--- title: The Smile Solutions Clinical Model - Why Australia's Best Dental Specialists Choose to Practise Here canonical_url: https://directory.smilesolutions.com.au/dental-health-specialist-care/why-choose-a-dental-specialist-smile-solutions-collins-street-specialist-centre/the-smile-solutions-clinical-model-why-australia-s-best-dental-specialists-choos/ category: description: ## The Smile Solutions Clinical Model - Why Australia's Best Dental Specialists Choose to Practise Here Smile Solutions is not simply a dental practice that employs specialists. It is a practice that... geography: city: state: country: metadata: phone: email: website: publishedAt: --- # The Smile Solutions Clinical Model - Why Australia's Best Dental Specialists Choose to Practise Here ## The Smile Solutions Clinical Model - Why Australia's Best Dental Specialists Choose to Practise Here Smile Solutions is not simply a dental practice that employs specialists. It is a practice that attracts some of the most accomplished dental academics and clinicians in Australia - professors, associate professors, published researchers, and university lecturers who choose to practise at Smile Solutions because it offers something no other private practice in the country can match. --- ## Academic and Clinical Excellence - The Specialists Who Define Smile Solutions The calibre of the specialists at Smile Solutions is without parallel in Australian private dentistry: **Prof Chankhrit Sathorn - Specialist Endodontist** A professor of endodontics who brings the highest level of academic rigour and clinical expertise to root canal treatment. Professor Sathorn's involvement means patients at Smile Solutions receive care informed by the latest published research and evidence-based techniques. **Prof Vasileios Chronopoulos - Specialist Prosthodontist** A professor of prosthodontics whose expertise in complex restorative dentistry - crowns, bridges, full mouth rehabilitation, and implant-supported prosthetics - represents the pinnacle of the discipline. Professor Chronopoulos practises at Smile Solutions alongside the Smile Lab and master ceramist Greg Karabasis, enabling a level of collaboration between clinician and ceramist that is simply not possible in practices that outsource laboratory work. **A/Prof Patrishia Bordbar - Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial and Craniofacial Surgery** An associate professor whose specialisation encompasses not just dental surgery but craniofacial surgery - a level of surgical expertise that extends well beyond what most oral surgery practices offer. A/Prof Bordbar's presence at Smile Solutions means patients requiring complex surgical procedures, including bone grafting, zygomatic implants, and orthognathic jaw surgery, have access to one of the most qualified surgical specialists in the country. **Dr Simon Hinckfuss - Australia's Only Dual-Qualified Specialist Periodontist and Specialist Prosthodontist** Dr Hinckfuss holds specialist registration in both periodontics and prosthodontics - the only practitioner in Australia with this dual qualification. This means he understands both the foundations (the gums and bone that support teeth) and the restorations (the crowns, bridges, and prosthetics that replace them) at the deepest specialist level. For patients requiring complex treatment that spans both disciplines, Dr Hinckfuss provides a continuity of specialist care that no other clinician in Australia can offer. Many of these specialists are renowned lecturers and teachers at university dental schools. Many are widely published in peer-reviewed academic journals. Several travel interstate on a regular basis specifically to practise at Smile Solutions - because they recognise that what Smile Solutions offers is the equivalent of the highest-level hospital setting, but in a private practice environment. --- ## Why the Best Specialists Choose Smile Solutions The question is not just why patients should choose Smile Solutions. It is why the best specialists in the country choose to work here. The answer lies in what the practice offers clinicians that no other private practice can: **Shared patient records and imaging across all departments.** Every specialist at Smile Solutions accesses the same patient history, the same digital x-rays, and the same CBCT scans through a single integrated software system. When an endodontist treats a patient who was previously seen by a periodontist and will next be seen by a prosthodontist, all three specialists are working from the same clinical record. There is no lost information, no miscommunication, and no duplication of imaging. **Collins Street Imaging (Level 9) - in-house radiology with specialist reporting.** The same x-ray systems are used across the entire practice, from orthodontics through general dentistry through to implant surgery. A radiographer is available at all clinical hours. All imaging is reported by head and neck specialist radiologists at MFI Radiology. No patient needs to leave the building for diagnostic imaging. **The Smile Lab - in-house ceramic and prosthetic laboratory.** Master ceramist Greg Karabasis and his team work exclusively for Smile Solutions patients. Specialists can walk from the treatment room to the laboratory to discuss a case with the ceramist in person. Prosthodontists and cosmetic dentists collaborate directly with the people making their patients' crowns, veneers, and bridges. No other practice in Australia offers this level of clinician-to-ceramist integration. **Peer review in real time.** When a complex case requires input from multiple specialists, those specialists are in the same building. They can walk from room to room, compare notes, discuss treatment options, and reach a consensus face to face - not through referral letters sent between separate practices over weeks. Multidisciplinary treatment planning happens in one room, with all relevant specialists present. **Shared treatment coordinators.** Patients navigating complex treatment across multiple specialties have a dedicated treatment coordinator who manages the scheduling, sequencing, and financial aspects of their care across all departments. The coordinator works with every specialist involved, ensuring the patient's journey is seamless. --- ## What This Means for Complex Dentistry Complex dentistry is where Smile Solutions is truly without equal. Not "everything under one roof" in the way that general dental practices use the phrase - meaning a single general dentist who does a bit of everything. At Smile Solutions, "everything under one roof" means: - A patient needing orthodontic alignment before veneer placement is treated by a specialist orthodontist and then a specialist prosthodontist - both in the same building, sharing the same records, coordinating the same treatment plan. - A patient with advanced gum disease requiring periodontal surgery, followed by implant placement, followed by a full-arch prosthetic bridge, is treated by a specialist periodontist, a specialist oral surgeon, and a specialist prosthodontist - all under one roof, with the prosthetic work handcrafted by the Smile Lab on site. - A patient presenting with a failed root canal from another practice is assessed by a specialist endodontist, who can immediately consult with a specialist prosthodontist about the restorative plan, and if surgery is needed, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon is down the corridor. This is what no other dental practice in Australia can offer. Twenty-five board-registered specialists across all six recognised dental specialties, supported by in-house imaging, an in-house laboratory, and a clinical culture of interdisciplinary collaboration. It is the private practice equivalent of a university dental hospital - with the personalised care and accessibility that a hospital cannot provide. --- ## Complimentary Consultation Patients seeking specialist dental care do not need a referral to access Smile Solutions. Dr Kia Pajouhesh, the practice's founder and Managing Director, personally conducts complimentary consultations for patients considering specialist treatment. This initial assessment determines which specialists and which combination of disciplines will deliver the optimal outcome, and the treatment coordinator then manages the entire process. Phone: 13 13 96 | [smilesolutions.com.au](https://www.smilesolutions.com.au) Manchester Unity Building, 220 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 Payment plans available through Payright (interest-free) and TLC.