About Us
Specialist Orthodontist – Meet Dr. Chang
Dr Chang is one of Australia’s leading Orthodontist. Outside of work commitments, Dr Chang enjoys attending family events and his children’s soccer, basketball and netball games. Dr Chang is a fluent speaker in both English and Mandarin. He enjoys networking with orthodontists around Australia at conferences and meetings. By doing so, he aims to bring the most effective techniques of teeth straightening into the Smiles and Faces practice.
As a parent of three children, Dr Chang understands the importance of teeth and gum health on one’s confidence, eating and speaking. To improve awareness among the general community, he created the Smiles & Faces Orthodontics podcast, giving great smiles with so much information available to learn.He also priorities the professional development of his team at Smiles and Faces Orthodontics and encourages education opportunities, networking events and ongoing training.
Education and Achievements:
- Bachelor of Dental Surgery Degree with honours from Sydney University in 1999
- Established a successful dental practice in Canberra for 6 years
- Pursued orthodontic training in Adelaide, where he received his Doctor of Clinical Dentistry in Orthodontics from the University of Adelaide.
- Granted membership of the Royal Australasian college of Dental Surgeons and The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in the specialised field of orthodontics in 2008.
- Established Smiles & Faces Orthodontics in 2010 with the core intent of creating beautiful and healthy smiles within a caring, fun and supportive atmosphere.
- Presents regularly to groups of local dentists to promote awareness in varying areas of orthodontics.
- Member of several organisations including the Australian Society of Orthodontists, Australian Dental Association and the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. He is fluent in both English and Mandarin languages.
Community Involvement:
- Regular speaker in the dental community, improving awareness of what to look out for in kids and teens, importance and relevance of orthodontic treatment timing on outcomes and teaching dentists about clear aligners and other areas of orthodontics
- Santa visits at Mt Duritt Hospital
- Orthodontics From The Heart
- Supporting disadvantaged youth in obtaining their new smiles
At Smiles and Faces:
We respect the goals of our patients and aim to ensure we finish your treatment on time and help maintain your straight teeth. Our consultation process first starts with a conversation about you, and yourself. We are not aligned to any product or process so this is focused on you and your needs.
We are about informed choices, and understand the thought of having teeth removed can scare people. We look at transforming smiles, one person at a time. This often means:
- In kids and teenagers: Establishing their jaws in the right positions and preventing the late side effects that come from moderate to severely crowded teeth. This can often have better breathing & health benefits.
- In teenagers: Considering one’s needs, remaining growth and health status of individual teeth in creating a plan to straighten your teeth using effective methods, also presence or absence of wisdom teeth.
- In adults: Maintaining teeth while enhancing or maintaining your face balance is our priority, using discreet braces or clear aligners solutions (ie: Invisalign® etc) and new technologies to help treatment finish on time or earlier.
