Jeff and the team have worked hard, and we are confident that you are thrilled with your straight teeth and beautiful smile. Now that your braces are off, you may think treatment is complete, but this is only the end of the active stage. You have now entered the retention stage, also known as the […]

During the time you have braces, you may occasionally need to visit us in between your scheduled appointments for a ‘repair’, as many small parts and components are working in conjunction with each other. Sometimes a brace can come loose, a wire can become long, or something may not feel quite right. Depending on what […]

You have now had braces fitted, and certain foods need to be avoided to ensure the best results are achieved in the least amount of time. Not only can certain hard foods be uncomfortable to eat with braces, but you are also at risk of bracket or wire breakages, which will require unprepared trips to […]

    Jeff & Marshall saw each other across a crowded craft market in Bright and that was it – the bond was instant! Back then, he didn’t even have a name but after considering a range of suggestions from our patients, the name Marshall was chosen. So now Marshall is our very own “good […]

    Every year the Australian Dental Association (ADA) celebrates Dental Health Week. Between the 5th and the 11th of August the ADA is promoting oral health with the aim of educating Australians about the importance of maintaining good oral health. Tooth decay is the most common chronic disease in Australia with 90 percent of […]

    At Jeff Lipshatz Orthodontics, we like to keep up to date with state-of-the-art technologies and as well as focus on maximal patient comfort and convenience. We recently introduced an ‘iTero element’ digital intra-oral scanner into our clinic and Jeff and the team completed comprehensive training in using it. The iTero scanner allows us to […]

    A big congratulations to our beautiful Hygienists Jo and Laura who have both recently added to their families. Laura, who has been a hygienist with us for the past two years, welcomed her first child and cute baby boy Julian into the world in January. Jo has given birth to her second child, […]

    Your braces have been removed and now you have your amazing smile for life… it is important to protect that smile from trauma whilst training and playing any contact sports. These sports include AFL, rugby, hockey and martial arts as well as some sports considered ‘non-contact’ – basketball, netball, soccer and cricket. A […]

    On Sunday 7 April 2019, Jeff and some of our team participated in Run For The Kids. R4K is an annual event which started in 2006 and raises funds and awareness for The Royal Children’s Hospital. It was a glorious sunny day in Melbourne and starting and finishing at Docklands, over 30,000 people […]

    We are proud to have been involved in the Give a Smile initiative since its inception. Now celebrating its 10-year anniversary, Give a Smile is a fabulous program whereby private orthodontists commit to treating patients from public waiting lists pro bono with the aim of reducing public waiting list times and offering quality […]