About.
We believe in a quality approach to dental care, with an emphasis on prevention and long term dental and oral health. With every patient having unique and specific dental needs our empathetic team works hard to provide excellent treatment outcomes. Combining the use of the best new technologies and a wealth of experience, our aim is to have you leave feeling informed, happy with your smile and your oral health status.
Meet Us.
Our highly trained team at Wānaka Dental pride ourselves on working together to provide a comfortable, informed, and efficient dental experience. We look forward to meeting you!
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Simon graduated with a BDS from the University of Otago, before working in Wellington and then settling in Wānaka.
He finds that the most rewarding aspect of being a dentist is helping people to overcome fear by building trusting relationships, caring, and striving to provide a pain-free experience.
Simon loves to share knowledge with patients to lead them to good health.
He enjoys all aspects of dentistry and has special interests in nitrous oxide sedation, oral surgery, and traditional gold dentistry.
Outside of the clinic, you’ll find Simon exploring the mountains biking, climbing, and skiing.
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Born and raised in Lower Hutt, Stephen is a local New Zealander who is excited to be back working in the beautiful Queenstown region. Graduating with a BDS in 2019, Stephen worked in private practice in the Wellington region for 2 years before returning to the Dental School in Dunedin as a Dental/Oral and Maxillofacial House Surgeon in 2022. His love of surgery lead him to complete a Postgraduate Diploma of Clinical Dentistry (Oral Surgery), which he achieved with Distinction in 2023. While Stephen enjoys the challenges and variety that general dental practice possesses, he is particularly fond of surgical dental procedures, including surgical wisdom teeth removal, surgical tooth exposures, crown lengthening surgeries, and implantology. He enjoys a collaborative approach to dentistry, working with colleagues to help patients achieve the dental goals. Outside the dental clinic, Stephen is happiest exploring the beautiful New Zealand outdoors, and is an avid whitewater kayaker, mountain biker, skier, and novice surfer.
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Chanelle graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) from the University of Otago in 2019. She worked in Hawke’s Bay for four years before trialing Central Otago as a locum in May 2023. The region has captured her, and she now considers it home. Her goal is to provide high-quality care while educating patients on achieving superb oral hygiene, ensuring they maintain healthy and long-lasting dentition. Outside of the practice, she enjoys spending quality time with friends and family, attending live music events, and exploring the outdoors—whether hiking or by the ocean. She grew up on a small dairy farm in Dargaville, Northland, so knows a thing or two about hard work and getting your hands dirty.
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Originally from West Wales, Mari graduated from Cardiff University in 2019 and has been practicing dentistry in Wales ever since. They have a particular interest in restorative dentistry, focusing on helping patients regain both function and confidence in their smiles.
A key part of their approach is building strong, trusting relationships with patients. They are especially passionate about supporting anxious patients, taking the time to create a calm, understanding environment where individuals feel comfortable and in control of their care.
Outside of dentistry, Mari enjoys baking, exploring the outdoors through hiking, spending time gardening, and relaxing with music.
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Brittany is an Oral Health Therapist who graduated from the University of Otago Dental School in 2019 and moved to Wanaka in 2020.
Brittany takes pride in providing gentle but thorough dental care to all her patients. She strives to ensure she meets the needs of her patients. Working part time at both Wanaka Dental and Community Oral Health Brittany enjoys the broad skill set of providing dental hygiene treatment as well as restorative treatment for 0-18 year olds.
Outside work Brittany enjoys spending time with her partner and dog, catching up with friends and family, being outdoors, cooking, and relaxing.
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Roxane is currently on leave with an injury.
Roxane is a Registered Dental Hygienist from Canada, who is fluently bilingual in French and English. She moved to New Zealand in 2024 with her husband and her two boys.
Roxane graduated in 2006 and brings nearly two decades of experience as both an educator and clinician, having taught theory classes and worked as a clinical instructor mentoring future hygienists.
Roxane is known for gentle, meticulous, patient-centred care and is passionate about helping patients build the knowledge and habits that protect long-term oral health and prevent periodontal disease.
Outside the clinic, Roxane loves the Central Otago outdoors — running and walking around Dunstan Lake with her Labrador, Winnie, plus camping, hiking, and skiing. Roxane loves to laugh - you will always know when she is around!
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Melena graduated from Auckland University of Technology in 2019. She obtained a Bachelor of Health Science, majoring in Oral Health, and proudly graduated at the top of her class.
Melena worked in the public health sector from 2019 to 2022, focusing on paediatric dentistry. It was during this time that she developed a deep appreciation for working with children and adolescents. Melena finds it very rewarding helping children — especially neurodivergent patients, overcome their dental anxieties. Patients often describe her as kind, gentle, and patient, with an ability to help even the most nervous individuals feel comfortable and cared for.
In 2022, Melena moved to Australia and continued her career in private practice in NSW, where she worked until 2026. She has now made the move back to New Zealand, where she was happy to settle in Wānaka.
Outside of work, Melena enjoys spending time exploring outdoors with her dog, Daisy. She also loves anything creative, enjoys cooking, reading, and is an avid snowboarder.