Adrian Tan BDS(OTAGO)
Adrian has practised in Glenfield since 1994, he is our resident implant and surgical clinician; he has been IV certified since 1996; and provides full mouth rehabilitation and reconstruction; which includes All-on-4 treatment with NobelBiocare and TeethXpress with Biohorizons; he also provides Zest Denture retention services for people with full dentures requiring implant support.
Sienna Pat BDS(OTAGO)
Dr. Sienna is a year 2000 graduate of the University of Otago, and is our senior practitioner and co-principal. Starting her career in practice in Melbourne, she moved back to NZ in 2003 and worked in her area of interests include rehabilitative dentistry and endodontics. Sienna is a very experienced practitioner and has a large long term patient base.
Jocelyn Lee BDS (OTAGO)
A graduate from Otago University, Jocelyn’s calming and friendly demeanour is a real asset to our practice. Jocelyn is fluent in both English and Mandarin Chinese. Jocelyn is currently on maternity leave (Mar 2024 - October 2024)
Irin Kang BDS(OTAGO)
Irin is also an Invisalign provider and proved to be very popular with patients and is a calming influence on new and anxious patients. Irin is fluent in both English and Korean.
Tristan Ma BDS(OTAGO)
Ajay Joe BDS(OTAGO)
Tristan Ma joined our practice in March 2024, hailing from Wellington. Tristan is a general practitioner with interests in crown and bridge and cosmetic dentistry. Tristan is fluent in English and Mandarin.
Ajay is our Invisalign provider and has been working with us for more than 15 years. He’s an experienced practitioner with a large patient base.
Sally Lee (Oral Health Therapist)
Sally is our hygienist/therapist and comes to us after working as a dental assistant throughout her training at AUT. She's friendly, caring and gentle. Sally is liked by our patient base. She is fluent in English and Korean.
Christine Murthi (Oral Health Therapist)
Christine graduated from AUT in 2019. Her gentle nature makes her well liked by patients of all ages, she especially likes working with children, having had extensive experience as part of the Auckland Regional Dental Service.
Mika Nietes-Manzanero (Oral Health Therapist)
Mika has been a crucial part of our team for three years prior to becoming an OHT. She has a naturally vibrant, friendly personality and is an excellent listener and communicator. She is fluent in both English and Tagalog.
Maureen Barboza
PRACTICE administrator
Maureen has been part of the Dent1st team for over 11 years now. A fully- qualified dentist from the Philippines, she joined our team as a chair-side dental assistant, before moving on to administration and HR. Maureen is also fluent in Tagalog.
Vanessa Macdonald
Dental receptionist
A self-described dog lover, Vanessa is a native to the North Shore. Look out for her friendly smile on both reception and chair side.
Barbora Woolf
DEntal Assistant
Barbora is passionate about dentistry as well as cats and has NZ Dental Association qualification in dental assisting. Originally from Slovakia, she is fluent in English, Slovakian and Czech.
Shraddha Raval
Dental Assistant
Nancy Moon
Dental assistant
With her infectious laugh Nancy will brighten anyone’s day while she assists chair-side. She has NZ Dental Association qualification on dental assisting. Nancy is fluent in Korean and English.
Maggie Spapens
DEntal Assistant
Maggie comes to us from Whanganui where she honed her skills as a dental assistant and front desk coodinator. She is currently studying her Bachelor of Oral Health degree.
Cherry Constantino
Dental Assistant
Yan Dong
Dental Assistant
A mother to twin boys Yan is natural at multi-tasking. Along with her background in the medical field, Yan fits easily into our team assisting chair-side and sterilization. Yan speaks not only English but fluent Mandarin.