Your nearby dentist, a short drive from Northbridge
Nest Dental is at Suite 99, 545 Pacific Highway, St Leonards, around a 9 minute drive from Northbridge Plaza via Strathallen Avenue and the Pacific Highway. Northbridge has no station, so we plan the trip around the drive and give you parking directions before you arrive.
A nine minute drive from Northbridge
Northbridge is a leafy peninsula with water on three sides, the Sailors Bay Road shops at its centre and the Baths tucked down at the bottom of the hill. The Suspension Bridge is still the way in and out, and there has never been a railway line anywhere near it. Life here is organised around the car, and everybody who lives here knows it.
That is also why Northbridge residents already drive for dental care. There is no full service practice of this scale on the peninsula, so the real question is where the drive should end up.
Out along Strathallen Avenue and across to the Pacific Highway, we are around 9 minutes from Northbridge Plaza. Everything from a check-up to implants and cosmetic work happens at that one address, which is the point of making the trip at all.
Dr Carlos Turk sees many of the Northbridge patients who come to us for implants and rebuilt teeth as well as their regular check-ups. Our dentists have each been practising for more than 25 years, and Northbridge families stay with the dentist they choose rather than whoever is available.
Why Northbridge patients choose Nest Dental
A drive you are already making
Northbridge sits out on its own peninsula with no train station and no full service dental practice of this scale, so residents are used to driving for appointments. From Northbridge Plaza it is around 9 minutes via Strathallen Avenue and the Pacific Highway, and we send parking directions with your confirmation so the last two minutes are not spent circling.
The full range under one roof
If you are going to leave the Northbridge peninsula for dental care, it should cover everything. Check-ups, fillings, gum care, crowns, implants and cosmetic work all happen in the same rooms with the same team, so you are not sent somewhere else halfway through a treatment plan and asked to repeat your history.
Families and the same dentist each time
Northbridge is dominated by families and long-term residents, many in the same house for decades. You choose a dentist at your first visit and keep them, so a child's changing bite or an old crown that is starting to leak gets noticed by someone who has watched it over time. Our dentists have each been practising for more than 25 years.
Judgement-free care and claiming at the desk
Some Northbridge patients arrive after a long stretch away, often after a trusted practice on the north side closed. We do not comment on the gap. We deal with anything sore first, move to prevention from there, claim your rebate on the spot through HICAPS, and are a preferred provider with NIB, CBHS, TUH, Union Health and smile.com.au, which may reduce out of pocket costs on routine visits.
Family dental care that suits the Northbridge week
Northbridge parents already spend a fair share of the week driving off the peninsula for school, sport and work. We would rather not add four separate trips to that, so families are booked in blocks and we confirm a realistic finish time before you set out from the Plaza.
Children are welcome from their first tooth, and Northbridge parents often bring a younger sibling to sit in on an older child's appointment. It makes the younger one's first visit far less of an event when their turn comes around.
For the long-term residents who make up much of Northbridge, we are usually looking at decades of previous dental work. We assess what is still sound before recommending anything be replaced, set out costs in writing beforehand, and can stage bigger treatment such as implants across health fund years rather than in one go.
Popular treatments with Northbridge patients
Check-up & clean
A prevention visit worth the short run over from Northbridge Plaza.
Emergency dentist
Same-day care about nine minutes from the Sailors Bay Road shops.
Tooth fillings
Tooth coloured fillings, usually completed in a single appointment.
Clear aligners
Short reviews that suit Northbridge students and working parents.
Teeth whitening
Supervised whitening with the likely result explained honestly first.
Crowns and bridges
Rebuilding worn teeth without a second trip across the bridge.
Dental implants
Long-term tooth replacement planned and placed under one roof.
Kids dentist
Relaxed first visits for children from Northbridge Public and nearby schools.
Our Team
Meet Our Dentists
Our dentists have each been practising for over 25 years. That's thousands of treatments, thousands of conversations, and a deep understanding of what patients actually need.
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The Nest Dental difference
At Nest, we focus on smarter dental care with a softer touch. Our team takes a judgement-free, prevention-first approach that puts your comfort and your smile at the centre of every visit. We are dedicated to creating and protecting healthy smiles for all ages.
Why people love Nest Dental
"I've been seeing the team at Nest Dental for the past year and have always felt well looked after. From my initial meeting with the team through to my recent visits, the team took time to explain each step clearly and answered all my questions. As someone who feels nervous about the dentist, I appreciated how patient and professional everyone was."
Ashley M
St. Leonards
"I recently came back to the dentist at Nest after not visiting for too long. I really appreciated the judgment-free way they engaged with me, no shame, no guilt. The way the whole team dealt with me from start to finish was amazing. They took the time to explain everything, answer my questions and keep me informed throughout. I really felt supported and comfortable during my visits."
Elizabeth
Chatswood
"From my first visit to Nest Dental, I've been impressed by how clearly everything was communicated. The team took the time to listen, talk things through, and answer my questions, which helped me feel confident and at ease. Everyone has been consistently friendly and attentive."
Gabby H.
North Sydney
Getting here from Northbridge
Driving from the Plaza
From Northbridge Plaza allow around 9 minutes: follow Strathallen Avenue out across the Suspension Bridge and continue through to the Pacific Highway near Royal North Shore Hospital. Suite 99, 545 Pacific Highway is on the ground floor.
Where to park
Northbridge patients drive, so we plan parking with you. Metered street parking runs along the side streets off the Pacific Highway, and the Forum precinct parking stations are a few minutes walk from reception when the highway spaces fill during hospital changeover.
Public transport
With no railway line on the Northbridge peninsula, buses from the Sailors Bay Road stops connect through to Crows Nest and St Leonards. That is the option worth using after treatment where driving yourself home is not ideal, and the highway stops leave a short walk to our door.
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