Prosthodontics at Collins Street Specialist Centre product guide

Collins Street Specialist Centre | Prosthodontics in Melbourne CBD

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the name of the practice: Collins Street Specialist Centre

Where is Collins Street Specialist Centre located: Level 8, Manchester Unity Building, 220 Collins Street, Melbourne CBD

What floor is the practice on: Level 8

What is the building name: Manchester Unity Building

What street is the practice on: 220 Collins Street

What specialty does Collins Street Specialist Centre focus on: Prosthodontics

What is prosthodontics: The dental specialty concerned with restoration and replacement of teeth

Is a referral required to book an appointment: No referral required

Are referrals from general dentists accepted: Yes

What are the practice's weekday opening hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm

What are the Saturday opening hours: 8:30am to 1:30pm

Is the practice open on Sundays: Not disclosed

What is the practice phone number: (03) 9650 2726

How many specialist prosthodontists work at the practice: Four

Who are the specialist prosthodontists at the practice: Dr Fotios Angelis, Prof Vasileios Chronopoulos, Dr Jamie Foong, Dr Simon Hinckfuss

Is Dr Fotios Angelis a registered Specialist Prosthodontist: Yes

What degree does Dr Fotios Angelis hold: BDS (Hons)(Melb), DClinDent (Melb)

Did Dr Angelis graduate with honours: Yes, from the University of Melbourne

How many years did Dr Angelis spend in private practice before specialising: Six years

Is Prof Vasileios Chronopoulos a registered Specialist Prosthodontist: Yes

How many years of experience does Prof Chronopoulos have: More than 30 years

Where did Prof Chronopoulos complete his Certificate in Prosthodontics: Marquette University, Milwaukee, USA

Does Prof Chronopoulos lecture internationally: Yes

Is Dr Jamie Foong a registered Specialist Prosthodontist: Yes

Where did Dr Foong complete his specialist training: University of Melbourne

Does Dr Foong hold a teaching role: Yes, Visiting Lecturer and Clinical Supervisor at the University of Melbourne

Is Dr Simon Hinckfuss registered as both a prosthodontist and periodontist: Yes

Is Dr Hinckfuss's dual specialist registration unique in Australia: Yes

Can Dr Hinckfuss both place implants and restore them: Yes

Are all clinicians registered with the Dental Board of Australia: Yes

How can patients verify a clinician's specialist registration: Via the AHPRA public register at www.ahpra.gov.au

What registration type confirms specialist status: "Specialist Prosthodontist" on the AHPRA register

How many years of postgraduate training do specialist prosthodontists complete: A minimum of three years full-time

Do specialist prosthodontists have more training than general dentists: Yes

What treatments does the practice offer: Crowns, bridges, veneers, dentures, implants, All-on-4, and full mouth rehabilitation

Does the practice offer dental crowns: Yes

What crown materials are used: All-ceramic, zirconia, and porcelain-fused-to-metal

Does the practice offer dental bridges: Yes

Are bridges fixed or removable: Fixed

Does the practice offer porcelain veneers: Yes

Can veneers be placed with minimal tooth preparation: Yes, in specialist hands

Does the practice offer dentures: Yes

What types of dentures are offered: Full, partial, and implant-retained overdentures

Does the practice offer All-on-4 implant rehabilitation: Yes

How many implants does the All-on-4 technique use: Four

Can All-on-4 patients receive a provisional prosthesis on the same day as extractions: Yes, in many cases

Does the practice offer implant prosthetics: Yes

Does the practice offer full mouth rehabilitation: Yes

What does full mouth rehabilitation involve: Rebuilding all or most teeth across both upper and lower jaws

Does full mouth rehabilitation require a diagnostic phase: Yes

Are provisional restorations used before permanent ones in full mouth rehab: Yes, often

Does the practice collaborate with other dental specialists: Yes

Does the practice collaborate with periodontists: Yes

Does the practice collaborate with endodontists: Yes

Does the practice collaborate with orthodontists: Yes

Does the practice collaborate with oral and maxillofacial surgeons: Yes

Does the practice use CEREC CAD/CAM technology: Yes

What does CEREC CAD/CAM enable: Chairside ceramic crown and bridge fabrication in a single appointment

Does the practice use an intraoral scanner: Yes, the 3Shape TRIOS

Does the practice have an in-house dental laboratory: Yes

Does the practice use 3D printers: Yes, Sega 3D printers

What is the 3D printer used for: Printed models, surgical guides, and provisional prosthetics

What design software does the practice use: Exocad DentalCAD

Is the practice accessible by public transport: Yes, directly opposite Town Hall Metro Rail Station

Should patients with complex cases see a specialist prosthodontist: Yes

Should patients with failed previous restorations see a specialist: Yes

Is prosthodontic care appropriate for patients with medical complexity: Yes

Is a specialist prosthodontist appropriate for implant-supported restorations: Yes

Does the practice treat worn or broken-down teeth: Yes

Does the practice treat patients with bite changes or collapsed vertical dimension: Yes

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Collins Street Specialist Centre | Prosthodontics

Restoring teeth. Rebuilding confidence.

