Orthodontist for Pitt Meadows families

Where the clinic is, from Pitt Meadows

Pitt Meadows does not have a certified specialist orthodontist within the city. The nearest is myORTHODONTIST Maple Ridge at 108 – 22971 Dewdney Trunk Road, in downtown Maple Ridge between 227th and 230th Street.

Driving: from Harris Road and Lougheed Highway, head east on Lougheed for about 7 kilometres, turn left onto 227th Street or 228th Street, then right onto Dewdney Trunk Road. Roughly 10 to 12 minutes outside rush hour, a little longer at 3 pm when school traffic builds on Lougheed. From South Bonson and the Golden Ears Bridge side, join Lougheed at Harris Road; from North Pitt Meadows, Dewdney Trunk Road runs straight through to the clinic.

Transit: the R3 RapidBus and route 701 run along Lougheed Highway from Pitt Meadows to Haney Place, about a 5-minute walk from the clinic. The West Coast Express stops at Pitt Meadows and Port Haney stations; Port Haney is about a 15-minute walk from the clinic.

Fitting appointments around school and sports

Most Pitt Meadows patients are students at Pitt Meadows Secondary, Highland Park, Davie Jones, Edith McDermott or Pitt Meadows Elementary. Adjustment visits after the first appointment are usually 20 to 30 minutes, and the clinic offers early morning slots that get a student back to school before second period. The clinic also alternates some Saturday hours; call to confirm which weeks.

For families with children in hockey at Pitt Meadows Arena or soccer at the Pitt Meadows Athletic Park, a sports mouthguard fitted over braces or aligners is straightforward; mention it at the evaluation.

What Pitt Meadows families ask about most

• Whether their child needs Phase 1 treatment. The answer at age 7 is usually to watch and wait, with free recall visits. See orthodontics for kids.
• Invisalign for a teen who plays sports. Aligners work under a mouthguard and there are no brackets to cut lips. See Invisalign for teens.
• Whether it is worth the drive to a specialist versus a general dentist closer to home. Several Pitt Meadows dental offices offer aligners and do it well for straightforward cases. For bite problems, growing children and airway concerns, a certified specialist's residency training and daily case volume matter. See orthodontist or dentist for orthodontics?

Cost and insurance

Fees, insurance and monthly plans are the same for every patient regardless of where they live. Many Pitt Meadows families are covered through employer plans that include dependent orthodontic coverage; the clinic bills these directly. See cost and insurance.