Meybilline is our front desk administrator and is likely the first person you will see as you come through our front door. She is a dental veteran, having worked both at the chairside and in reception for several dentists in Auckland as well as in New York. Mey was born in Chile and spent a…
Peter has been a dental technician with us [on and off] for many years. Now he ferries over from Waiheke for a couple of days a week to work in the lab with Sam and make all the little plastic things that help straighten teeth or recover patients’ smiles. He used to make glass eyes…
Tatiana is a welcome addition to the Burford Dental staff. She has worked with Dr Alfonso for about 12 months, and this experience has inspired her to seek a career in dentistry. Tatiana was born in Cali, a regional centre in South West Colombia. When she finished school, she followed her mother to New Zealand.…
You could find Teana anywhere around the building. She is a receptionist, she assists the dentists, processes our xrays and CT scans, and even helps with the cleaning and tidying and doing the dishes
Sam is really Samantha, but she likes to be called Sam which is fine by us. She used to be the first person you saw when you nervously shuffled in the front door, but now she is spending more time in our laboratory while she upskills [what a stupid word!] to making all those little multi coloured plates that our younger patients wear to create a drop-dead smile.
Alana Costley started working with John way back in 1997 when they were both young. She took a lot of time off in those days because she represented New Zealand in international trampolining competitions in faraway places like Bulgaria, Outer Mongolia, and Hokitika.
Nada was born and raised in Baghdad, Iraq, where she trained and became a dentist in 1994. A few years later she and her family moved to New Zealand [that was a good idea!] and Nada went back to study at AUT for a couple of years and qualified as an Oral Health Therapist [a…
Dr. Ali believes that different is good, breaking the mould and standing out from the crowd is important, as long as you put in the hard work to earn success. No two teeth are the same but working to a high-quality standard will create the perfect smile at the end. Ali was born in Toronto,…
Dr Chin was born in Malaysia. He came to New Zealand as a young lad and attended school in Tauranga before heading off to Otago University to complete his dental degree in 2000. So he has had over 23 years of helping patients which means he is very experienced, as well as being a thoroughly…
Dr David grew up in Costa Rica and graduated top of his dental school class at the University of Costa Rica in 2016. He spent the next few years furthering his dental knowledge by completing courses in orthodontics, TMJ treatments, Invisalign techniques, Botox therapies, and oral surgery. He has lectured on clear aligners in Russia,…