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Family Braces SW

What patients mention most: how they look after children (229 reviews) and kind, gentle care (89 reviews).

★ 4.5+ · 1,000+ Google reviews

In 2,115 reviews, patients mention mostGood visits for kids 229 · Kind, gentle care 89See the reviewsHide
Good visits for kids229 reviews · 11%
Kind, gentle care89 reviews · 4%
Explains things clearly80 reviews · 4%
Appointments run on time58 reviews · 3%
Nervous patients felt at ease36 reviews · 2%
Friendly, helpful staff387 reviews · 18%

Counted in the 2,115 Google reviews we read, up to September 2026.

Every theme in the 2,115 reviews ↓
303 Shawville Blvd SE #500, Calgary, AB T2Y 3W6
Is Family Braces SW your clinic?

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

Family Braces SW at a glance

  • 387 of 2,115 reviews mention friendly, helpful staff
  • No prices on familybraces.ca
  • 2 dentists listed on their website

How Family Braces SW compares with other Calgary clinics

1% of its 2,115 written reviews are one or two stars
Middle Calgary clinic: 3%
A smaller share than 83% of Calgary clinics
Work failed or had to be fixed is its most common complaint: 4 of its 9 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 5 of its 13 one- and two-star reviews
Middle Calgary clinic: 47%
Replies less than 86% of Calgary clinics
11% of its 2,115 written reviews mention how they look after children (229)
Middle Calgary clinic: 3.6%
3 times the Calgary rate
2.7% of its 2,115 written reviews mention appointments that run on time (58)
Middle Calgary clinic: 1.3%
About twice the Calgary rate

Family Braces SW’s 2,115 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 SW 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 SW can help with

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

Before you call Family Braces SW

  • 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 (55 reviews)

  • 55 reviews mention a payment plan (only 9% of Calgary clinics have any)
  • 6 reviews say the cost was explained before treatment (only 2% of Calgary clinics have any)

Counted in the 2,115 written Google reviews of Family Braces SW 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: teenagers (4 reviews)

  • 4 reviews about teenagers' visits (only 2% of Calgary clinics have any)
  • 4 reviews say they came on someone's recommendation (only 8% of Calgary clinics have any)
  • 3 reviews come from patients watching what they spend (only 8% of Calgary clinics have any)

Counted in the 2,115 written Google reviews of Family Braces SW 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)
  • 6 reviews say they never felt rushed
  • 1 review from a patient embarrassed about their teeth

Counted in the 2,115 written Google reviews of Family Braces SW 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 (4 reviews)

  • 4 reviews mention clear aftercare instructions (only 8% of Calgary clinics have any)
  • 2 reviews say the dentist laid out the options and let them choose

Counted in the 2,115 written Google reviews of Family Braces SW 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 (3 reviews)

  • 3 reviews mention appointment reminders (only 7% of Calgary clinics have any)

Counted in the 2,115 written Google reviews of Family Braces SW 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 (448 reviews)

  • 448 reviews praise the whole team
  • 10 reviews praise a dental assistant
  • 15 reviews praise the front desk
  • 4 reviews praise a hygienist

Counted in the 2,115 written Google reviews of Family Braces SW 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 SW

Their website lists one team for 6 locations. See the dentists on the Family Braces NW page, and ask which of them work at this one.

What 2,115 reviews of Family Braces SW mention

How the visit felt
Kind, gentle care 89 reviews
Explains things clearly 80 reviews
Nervous patients felt at ease 36 reviews
Getting an appointment
Appointments run on time 58 reviews
Kids, staff and the dental care plan
Friendly, helpful staff 387 reviews
Good visits for kids 229 reviews
Treatments patients mention
Braces or aligners 1,226 reviews

Counted in the 2,115 written Google reviews we read, up to September 2026. A theme shows once 21 patients mention it; stars and totals are rounded down. How we count · Today’s reviews on Google ↗

What unhappy patients of Family Braces SW say

All 9 one- and two-star written reviews of Family Braces SW since October 2023, each sorted by an AI reader: 9 describe a problem with the clinic. How they were sorted

Work failed or had to be fixed4 reviews · 3 in the last 12 months
Dentist was rude or dismissive2 reviews · 2 in the last 12 months
Hard to get or keep an appointment2 reviews · 1 in the last 12 months
Rude or unhelpful front desk2 reviews · 1 in the last 12 months

How the clinic replies. It replied to 2 of these 9 reviews: it invited the patient to get in touch in 2 and said the reviewer wasn't a patient (the clinic's position) in 2.

Cost and paying at Family Braces SW

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

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

What Family Braces SW offers for each need

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Other locations

The same clinic at its other locations.

Clinics near Family Braces SW that also offer braces or Invisalign

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InLine Orthodontics
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Call Family Braces SW

(403) 234-6007
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 SW

303 Shawville Blvd SE #500, Calgary, AB T2Y 3W6. Wheelchair-accessible entrance

In Shawnessy, Calgary

How this page was made

Made from the 2,115 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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