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Family Braces NW

What patients mention most: how they look after children (416 reviews) and kind, gentle care (122 reviews).

★ 4.5+ · 1,000+ Google reviews

In 3,145 reviews, patients mention mostGood visits for kids 416 · Kind, gentle care 122See the reviewsHide
Good visits for kids416 reviews · 13%
Kind, gentle care122 reviews · 4%
Appointments run on time112 reviews · 4%
Explains things clearly99 reviews · 3%
Nervous patients felt at ease58 reviews · 2%
Friendly, helpful staff580 reviews · 18%

Counted in the 3,145 Google reviews we read, up to September 2026.

Every theme in the 3,145 reviews ↓
11820 Sarcee Trail NW, Calgary, AB T3R 0A1
Is Family Braces NW your clinic?

Sources: open or closed from Google hours, read 9 Sep 2026; holidays may differ.

Family Braces NW at a glance

  • 580 of 3,145 reviews mention friendly, helpful staff
  • No prices on familybraces.ca
  • 2 dentists listed on their website

How Family Braces NW compares with other Calgary clinics

1% of its 3,145 written reviews are one or two stars
Middle Calgary clinic: 3%
A smaller share than 68% of Calgary clinics
Disorganised office is its most common complaint: 10 of its 27 unhappy reviews since Oct 2023
Most common in Calgary: work failed or had to be fixed
0% of its written reviews get a reply from the clinic, including 12 of its 46 one- and two-star reviews
Middle Calgary clinic: 47%
Replies less than 86% of Calgary clinics
13% of its 3,145 written reviews mention how they look after children (416)
Middle Calgary clinic: 3.6%
4 times the Calgary rate
3.6% of its 3,145 written reviews mention appointments that run on time (112)
Middle Calgary clinic: 1.3%
3 times the Calgary rate

Family Braces NW’s 3,145 written reviews set against 639 Calgary clinics with 20+, to September 2026; hours against 789 Calgary clinics with posted hours; its website against 678 Calgary clinic websites. How we compare

Type of clinic

Family Braces NW is a clinic that lists itself under orthodontics on Google

Their focus is braces and aligners.

Some specialists only see patients referred by a dentist, so ask when you call.

What Family Braces NW can help with

Family Braces NW lists braces or Invisalign (its focus).

Before you call Family Braces NW

  • Closes by 6 p.m. and isn’t open weekends
  • Their website covers 6 locations, so some dentists or services it lists may be at another one

Insurance and paying, in patients' words: payment plans (73 reviews)

  • 73 reviews mention a payment plan (only 9% of Calgary clinics have any)
  • 9 reviews say the cost was explained before treatment (only 2% of Calgary clinics have any)
  • 1 review says the office handled the insurance paperwork
  • 1 review names their insurance company
  • 1 review says they paid first and claimed the insurance back
  • 1 review mentions Blue Cross

Counted in the 3,145 written Google reviews of Family Braces NW up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

Who comes here: school-age children (10 reviews)

  • 10 reviews from parents of school-age children (only 12% of Calgary clinics have any)
  • 7 reviews about teenagers' visits (only 2% of Calgary clinics have any)
  • 6 reviews come from patients watching what they spend (only 8% of Calgary clinics have any)
  • 5 reviews say they came on someone's recommendation (only 8% of Calgary clinics have any)

Counted in the 3,145 written Google reviews of Family Braces NW up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

Fear and comfort: a calm office (4 reviews)

  • 4 reviews describe a calm, relaxing office (only 18% of Calgary clinics have any)
  • 16 reviews say they never felt rushed
  • 1 review from a patient embarrassed about their teeth

Counted in the 3,145 written Google reviews of Family Braces NW up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

Getting an appointment and getting there: reminders (5 reviews)

  • 5 reviews mention appointment reminders (only 7% of Calgary clinics have any)
  • 3 reviews say they got an appointment quickly (only 8% of Calgary clinics have any)

Counted in the 3,145 written Google reviews of Family Braces NW up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

What treatment was like: clear aftercare (3 reviews)

  • 3 reviews mention clear aftercare instructions (only 8% of Calgary clinics have any)
  • 3 reviews name a specific piece of technology used on them (only 3% of Calgary clinics have any)

Counted in the 3,145 written Google reviews of Family Braces NW up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

The team, in patients' words: the whole team (633 reviews)

  • 633 reviews praise the whole team
  • 14 reviews praise a dental assistant
  • 13 reviews praise the front desk
  • 12 reviews praise a hygienist

Counted in the 3,145 written Google reviews of Family Braces NW up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

Who you’ll see at Family Braces NW

2 people listed on familybraces.ca. Their website covers 6 locations, so some may work elsewhere.

Dr. Fouad Ebrahim
Dentist

Named in 96 reviews of Family Braces NW, 1 of them in the last 12 months

Dr. Fatima
Dentist

What 3,145 reviews of Family Braces NW mention

How the visit felt
Kind, gentle care 122 reviews
Explains things clearly 99 reviews
Nervous patients felt at ease 58 reviews
Getting an appointment
Appointments run on time 112 reviews
Kids, staff and the dental care plan
Friendly, helpful staff 580 reviews
Good visits for kids 416 reviews
Treatments patients mention
Braces or aligners 1,863 reviews

Counted in the 3,145 written Google reviews we read, up to September 2026. A theme shows once 31 patients mention it; stars and totals are rounded down. How we count · Today’s reviews on Google ↗

What unhappy patients of Family Braces NW say

All 27 one- and two-star written reviews of Family Braces NW since October 2023, each sorted by an AI reader: 27 describe a problem with the clinic. How they were sorted

Disorganised office10 reviews · 2 in the last 12 months
Hard to get or keep an appointment8 reviews · 3 in the last 12 months
Work failed or had to be fixed5 reviews · 1 in the last 12 months
Dentist was rude or dismissive4 reviews · 1 in the last 12 months
Rude or unhelpful front desk4 reviews · 2 in the last 12 months
Rushed visit4 reviews

How the clinic replies. It replied to 5 of these 27 reviews: it invited the patient to get in touch in 5 and said the reviewer wasn't a patient (the clinic's position) in 3.

Cost and paying at Family Braces NW

Paying at Family Braces NW: Payment plans and free consultation.

Family Braces NW posts no prices online; what patients across Canada said they paid gives a rough idea.

What Family Braces NW offers for each need

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Equipment, comfort & access at Family Braces NW

Technology: iTero scanner.

Other locations

The same clinic at its other locations.

Clinics near Family Braces NW that also offer braces or Invisalign

Beacon Hill Dental
Sherwood · 0.2 km · Check-ups and cleanings and Emergencies
Beacon Smiles Dental
Sherwood · 0.4 km · Check-ups and cleanings and Emergencies
Peak Dental Group
Nolan Hill · 1.5 km · Check-ups and cleanings and Emergencies

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Call Family Braces NW

(403) 234-6006
EveningsCloses by 6 p.m.
SaturdayClosed
Dentists2
Group6 locations

Open 5 days a week

Monday8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Tuesday8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Wednesday8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Thursday8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Friday8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed

Getting to Family Braces NW

11820 Sarcee Trail NW, Calgary, AB T3R 0A1. Wheelchair-accessible entrance

In Sherwood, Calgary

How this page was made

Made from the 3,145 written Google reviews we read, up to September 2026 and familybraces.ca, checked September 2026. Its Google profile is managed by the clinic and established 2013.

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