VENEERS
Veneers Sunshine Coast: composite and porcelain, from Tewantin to Beerwah
Dental veneers are thin covers bonded to the front of the teeth to change their shape, colour or length, and on the Sunshine Coast you can have them at any of Avenue Dental’s eight practices. Composite veneers are shaped by your dentist directly on the tooth in one visit, with minimal preparation, from $745 per tooth. Porcelain veneers are made by a laboratory here on the Coast and fitted at a second visit, hold their colour and resist wear for longer, and start from $1,780 per tooth. Which suits you depends on what you’d like to change, how you use your teeth and what you’d like to spend, and that conversation happens before anything is planned.
Your veneer consultation is free at every practice: thirty minutes with a dentist, a digital scan, and a 3D preview of how veneers could look on your own teeth.
Composite veneers from $8.03 per week.
Porcelain veneers from $17.98 per week.
The same price at every one of our eight Sunshine Coast practices, and the consultation is free at all of them: thirty minutes with a dentist, a digital scan, and a 3D preview of how veneers could look on your teeth. Prefer numbers first? Request the price guide and our treatment coordinator will send it through and call if you’d like to talk it over.
Weekly amounts based on a $745 composite veneer and a $1,780 porcelain veneer per tooth, each over a 24-month Humm payment plan at 0% interest. Approval and individual circumstances are assessed by Humm. Simulated results are an indication only and individual outcomes vary.
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Our Sunshine Coast veneer price guide, plus a call from our treatment coordinator if you’d like one.
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Why veneer prices vary across the Sunshine Coast
Get a veneer quote in Maroochydore and another in Caloundra and they may be hundreds of dollars apart for what sounds like the same thing. Usually it isn’t the same thing.
A single coat, or built up by hand
The cheapest composite veneer is one layer of resin spread over the tooth and cured in a few minutes. The one we do is built up in layers by the dentist, shaping the edge, the translucency and the surface so it belongs next to the teeth either side. Both are called composite veneers on a quote.
The difference is an hour or more of chair time per tooth, and it’s the difference you see every time you smile.
Made on the Coast, or shipped in
Porcelain veneers are handmade by a dental technician, and where that technician works changes both the price and the process. An overseas laboratory is cheaper. A laboratory here on the Sunshine Coast means your dentist can talk to the person making your veneers about the exact shade of your front teeth, and a fit adjustment is days rather than weeks.
Ours are made locally. It costs more, and we think the fit and the finish earn it.
How much tooth is taken away
A veneer fits more easily onto a tooth that’s been reduced a lot. It fits more carefully onto one that’s barely been touched, and that takes more skill and a more precise veneer. Enamel doesn’t regrow, so the amount removed matters for the rest of your life.
We prepare as little as the case allows. Beyond a certain point, what’s being called a veneer is really a crown, and you should be told that before you agree to it.
Between Noosa and Caloundra you’ll see composite quoted from a few hundred dollars a tooth to well over a thousand, and porcelain from a little over a thousand to three. The three things above explain nearly all of that spread, and none of them appear in a headline price.
Our prices are the same at all eight practices, and the free consultation includes the scan and the 3D preview so you can see the direction before you decide anything. The preview is an indication, and individual results vary.
Any surgical or invasive procedure carries risks. The information on this page is general in nature and does not constitute clinical advice. Individual suitability, treatment and costs depend on an assessment specific to you. Before proceeding, seek a second opinion from an appropriately qualified health practitioner. View treatment risks here.
Composite or porcelain? Your veneer options on the Sunshine Coast
One is finished this afternoon; the other takes two visits and lasts about twice as long. Neither is the right answer for everyone, and the honest choice depends on the tooth, the budget and how you use your teeth.
Composite veneers
Resin that your dentist applies and sculpts straight onto the tooth, then hardens and polishes in the same appointment. Little or no enamel is removed, it can be repaired if it chips, and it’s the more affordable of the two upfront. It suits a chipped corner, a small gap, a tooth that’s a touch short, or a worn edge. Expect three to seven years from it, and expect it to pick up stains from coffee and red wine faster than porcelain does.
Porcelain veneers
Thin ceramic shells made by a laboratory here on the Coast from a scan of your prepared teeth, then bonded on about two weeks later. Porcelain keeps its colour, stands up to wear, and carries light the way enamel does, which makes it the usual choice for several front teeth at once or for discolouration that whitening can’t shift. With good care they may last ten to fifteen years on average. Some preparation of the tooth is needed, and that step can’t be undone.
Sunshine Coast Dental Clinic Locations
Two ways to get veneers, step by step
Composite is finished in one sitting; porcelain takes two visits and a Coast laboratory in between. Open either to see each visit, what happens in it, and how long the whole thing takes at your local Avenue practice.
