Lead dentist at Dentistry on Merivale, Dave Walsh, is one of just a handful of holistic dentists in New Zealand. While he has been practicing this way for decades, he says it’s only more recently that many others in the profession have truly started down this track.
Patients at Wanniassa Dental Surgery are often surprised to find out that their dentist was once considered one of Australia’s greatest 100-meter sprinters.
A visit to the school dental nurse as a child was a life-changing experience for Jess Barron. Now an oral health therapist at Harris Dental Christchurch, her childhood fear of the dental chair was transformed under the care and compassion of an industry newcomer, who not only calmed her nerves but inspired Jess to follow in her footsteps.
Cotton Tree Implant Dentistry & Perio Care's Shannon Byzdra started her dental career in the Royal Australian Navy. Ahead of ANZAC Day 2021 we sat down with Shannon to talk about her service and to gain her thoughts on the importance of Anzac Day and remembering.