CoquitlamBraces.com is the educational site of myORTHODONTIST Coquitlam. We wrote it because the questions families ask in the chair — how long, does it hurt, what can she eat, what will it cost — deserve better answers than a brochure, and because a practice that explains its reasoning in public is easier to trust.
Specialist diagnosis on every case
Every plan here is designed and supervised by a certified specialist in orthodontics — a dentist who completed two to three further years of accredited residency in tooth movement and facial growth. Your general dentist remains the quarterback of your oral health throughout; we handle this one discipline, deeply, and coordinate with them at the start, during treatment and at the finish.
Every option, honestly compared
We fit metal, ceramic and self-ligating braces and the full Invisalign family, which means we have no inventory reason to steer you. When aligners will do the job, we say so. When a case needs the control of fixed braces, we say that too — including to teenagers who were hoping otherwise.
Timing over intervention
Children are assessed around age seven and, most of the time, monitored rather than treated. Early treatment has specific indications — crossbites, narrow arches, harmful habits, airway concerns, trauma-risk overjets — and we reserve it for those. Free monitoring visits until the right moment are part of how we work.
Airway-aware assessment
We screen breathing, sleep and jaw development alongside tooth position at every consultation, because the three are connected. Sometimes that changes the plan; often it confirms that a conventional approach is right. Either way, we look.
Cost that doesn't block care
Fees in writing before anything is bonded, with every included item listed. Monthly payment plans arranged directly through our office. Direct billing to your insurer. And support for Smiles Change Lives, which provides treatment to children whose families could not otherwise afford it. The cost guide has the numbers; our orthodontists has the people.
How it works at our practice
A typical week: seven-year-olds in for a first look, nine-year-olds in expanders and twin blocks, teenagers at six-week adjustments choosing colours, adults in aligners between meetings, debond days, retention checks, and a second opinion or two. Records first, always; every option priced side by side; retainers inside every fee.
Frequently asked questions
Are you a specialist practice?
Yes — every plan is designed and supervised by a Certified Specialist in Orthodontics.
Do you push early treatment?
We believe in guiding growth when the pattern is skeletal and say 'not yet' to everyone else. Most seven-year-olds leave with a recall date.
Do you fit both braces and Invisalign?
Both, plus the child and teen aligner systems — so the case decides, not the inventory.
Are consultations free?
Yes: examination, records and a written plan. Monitoring visits for children too.
Related reading
- Our orthodontists — the people
- Types of braces — what we fit
- Near you — how to reach us
The bottom line
Specialist-led, every option on the table, growth guided when it's indicated, airway screened every time, fees in writing with retainers included, and a partnership with your dentist. Hold us to it.
A closer look: how a plan gets designed here
After the consultation, the specialist sits with the records — scan, both X-rays, photographs — and works through a sequence: the pattern, the goals, the movements that achieve them, the appliance that makes those movements most predictably, the order, the time, the retention. For aligner cases that becomes a digital simulation refined tooth by tooth; for braces, a bracket prescription and a wire sequence; for a child, an appliance and a growth timeline. The plan comes back to you with the reasoning, priced beside its alternative. The appliance is chosen last, not first.
Our relationship with the dentists of the Tri-Cities
Many of our patients arrive by referral from general dentists in Coquitlam, Port Moody and Port Coquitlam, and we regard those relationships as the backbone of the practice. Your dentist is the quarterback of your oral health; we're the specialists they call on for one discipline. We send findings and plans back promptly, coordinate sequencing when dental work and orthodontics overlap, and never treat a referral as a patient to be kept. When a case sits within a dentist's range, we say so and send it back.
Frequently asked questions about our practice
Who will treat me?
A certified specialist — Dr. Haerian day to day, with Dr. Kanani involved in complex cases. The plan is designed and supervised by the specialist.
Are you part of a chain?
Part of the myORTHODONTIST network of specialist practices in BC — shared clinical standards, locally staffed clinics.
Do you accept referrals?
Gladly, and we send findings back. We also see patients who book directly.
What are your hours?
Mon and Wed 8–5; Tue and Thu 9–4; alternating Fri 8–4 and Sat 8–5; Sun closed.
Are consultations free?
Yes — examination, records and a written plan.
Misconceptions we correct most often
“A network practice means a call centre.”
It means a local team with shared standards and a colleague to consult on complex cases.
“You'll recommend the most expensive option.”
We price options side by side and often recommend the cheaper one.
“Airway-aware means selling expanders.”
It means screening everyone and treating the structural part only where it's indicated.
What Coquitlam families search for, answered
“Orthodontist Coquitlam Centre”
1158 The High Street, Unit 106, near Lincoln Station, parking off Atlantic Avenue. Finding us.
“Best orthodontist Coquitlam”
Compare on the credential, the consultation, the fee's inclusions and the drive — we'd like to be one of the two you visit.
“myORTHODONTIST Coquitlam reviews”
We don't publish testimonials; read independent reviews for the patient experience, and judge the consultation in person.
A closer look: how we measure ourselves
Not by case volume, though ours is high. By the proportion of seven-year-olds who leave with a recall date rather than an appliance — we want that high. By the proportion of teenage cases finished without extractions — high too. By how often referring dentists send the next patient and how often patients send a sibling. By how rarely a fee changes after it's quoted. And by whether a family could explain their own treatment plan to a friend, which is the standard every page on this site is written to.
The team, and the languages we speak
Our treatment coordinators — Adrienne, Amit and Beata — handle options, fees, insurance and payment plans; our certified dental assistants do much of the hands-on work at every visit. Between us we speak English, Tagalog, Polish, Spanish, Punjabi, Farsi, Vietnamese and Mandarin. Meet the team.
Technology, in proportion
We have iTero digital scanners, CBCT 3D imaging, a soft-tissue laser, digital photography and AI-assisted analysis — what each does — plus the low-profile brackets and heat-activated wires. We mention them last because every credible clinic has them and because none of them replaces the diagnosis. A scanner produces a beautiful model of a bite it can't interpret; the interpretation is the specialist's job, and it's what the training and the cases are for.
Before you go
Meet the two of us, read the FAQ, and book the free consultation. We'd rather you came having read a good deal, and we've tried to make sure there's a good deal to read.