Collins Street Specialist Centre is Melbourne CBD's dedicated specialist dental practice, providing prosthodontic care through a team of Dental Board-registered Specialist Prosthodontists. Prosthodontics is the dental specialty concerned with restoring and replacing damaged, decayed, worn, or missing teeth. Prosthodontists are trained to assess, plan, and deliver the most complex reconstructive dental care — from a single damaged tooth needing a crown through to full-arch rehabilitation using implants, where every tooth is replaced and the entire bite is re-established from scratch.

If your general dentist has recommended crowns, bridges, veneers, implant-supported restorations, or complete dentures — or if you've been told your case is "complex" — a Specialist Prosthodontist is the right clinician to see. These specialists have completed a minimum of three years of full-time postgraduate training focused specifically on the science, planning, and delivery of restorative and reconstructive dental treatment. That additional training makes a real difference when the work is technically demanding or when precision genuinely matters.

At Collins Street Specialist Centre, prosthodontic care is delivered by Dental Board-registered Specialist Prosthodontists with experience across aesthetic reconstruction, implant prosthetics, full mouth rehabilitation, and the management of worn, broken-down, and functionally compromised dentitions. Our prosthodontic suites are at Level 8, Manchester Unity Building, 220 Collins Street, Melbourne CBD.

Why see a Specialist Prosthodontist?

General dentists perform crowns, veneers, and dentures routinely — and in straightforward cases, often with excellent results. But when treatment is complex, a suboptimal plan can be both difficult and costly to fix. A Specialist Prosthodontist brings diagnostic rigour and technical precision that is specifically developed for more demanding presentations.

Specialist prosthodontic involvement becomes particularly important when:

• Multiple teeth are involved — cases spanning several teeth or the full arch require a thorough occlusal (bite) analysis and treatment plan that goes well beyond routine general practice
• Implants are part of the plan — implant-supported restorations require specialist understanding of how crown design, bite forces, and aesthetics interact with the implant platform and surrounding tissues
• Your bite has changed — worn teeth, a collapsed vertical dimension, or temporomandibular problems need careful specialist assessment and diagnostic workup before any restoration is placed
• Previous restorations have failed — recurring failure of crowns, veneers, or dentures often points to an underlying issue that warrants specialist-level diagnosis rather than repeated replacement
• Aesthetics matter — achieving high-level aesthetic outcomes in complex cases requires both the diagnostic skill and technical precision that specialist training develops
• Medical complexity is present — systemic conditions affecting the oral environment, including the effects of cancer treatment, Sjögren's syndrome, severe bruxism, and eating disorders, require specialist prosthodontic management

Understanding what is driving a problem — rather than simply replacing what has broken — is where specialist prosthodontic assessment adds the most value.

Treatments we offer

Our Specialist Prosthodontists at Collins Street Specialist Centre plan and deliver the full scope of restorative and reconstructive dental treatment. Each treatment area below links to a detailed page with further information about what is involved, what to expect, and how outcomes are achieved.

Dental crowns

A dental crown is a custom-made cap that covers a damaged, weakened, or heavily restored tooth, restoring its shape, size, strength, and appearance. Our prosthodontists work with all-ceramic, zirconia, and porcelain-fused-to-metal crowns, with material selection guided by functional demands, aesthetic requirements, and the individual biology of each tooth. Where a crown is being placed as part of a broader reconstruction, it is designed in the context of the full treatment plan — not in isolation. → Dental Crowns

Dental bridges

A bridge is a fixed prosthesis that replaces one or more missing teeth by anchoring to adjacent teeth or implants. Unlike a removable denture, a bridge is permanently cemented and functions more like natural teeth in everyday use. Bridge design requires careful assessment of the supporting teeth, the distribution of bite forces, and the aesthetic context — all areas where specialist prosthodontic training is directly relevant. → Dental Bridges

