Vikas Thakur / / 9 min readDirect composite bonding, billed under item 526 as a "Composite Veneer, Direct, Per Tooth," averaged $393 nationally in 2023-24, with patients paying $227 out of pocket, per Private Healthcare Australia's claims data. Simpler front-tooth composite fillings cost less, from $170 to $203.
Vikas Thakur / / 9 min readThe ACCC confirmed on 12 June 2026 that Hismile paid $138,600 across seven infringement notices, partly because the "random shoppers" reacting to its products in social videos were its own employees. The same pattern shows up in autoplay reels and review widgets on dental and cosmetic clinic websites every day.
Vikas Thakur / / 9 min readThe Australian Dental Association's 2025 Consumer Survey of more than 25,000 Australians, published 31 July 2026, found 60% of respondents said social media influenced their decision to pursue cosmetic dental procedures. Here is what that means for a cosmetic dental practice's website and booking flow.
Vikas Thakur / / 8 min readMen's share of cosmetic procedures grew 6.3% worldwide in 2024 while women's fell 3.9%, according to ISAPS's survey of 2,975 surgeons across 32 countries. Women still account for 84.0% of all procedures. Australia performed 177,502 procedures that year, but no dataset breaks that figure down by patient age or gender.
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Vikas Thakur / / 8 min readFull dentures cost $2,400 to $7,000 for a complete set in Australia in 2026. Partial dentures start near $1,000, and implant-retained dentures run $7,500 to $9,000, a different and cheaper option than All-on-4 fixed bridges.
Vikas Thakur / / 9 min readOn 29 July 2026, an AHPRA webinar invitation exposed the private email addresses of 136 clinicians to every other invitee. AHPRA apologised the same day, and the breach became public on 6 August 2026. The mistake is the same one that shows up on unaudited clinic contact forms every day.
