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Stars Orthodontics

What patients mention most: appointments that run on time (5 reviews) and how they look after children (5 reviews).

★ 4.5+ · 100+ Google reviews

In 174 reviews, patients mention mostAppointments run on time 5 · Good visits for kids 5See the reviewsHide
Appointments run on time5 reviews · 3%
Good visits for kids5 reviews · 3%
Explains things clearly4 reviews · 2%
Nervous patients felt at ease3 reviews · 2%
Kind, gentle care3 reviews · 2%
Friendly, helpful staff29 reviews · 17%

Counted in the 174 Google reviews we read, up to September 2026.

Every theme in the 174 reviews ↓
239B Argyle Ave, Ottawa, ON K2P 1B8
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Sources: RCDSO register, read 21 Oct 2026; open or closed from Google hours, read 9 Sep 2026; holidays may differ.

Stars Orthodontics at a glance

  • 29 of 174 reviews mention friendly, helpful staff
  • No prices on starsortho.ca
  • 1 dentist listed on their website

How Stars Orthodontics compares with other Ottawa clinics

3% of its 174 written reviews are one or two stars
Middle Ottawa clinic: 4%
A smaller share than 61% of Ottawa clinics
Dentist was rude or dismissive is its most common complaint: 2 of its 3 unhappy reviews since Oct 2023
Most common in Ottawa: rude or unhelpful front desk
80% of its written reviews get a reply from the clinic, including 5 of its 5 one- and two-star reviews
Middle Ottawa clinic: 54%
Replies more than 70% of Ottawa clinics
Virtual consults listed on starsortho.ca, checked September 2026
Listed by 2.3% of the 439 Ottawa clinic websites we checked
Panoramic X-ray listed on starsortho.ca, checked September 2026
Listed by 4.3% of the 439 Ottawa clinic websites we checked

Stars Orthodontics’s 174 written reviews set against 419 Ottawa clinics with 20+, to September 2026; hours against 583 Ottawa clinics with posted hours; its website against 439 Ottawa clinic websites. How we compare

Specialist clinic

Stars Orthodontics is an orthodontist

Khaled Abul Sharaf is on the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario register as an orthodontist (read 21 Oct 2026).

Their focus is braces and aligners. They also list sedation or care for anxious patients on their website.

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

What Stars Orthodontics can help with

Stars Orthodontics lists braces or Invisalign (its focus) and sedation or care for anxious patients.

Before you call Stars Orthodontics

  • Closes by 6 p.m. and isn’t open weekends

Getting an appointment and getting there: quick appointments (3 reviews)

  • 3 reviews say they got an appointment quickly (only 1% of Ottawa clinics have any)

Counted in the 174 written Google reviews of Stars Orthodontics 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 Stars Orthodontics

1 person listed on starsortho.ca.

Dr. Khaled A. Sharaf
Founder

Named in 31 reviews of Stars Orthodontics, 2 of them in the last 12 months

Orthodontist
  • Studied at University of Alberta, 2008
  • Training: Master of Orthodontics; fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada

Dr. Khaled A. Sharaf’s full bio on their website ↗

What 174 reviews of Stars Orthodontics mention

How the visit felt
Explains things clearly 4 reviews
Nervous patients felt at ease 3 reviews
Kind, gentle care 3 reviews
Getting an appointment
Appointments run on time 5 reviews
Kids, staff and the dental care plan
Friendly, helpful staff 29 reviews
Good visits for kids 5 reviews
Treatments patients mention
Braces or aligners 48 reviews
Emergency visits 5 reviews

Counted in the 174 written Google reviews we read, up to September 2026. A theme shows once 3 patients mention it; stars and totals are rounded down. How we count · Today’s reviews on Google ↗

What unhappy patients of Stars Orthodontics say

All 3 one- and two-star written reviews of Stars Orthodontics since October 2023, each sorted by an AI reader: 3 describe a problem with the clinic. How they were sorted

Dentist was rude or dismissive2 reviews · 1 in the last 12 months
Refused care or a request1 review · 1 in the last 12 months
Hard to get or keep an appointment1 review · 1 in the last 12 months
Long wait past the appointment time1 review
Rough or painful treatment1 review
Rude or unhelpful front desk1 review

How the clinic replies. It replied to 3 of these 3 reviews: it defended the clinic's side in 2 and said the reviewer wasn't a patient (the clinic's position) in 1.

The team, in patients' words: the whole team (31 reviews)

  • 31 reviews praise the whole team
  • 4 reviews praise the front desk

Counted in the 174 written Google reviews of Stars Orthodontics up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

Cost and paying at Stars Orthodontics

Paying at Stars Orthodontics: Payment plans.

Stars Orthodontics posts no prices online; what patients across Canada said they paid gives a rough idea.

Changes at the clinic: reviews mention a change of owner

  • 2 reviews mention the clinic changing owners

Counted in the 174 written Google reviews of Stars Orthodontics up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

Insurance and paying, in patients' words: payment plans (2 reviews)

  • 2 reviews mention a payment plan

Counted in the 174 written Google reviews of Stars Orthodontics up to September 2026; each kind of fact was checked on a sample of matching reviews before it was used. How we count

What Stars Orthodontics offers for each need

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Equipment, comfort & access at Stars Orthodontics

Technology: Digital X-rays, intraoral scanner, iTero scanner, panoramic X-ray and virtual consults.

Comfort: LGBTQ+ friendly.

Clinics near Stars Orthodontics that also offer braces or Invisalign

Florence Dentistry
Centretown · 0.3 km · Check-ups and cleanings and Nervous patients
Rochon Jo-Anne Dr Downtown Ottawa Smiles
Centretown · 0.4 km · Check-ups and cleanings and Emergencies
Racicot Patrick Dr
Centretown · 0.4 km · Check-ups and cleanings and Emergencies

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Call Stars Orthodontics

(613) 232-4266
EveningsCloses by 6 p.m.
SaturdayClosed
Dentists1

Open 4 days a week

Monday8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
Tuesday8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
Wednesday8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
Thursday8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
FridayClosed
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed

Getting to Stars Orthodontics

239B Argyle Ave, Ottawa, ON K2P 1B8. Wheelchair-accessible entrance

In Centretown, Ottawa

How this page was made

Made from the 174 written Google reviews we read, up to September 2026 and starsortho.ca, checked September 2026. Its Google profile is managed by the clinic and established 2021.

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