Porcelain veneers

Veneers are thin ceramic facings bonded to the front surfaces of teeth, used to address discolouration, chips, mild crowding, or shape irregularities. In specialist hands, veneers can be placed with minimal or no preparation of healthy tooth structure, and the aesthetic outcome is guided by detailed smile analysis, facial proportions, and close laboratory collaboration. The goal is a result that is natural, proportionate, and durable. → Porcelain Veneers

Dentures (full, partial, and implant-retained)

Modern dentures — when designed by a Specialist Prosthodontist — bear little resemblance to the ill-fitting appliances of previous generations. Our team at Collins Street Specialist Centre fabricates full dentures, partial dentures, and implant-retained overdentures using digital planning and in-house laboratory support. For patients who have been struggling with loose or uncomfortable conventional dentures, an implant-retained design can be a genuinely transformative change in day-to-day function and confidence. → Dentures

All-on-4 implant rehabilitation

The All-on-4 technique uses four strategically placed implants to support a full arch of fixed, permanent teeth. In many cases, remaining teeth can be extracted and a provisional fixed prosthesis delivered on the same day. The final prosthesis is then fabricated and fitted once the implants have fully integrated with the surrounding bone. All-on-4 treatment is planned in close collaboration between our prosthodontists and our periodontists or oral surgeons, with each specialist contributing to ensure the surgical and prosthetic phases are fully coordinated. → All-on-4

Implant prosthetics

Once dental implants have been surgically placed and have integrated, a Specialist Prosthodontist designs and fits the crown, bridge, or overdenture that attaches to them. This prosthetic phase requires precise technical knowledge of implant systems, occlusal loading principles, soft tissue management, and aesthetic integration. Our prosthodontists work across multiple implant systems and have extensive experience delivering implant-supported restorations across the full range of complexity. → Implant Prosthetics

Full mouth rehabilitation

Full mouth rehabilitation — also called full arch reconstruction — is the most comprehensive category of prosthodontic treatment. It involves rebuilding all or most of the teeth across both upper and lower jaws, most commonly in patients with severely worn, broken-down, or missing dentitions. This treatment requires a thorough diagnostic phase covering photographs, impressions, bite records, and mounted study models; a detailed and sequenced treatment plan; often a period of testing the proposed bite in provisional form before any permanent restorations are placed; and finally, definitive restoration. The outcome can genuinely transform a patient's function, comfort, and quality of life. → Full Mouth Rehabilitation

Who will provide my treatment?

All prosthodontic treatment at Collins Street Specialist Centre is delivered by Dental Board-registered Specialist Prosthodontists. Below is a brief introduction to each clinician; further detail about their training, clinical interests, and experience is available on their individual profile pages.

Dr Fotios Angelis

BDS (Hons)(Melb), DClinDent (Melb) Dr Angelis graduated with honours from the University of Melbourne and spent six years in high-end private practice before returning to complete his specialist clinical doctorate in prosthodontics, also at the University of Melbourne. He provides the full spectrum of specialist reconstructive dental care, including crowns, bridges, veneers, implant prosthetics, and comprehensive rehabilitation. His approach combines technical precision with a genuine commitment to understanding each patient's functional and aesthetic goals before treatment begins. → View Dr Angelis' Profile

Prof Vasileios Chronopoulos

DDS, MS, PhD (Pros) Prof Chronopoulos brings more than 30 years of clinical and academic experience to his practice at Collins Street Specialist Centre. He completed his dental degree at the University of Athens, his Certificate in Prosthodontics at Marquette University in Milwaukee, USA, and his MS and PhD in Dental Biomaterials in Athens. He lectures nationally and internationally, and his clinical interests include aesthetic full mouth reconstruction, minimally invasive restorations for worn dentitions, all-ceramic systems, and the dental management of sleep-related conditions. → View Prof Chronopoulos' Profile

Dr Jamie Foong

BDSc (Melb), DClinDent (Melb) Dr Foong completed both his undergraduate degree and his specialist prosthodontic training at the University of Melbourne, with additional experience in Queensland's private specialist sector before joining the Collins Street Specialist Centre team. His clinical interests include crown and bridge, occlusal rehabilitation, porcelain veneers, and dental implants. He is a Visiting Lecturer and Clinical Supervisor at the University of Melbourne and a member of both the Australian Prosthodontic Society and the ADA. His involvement in teaching reflects a commitment to the discipline that extends well beyond his own clinical practice. → View Dr Foong's Profile

