Your nearby dentist, two stops from Waverton
Nest Dental is at Suite 99, 545 Pacific Highway, St Leonards, approximately 2.5 km from Waverton Station. That is two stops on the North Shore line, or around a 6 to 7 minute drive from the Waverton shops, with calm and unhurried care at the other end.
A short train trip from Waverton
Waverton is one of the smallest suburbs on the lower North Shore: a pocket of apartment blocks and older homes sitting between the rail line and the harbour, with Waverton Park on one side and the bushland tracks of Balls Head Reserve on the other. It is the kind of place where people walk the coal loader platform on a Sunday and know the timetable off by heart.
What Waverton does not have is a dentist. There is no practice inside the suburb, so every Waverton household is already making a trip somewhere for their check-ups, whether that is over the bridge, across to North Sydney or up the line.
Two stops from Waverton Station puts you at St Leonards, and our door is a short walk from that platform. For a suburb that already travels for dental care, that is usually the shortest version of the trip, and it means an appointment does not need to swallow half a day.
Dr Viki Karassellos sees many of the Waverton patients who come in after a long break from the dentist and would rather take things slowly. Our dentists have each been practising for more than 25 years, and you stay with the same dentist rather than repeating your history to someone new each visit.
Why Waverton patients choose Nest Dental
Two stops, and no practice in Waverton itself
Waverton is a small harbourside pocket with a handful of shops near the station and no dental practice of its own, so residents are used to leaving the suburb for an appointment. Two stops on the North Shore line puts you at St Leonards, and our door is a short walk from that platform on the Pacific Highway side. For anyone already taking that train towards the city or the hospital, the trip barely changes the day.
A calm, unhurried appointment
Waverton is quiet by nature, and people who choose to live between Waverton Park and Balls Head Reserve tend not to enjoy being rushed through anything. We book longer appointments than a conveyor belt practice would, explain what we are seeing while you are still sitting up, and give you the option of going away to think about larger treatment rather than deciding on the spot.
Judgement-free and prevention-first
Plenty of Waverton patients arrive after a long gap, sometimes because their old dentist was on the other side of the harbour and the trip stopped being worth it. We will not make a point of how long it has been. We look at what is there now, deal with anything uncomfortable first, and build a prevention plan so the next few years are quieter than the last few.
Experienced dentists, evenings, Saturdays and on the spot claiming
Our dentists have each been practising for more than 25 years, and Waverton patients see the same dentist visit after visit. We hold evening and Saturday appointments, keep same-day emergency time free, claim health fund rebates at the desk 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 care.
Dental care that fits the pace of Waverton
Waverton runs at a slower rhythm than the suburbs either side of it. Weekends are for the harbour walk out to Balls Head, the oval at Waverton Park, and the short stroll to the ferry at Balls Head Bay. We try to make an appointment feel closer to that than to a rushed errand, with enough time booked to actually talk through what you want to do.
Many Waverton residents have lived in the same street or block for decades, and their dental history reflects it: older fillings, a crown or two, occasionally work done overseas. We assess what is holding up well before suggesting anything be replaced, and we are honest when the sensible answer is to leave something alone and keep watching it.
Costs are set out in writing before treatment starts, and larger work can be staged across health fund years rather than landing all at once. If you are moving to us from a practice over the bridge, we can request your records so nothing is repeated unnecessarily.
Popular treatments with Waverton patients
Check-up & clean
A prevention visit that fits inside a return train trip from Waverton.
Emergency dentist
Same-day care for Waverton residents with no practice in the suburb itself.
Tooth fillings
Tooth coloured fillings, usually completed in one unhurried visit.
Clear aligners
Short review appointments, easy when Waverton to St Leonards is two stops.
Teeth whitening
Supervised whitening with the likely result explained honestly beforehand.
Crowns and bridges
Rebuilding worn or cracked teeth for our longer standing Waverton patients.
Dental implants
Long-term tooth replacement planned two train stops from Waverton Station.
Kids dentist
Relaxed visits for children walking up from the Waverton Park side.
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 Waverton
By train, two stops
Board at Waverton Station and travel two stops north through Wollstonecraft to St Leonards. Leave by the Pacific Highway exit, walk towards Royal North Shore Hospital, and Suite 99, 545 Pacific Highway is on the ground floor.
Driving and parking
From the Waverton shops it is approximately 2.5 km, roughly 6 to 7 minutes outside peak, up through Wollstonecraft to the Pacific Highway. Park in the metered street spaces on the side streets off the highway, or use the parking stations in the Forum precinct a few minutes walk away.
Buses and walking
If you are coming from the Balls Head Reserve side of Waverton, buses along the Pacific Highway will drop you close to our door. Some Waverton patients also treat it as a walk, taking the train one stop and covering the rest on foot when the weather suits.
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