Composite veneers
Finished in a single visit
Half an hour with a dentist at whichever of our eight practices suits you: a digital scan, a 3D preview of the proposed shape and shade on your teeth, and a written plan with the price before you leave.
A full examination with X-rays makes sure the teeth and gums underneath are sound. Decay or gum problems are treated before any veneer goes on, otherwise the veneer fails with the tooth.
The shade is matched to your neighbouring teeth in daylight rather than under the lamp. The surface is lightly prepared, taking as little enamel as the case allows, then conditioned so the resin bonds properly.
The composite goes on in layers, each one shaped to copy the edge, the translucency and the surface texture of the teeth either side. This is where the chair time goes, and where the result is decided.
The veneer is trimmed, your bite is checked, and the surface is polished to a natural sheen. You leave the same afternoon with the tooth done.
Brush and floss as normal and keep up your check-ups. Composite can pick up stains from coffee and red wine over time and can be re-polished, and if it chips it can usually be repaired at a check-up.
Porcelain veneers
Two visits, made by a Sunshine Coast lab
Half an hour with a dentist at your nearest Avenue practice: a digital scan and a 3D preview of the proposed veneers on your teeth. For porcelain, a printed mock-up on a model is available too if you’d like to see it in your hand.
A full examination with X-rays confirms the teeth and gums are sound. If whitening is part of your plan it happens now, so the porcelain is matched to the shade you’ll be keeping.
Under local anaesthetic, a thin layer of enamel comes off the front of each tooth, kept to the minimum the case allows. The prepared teeth are scanned for the laboratory, and temporary veneers go on so you’re comfortable while you wait.
Over about two weeks, a dental technician at a Sunshine Coast laboratory hand-makes your veneers to the shade and shape agreed at your preview. If your dentist wants to check a detail, the technician is a local phone call away.
The veneers are tried in first and you check the shape and shade in a mirror while nothing is permanent. When you’re happy, each one is bonded, the bite is checked and the edges are polished.
Brush, floss and keep up your check-ups. Porcelain resists staining well, and a night guard is often recommended if you grind. Looked after, they may last ten to fifteen years on average.
Why Choose Avenue Dental for Veneers in Sunshine Coast
Eight practices, one price, one standard — Composite from $745 and porcelain from $1,780 per tooth, whether you’re in Tewantin or Beerwah. Your consultation, preparation, fitting and reviews all happen at the practice you choose, with the same dentist.
You’ll see them before they exist — Every free consultation includes a digital scan and a 3D preview of the proposed veneers on your own teeth. Review the shape and shade on screen with your dentist as an indication of what’s possible, and change it while changing it costs nothing.
Composite built up, not brushed on — Your dentist shapes the resin in layers, matching the edge and surface texture of the teeth beside it. It takes longer than a single coat, and that’s the whole point.
Porcelain made here on the Coast — Our porcelain veneers are crafted by dental technicians at a Sunshine Coast laboratory. A question about your front teeth is a local phone call, and a fit adjustment is days rather than a return shipment.
As little enamel removed as the case allows — Enamel doesn’t grow back, so we prepare minimally and tell you plainly when what’s being proposed is closer to a crown than a veneer.
Flexible payment options — Interest-free payment plans through Humm are available, with approval and terms assessed by Humm.
Dr Johan Weemaes DEN0001936247 General Dentist. Treatment – Porcelain Veneers. 3 week treatment time. Photos taken 3 days after the veneers were placed. Results can vary based on individual circumstances, and any dental procedure carries risks and benefits. See treatment risks here. The images shown on this page are for informational purposes only and depict examples of dental treatments performed at Avenue Dental. These images are not intended to be testimonials or guarantees of outcomes. All of our patients have consented to images being shared here.
Veneers that look like you in the Queensland light
Sunshine Coast light is unforgiving. Midday on the beach, the glare off the water, a phone camera on a bright verandah: all of it shows up teeth that are too white, too flat and too identical. Veneers that look fine under a surgery lamp can look like a row of tiles at Mooloolaba on a Saturday.
Real front teeth don’t behave like tiles. The two in the middle are a little longer than the ones beside them. The biting edges let some light through. The surface has faint texture that scatters light rather than bouncing it straight back. Good veneers copy all of that, and they’re matched to a shade that suits your skin and the teeth around them rather than the whitest one on the chart.
That’s what the 3D preview at your consultation is for. You see the proposed shape and shade on your own teeth, on screen, before anything is made, and if it’s heading somewhere that looks like a toothpaste ad rather than you, that’s the moment to say so. The preview is an indication of the direction rather than a promise of the result, but it’s the point where changing your mind is free.
