The Maloney Review
Reviewed clinics, named flaws, sourced claims. Edited by an Australian-registered specialist endodontist with 23 years and ~14,000 root canal cases.
Cost reference
A molar root canal costs $1,200–$2,000 NZD out of pocket in New Zealand, and Te Whatu Ora pays none of it — a gap that has existed without interruption since 1985.
Treatment option reviews
The 'Turkey teeth' coverage is correct that aggressive tooth preparation is destructive. It is wrong about where the real danger is.
Treatment option review
Bone grafting is the most-quoted, least-questioned add-on in international implant dentistry. The real indications, the alternatives, and the cost line item to ask about by name.
Treatment option review
Three options. One under-used. One financially incentivised. The honest decision criteria, with the cost numbers attached.
Cost reference
A molar root canal costs $1,200–$2,000 NZD out of pocket in New Zealand, and Te Whatu Ora pays none of it — a gap that has existed without interruption since 1985.
Cost reference
A breakdown of what Australian patients actually pay out-of-pocket for dental care, what private health insurance covers, and how the Medicare exclusion came to exist.
Cost reference
Single implant + abutment + zirconia crown across ten countries, with currency, date, what's-included, and the trip-cost framework that turns a sticker price into a total cost.
Long read
Why the patient cannot tell good clinics from bad ones, and what to do about it. A structural account, an honest audit of every available remedy — and an explicit acknowledgement of what no review framework, including this one, can fix on its own.