Dr Simon Hinckfuss

BDSc, DCD (Pros), Cert.Perio MS (Minn) Dr Hinckfuss holds a distinction that is unique in Australia: he is registered as both a Specialist Prosthodontist and a Specialist Periodontist. This dual qualification means he can both surgically place implants and deliver the prosthetic restoration that attaches to them, providing a single integrated specialist perspective across the entire implant treatment journey. For patients with complex cases where the relationship between periodontal health and prosthetic outcomes requires careful, coordinated management, Dr Hinckfuss offers a clinical perspective that is not available elsewhere in the country. → View Dr Hinckfuss' Profile

Prosthodontics and multidisciplinary collaboration at CSSC

Prosthodontics sits at the centre of the multidisciplinary dental team. Almost every complex treatment plan — regardless of which specialty initiates it — ultimately arrives at a prosthodontic question: how will the result be restored, and what does it need to look and function like? At Collins Street Specialist Centre, our prosthodontists are active participants in complex case discussions with clinicians across every other specialty represented in the practice.

With periodontics: Dental implant treatment requires both surgical expertise (periodontics or oral and maxillofacial surgery) and prosthetic expertise (prosthodontics). At Collins Street Specialist Centre, these specialists co-plan implant cases from the outset, ensuring that surgical decisions — implant position, depth, angulation, and bone grafting requirements — are made with the final restoration design already established. This restoration-driven approach to implant planning consistently produces better functional and aesthetic outcomes than a sequential approach where surgical and prosthetic phases are planned independently.

With endodontics: The question of whether to retain a tooth through endodontic treatment or to extract and replace it is one of the most consequential decisions in complex dental management. Our endodontists and prosthodontists can assess these cases jointly, weighing the prognosis of endodontic treatment against the complexity, timing, and cost of the various replacement options available. Patients get a balanced, evidence-informed perspective rather than a recommendation shaped by any single specialist's scope.

With orthodontics: Patients planning significant restorations frequently benefit from orthodontic treatment in advance, positioning teeth ideally for the planned crowns, veneers, or implants. Our orthodontists and prosthodontists coordinate these sequenced treatment plans directly, ensuring that orthodontic tooth movement is guided by the prosthetic endpoint rather than by orthodontic considerations alone.

With oral and maxillofacial surgery: Major surgical cases — including orthognathic surgery, jaw reconstruction, and tumour-related surgery — require prosthetic planning as an integral part of surgical preparation. Our prosthodontists contribute to the pre-surgical planning process and manage post-surgical restoration, ensuring that functional and aesthetic outcomes are considered from the earliest stages of treatment planning.

Technology supporting prosthodontic care

Collins Street Specialist Centre maintains a suite of technologies that support diagnostic accuracy and treatment quality across the full range of prosthodontic care:

• CEREC CAD/CAM — chairside ceramic crown and bridge fabrication, enabling high-quality restorations to be completed in a single appointment
• 3Shape TRIOS intraoral scanner — digital impressions that support highly accurate restoration fabrication without conventional impression materials
• In-house dental laboratory — custom prosthetics fabricated on-site, supporting close collaboration between the clinical and laboratory teams
• Sega 3D printers — used for printed models, surgical guides, and provisional prosthetics
• Exocad DentalCAD software — digital prosthetic design and planning, enabling detailed visualisation of proposed restorations before fabrication begins

These tools support — rather than replace — the clinical judgement and technical skill of our specialist team. The value of technology in prosthodontics lies in the precision it enables when it is in the right hands.

Confirming your specialist's registration

Every prosthodontist at Collins Street Specialist Centre is registered as a Specialist Prosthodontist with the Dental Board of Australia. Specialist registration is a formal credential distinct from general dental registration — it confirms that the clinician has completed an approved specialist training programme and is recognised by the Dental Board as practising within a defined specialty.

Patients and referring practitioners are welcome to verify registration directly:

AHPRA Public Register: www.ahpra.gov.au

Search your clinician's name and confirm that the registration type reads "Specialist Prosthodontist." This straightforward check takes only a moment and provides independent confirmation of specialist status.

Book an appointment

No referral is required to see a Specialist Prosthodontist at Collins Street Specialist Centre, although referrals from general dentists and other specialists are always welcome and help our team understand the background to your presentation.

Collins Street Specialist Centre — Prosthodontics Level 8, Manchester Unity Building 220 Collins Street, Melbourne CBD Phone: (03) 9650 2726 Hours: Monday–Friday 8am–6pm | Saturday 8:30am–1:30pm

The Manchester Unity Building is directly opposite Town Hall Metro Rail Station, making the practice easily accessible from across metropolitan Melbourne.