Any surgical or invasive procedure carries risks. The information on this page is general in nature and does not constitute clinical advice. Individual suitability, treatment and costs depend on an assessment specific to you. Before proceeding, seek a second opinion from an appropriately qualified health practitioner. View treatment risks here.
Are veneers the right treatment for you?
It’s a fair question, and it’s one we’d rather answer properly than quickly. Suitability comes down to what’s happening with your teeth and gums underneath, which is why it’s assessed at an examination with x-rays. Veneers are commonly considered for teeth that are discoloured, chipped, worn, or slightly uneven in shape.
Some things are worth addressing first. Gum disease is treated before cosmetic work. Substantial crowding may be better handled with orthodontics. A heavily broken-down tooth may need a crown rather than a veneer. Grinding affects how any veneer performs, and it’s worth talking through. None of this rules veneers out. It changes the order of things. Sometimes the honest answer is that a different treatment gets you closer to what you want, and we’d rather say so at the consultation so you have a full picture.
Veneers on the Sunshine Coast: your questions answered
How much do veneers cost on the Sunshine Coast?
At Avenue Dental, composite veneers start from $745 per tooth and porcelain veneers from $1,780 per tooth, the same at all eight of our Sunshine Coast practices, or from $8.03 and $17.98 a week respectively on a 24-month Humm payment plan at 0% interest. Across the Coast, composite is commonly quoted from around $350 to $1,200 per tooth and porcelain from around $1,200 to $3,000. The final figure depends on how many teeth are treated, which material you choose and whether anything needs treating first. Your consultation is free and you receive a written plan before treatment begins.
Is the price the same in Maroochydore, Caloundra and Noosa?
Yes. Avenue Dental charges the same veneer prices at every one of its eight Sunshine Coast practices, from Tewantin near Noosa down to Beerwah, and the free consultation with scan and 3D preview is available at all of them. Choose whichever is closest, or ask our treatment coordinator to book you into the one that suits.
Composite or porcelain, and which lasts longer?
Porcelain lasts longer: with good care, ten to fifteen years on average, against three to seven for composite. Composite is done in one visit with minimal preparation, costs less upfront and can be repaired if it chips, but stains more readily. Porcelain takes two visits and a laboratory, resists staining and wear, but needs some preparation of the tooth that cannot be reversed. The right choice depends on what you are changing, how many teeth are involved and how you use your teeth.
Do I need enamel removed for veneers?
For porcelain, usually a thin layer, kept to the minimum the case allows, and it is not reversible. For composite, little or none. We prepare as conservatively as possible, and where whitening or Invisalign would address the concern with your teeth left intact, you will hear that first.
Can I see what the veneers will look like before I decide?
Yes. Your free consultation includes a digital scan and a 3D preview of the proposed veneers on your own teeth, reviewed on screen with your dentist, and you can ask for the shape or shade to be changed before anything is made. The preview is an indication rather than a guarantee, and individual results vary.
How do you choose a shade that looks natural in daylight?
We match the shade against your own teeth in natural light rather than under the surgery lamp, and we choose a colour that suits your skin and the teeth around it rather than the whitest on the chart. Real enamel lets light through at the edges and has a faint texture, and the veneer copies both, which is why good veneers do not read as veneers even in bright Coast sunshine.
How long does it take?
Composite veneers are finished in a single appointment. Porcelain veneers take two visits about two weeks apart, while a laboratory here on the Sunshine Coast makes them. Either way, a check-up with X-rays comes first to confirm the teeth and gums are healthy.
Do veneers damage your teeth?
Veneers require some preparation of the tooth surface, and that preparation is not reversible, which is why we prepare minimally and suggest whitening or Invisalign first where they would address the concern. All dental treatment carries risks, and your dentist will discuss the ones relevant to you before you consent. View treatment risks here.
How many veneers will I need?
Often fewer than you expect. Many people assume a full set and leave with a plan for two or four, because whitening the surrounding teeth or straightening them first does part of the job. Your dentist plans the smallest number that achieves what you want, since every veneer is a tooth that has been prepared.
Does health insurance cover veneers?
Veneers are generally treated as cosmetic, and cover varies considerably between funds and levels. Some funds contribute under general or major dental where there is a clinical reason, such as a veneer on a fractured tooth. Medicare does not cover cosmetic dental work. We give you the item numbers with your written plan so you can check with your fund.
Flexible payment plans
At Avenue Dental on the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne, we understand that dental treatment can be difficult to fit into your budget, which is why we offer a range of different dental payment plan options.
