Your local dentist in St Leonards
Nest Dental is at Suite 99, 545 Pacific Highway, St Leonards, about a three minute walk from St Leonards Station and a short walk from the Crows Nest Metro entrance. If you live in the towers, work at Royal North Shore Hospital, or pass through the Forum every day, we are already on your route.
A practice that lives in St Leonards
St Leonards is not a suburb we drive to. Our chairs sit on the Pacific Highway between the station and the hospital, in the same block of the precinct our patients walk through on the way to the Forum for lunch. That changes the kind of appointments people book: short, practical visits slotted into a working day, rather than a half day set aside for a trip somewhere else.
The suburb has changed quickly. The apartment towers along the Pacific Highway corridor have brought thousands of new residents who arrived without a dentist here, the Crows Nest Metro opened a second walk-up entrance for the area, and the health and research offices around Royal North Shore Hospital keep the footpaths busy well past six. Our hours were set to match that pattern, not the other way around.
We are also a small practice on purpose. Every St Leonards patient sees the same dentist each visit, so nobody has to re-explain their history, their nervousness, or the tooth they have been ignoring since they moved in.
Dr Viki Karassellos leads the practice and treats a large number of St Leonards locals, from hospital staff booking between shifts to residents who have just picked up the keys to an apartment on the highway. Our dentists each have more than 25 years of experience.
Why St Leonards patients choose Nest Dental
Built around the hospital and office roster
Royal North Shore Hospital staff, the research and health tech offices around it, and the commercial floors above the Forum all keep hours that do not suit a nine to five dentist. We run evening and Saturday appointments so a St Leonards shift or a full meeting day does not have to cost you a check-up.
Judgement-free and prevention-first
Plenty of St Leonards patients arrive after years of putting it off because work in the precinct got busy. Nobody at Nest Dental will lecture you about it. We look at where your teeth are today, focus on preventing the next problem, and agree a plan at your pace.
Dentists with 25 plus years each
Our dentists have each been practising for more than 25 years, so complex work does not have to be referred across the bridge. For St Leonards residents that means the check-up, the filling, the implant planning and the aligner reviews all happen at 545 Pacific Highway.
Health funds settled on the spot
We claim through HICAPS at the front desk, so you walk back onto the Pacific Highway with the rebate already applied. We are a preferred provider with NIB, CBHS, TUH, Union Health and smile.com.au, which may reduce what St Leonards patients pay out of pocket on routine care.
Just moved to St Leonards and need a regular dentist?
Moving into one of the new buildings on the Pacific Highway usually means rebuilding a list of local everything: a GP, a gym, a coffee order and eventually a dentist. If your last dentist was in another suburb or another state, you can start here without a referral and without any paperwork on your first visit beyond the health history form.
Ask your previous practice to email your records and recent x-rays to us before you come in and we will review them, so a new St Leonards patient visit is a conversation rather than a fresh start from zero. If you cannot get them, that is fine, we will take what we need on the day.
Most new residents book a check-up and clean first, then plan anything else around their calendar. Because we are inside the suburb, follow-up appointments are a walk from the lift, not a trip across the bridge.
Popular treatments with St Leonards patients
Check-up & clean
Prevention-first appointments that fit around a St Leonards work day.
Emergency dentist
Same-day appointments for St Leonards patients in pain or with a broken tooth.
Kids dentist
Relaxed first visits for children living in the St Leonards towers and nearby streets.
Clear aligners
Discreet straightening reviewed between shifts at Royal North Shore Hospital.
Teeth whitening
Professional whitening with clearly explained, realistic outcomes.
Dental implants
Carefully planned long-term tooth replacement, all done on the Pacific Highway.
Wisdom teeth removal
Assessment and removal without leaving the St Leonards precinct.
Tooth fillings
Tooth-coloured restorations placed gently in a single visit where possible.
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 around St Leonards
From St Leonards Station
Leave by the Pacific Highway exit near the Forum, stay on the highway heading towards Royal North Shore Hospital, and we are at 545 Pacific Highway, Suite 99 on the ground floor. Allow about three minutes on foot.
From the Metro and the towers
The Crows Nest Metro entrance on the Pacific Highway is a short walk from our door, and most of the newer apartment buildings along the highway corridor are within a ten minute walk. Buses along the Pacific Highway stop within a block either way.
Driving and parking
There is metered street parking on the side streets running off the Pacific Highway, plus parking stations in the Forum precinct a few minutes walk away. Tell our team your appointment time when you book and we will suggest the easiest option for that part of the day.
St Leonards dentist FAQ
Whether it has been 6 months or 6 years, we make it easy to come back
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