Mark graduated from the University of Otago School of dentistry in 1982. He has always had an interest in oral surgery , completing his clinical attachment at the Royal Melbourne Dental Hospital in Oral Surgery. Mark started placing implants in 1992 and has completed over 10,000 surgical cases. In 2000 he restricted his practice to oral surgery and dental implants and gained registration with the ACC as a specialist dental implant provider. Mark has regularly taught oral surgery to new dental graduates for the New Zealand Dental Association as well as lecturing on dental implant treatments both in New Zealand and off-shore. As well as his implant practice Mark has completed studies at the University of British Columbia gaining a certificate in Forensic Odontology. This qualification has been used assisting both the NZ Police and NZDF in victim identification through dental records. Concurrent to his dental practice, Mark has pursued a career in the NZDF and is a senior dental officer with the rank of Major. He has been involved in multiple off-shore deployments usually around the Pacific and South East Asia providing humanitarian aid. He has three children and currently lives on his farm in Rotorua.

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Tim likes to work with people that have a fear of the dental environment, to be able to empower to overcome their fears and provide a safe, comfortable environment for everyone. Tim is still serving in the New Zealand Army as a Captain in the Army Reserves. This role sees him manage the Reserve Medics for the upper North Island and help implement their training while encouraging and enabling their career development. While in the Regular Army Tim was deployed in 2004, 2006 & 2007 to Afghanistan, The Solomon Islands and Korea. Tim moved to the Bay of Plenty in 2016 with his young kids Tarquin (10) and Asterix (5). When time allows, his hobbies are: football (soccer), cycling, the outdoors and pretty much anything that involves water.

Tim is continually extending his qualifications having graduated with a Grad Cert in Adult Therapy in 2023, this allows him to extend his scope of practice to be able to treat adults. Tim has also entered into the world of Cosmetic Injectables and is extending his practice in this area, this includes Botulinum Toxin A (Botox®) and Dermal Fillers - Having a background in facial anatomy places Tim perfectly for delivering Cosmetic appearance treatments. Tim strives for a natural subtle result result using the most up to date techniques and products

Georgina trained and worked as a school dental nurse after leaving school until starting a family. She comes from a diary farming background and enjoys walking, beach and city life. She has previously owned her own businesses but now is back in the dental world and enjoying her job very much.

UK National Winner: Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh surgical skills competition 2019. A graduate of Newcastle University in the UK, David has has gained a broad range of experience in general practice, and during his postgraduate training and further employment in an oral and maxillofacial surgery major trauma department in the UK. During this training, he treated adult and paediatric emergency facial trauma patients, as well as pre-planned dentoalveolar cases under local and general anaesthetic and assisted with major head and neck cancer operations, including composite free-flap surgery. While working in hospital he completed his Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgeons (MFDS) exams through the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He has worked in conjunction with multiple medical and dental specialties within a large UK NHS hospital environment, often treating patients with complex medical histories. He places an emphasis on giving a full range of options to patients and providing them with information on the probable long term impacts both on their oral and general health. He moved to Tauranga in 2022 and intends to bring his surgical experience back into general practice and to pursue his outdoor hobbies.

Lisa has enjoyed many happy years as a midwife, but recently has become a key part of the practice. She has a Certificate of Dental Assisting to keep her informed of best dental practice.

In her spare time she enjoys cooking and spending time outdoors with her family and dogs.