional maintenance — six-monthly cleaning and an annual check of the components.
Individual results vary. This page is general information only and is not a substitute for a personal consultation and examination. Before proceeding, ask your practitioner for a full explanation of the risks, the alternatives and the total cost, and seek a second opinion from an appropriately qualified health practitioner. Read the full risk information.
- One more time
Three questions. Sixty seconds. Then your Smile Blueprint Session with Dr Jeevan or Dr Sanjana.
And if an implant isn’t the right treatment for your situation, we’d rather tell you that at the session than after you’ve committed to anything.