Meet Our Team

Werner graduated from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, in 1981. He completed two compulsory years in the SA Army, as a dentist, before moving to the United Kingdom for three years.

In 1986, Werner and his wife answered the call of the ocean and set off to sail around the world. Their adventure lasted six years; when roots inevitably had to be planted, they chose New Zealand. At Proudmouth, Werner is renowned for his compassion, knowledge and expertise, especially when it comes to mouths that haven’t seen a dentist for a long time.

“The open lifestyle and opportunities for a young family convinced my wife and I to stay in New Zealand. I’ve been with Lumino Auckland Central (formerly Proudmouth) for many years now and have built up a loyal and diverse patient base. Lumino Auckland Central is the ideal environment for building knowledge and expertise. We’re all devoted to improving our patients’ dental health

After graduating from Otago in 1996, Erving completed a stint in the military before joining the Proudmouth (now Lumino Auckland Central) team in 1998. In 2005 he took some time to travel and work in the UK. Erving returned in 2007 to rejoin the practice.

Erving believes in providing quality dentistry with a gentle touch and is committed to helping patients keep their teeth for life. His special interests include endodontics and preventative dentistry.

"My patients often say that the treatment hurt a lot less than they thought it would. I try to make their experience as pleasant as possible."

"Cost can be a real obstacle to dental health. But regular maintenance can cost you a lot less than waiting for treatment. If you leave a small cavity to progress into a large cavity, it's going to cost more."

"At Auckland Central, you can get input and ideas from different dentists. That's better for the patient. There's a power of knowledge in the group."

After graduating from the Otago Dental School in 1993, Janet has split the last 20 years of private practice between Wellington and central London. She took advantage of her time in the UK and attended numerous courses and lectures with world class speakers, and incorporated the best of these ideas into her work for the benefit of her patients.

Janet thoroughly enjoys providing all forms of dentistry and has a special interest in cosmetic dentistry, removing old metal fillings and providing life like tooth coloured restorations.

“I take before and after photos of all my restorations. When I have finished rather than hearing “what a great looking filling”, I like my patients to be able to say “what a great looking tooth”.”

“For me, the best outcome for my patients is for the work I do to be invisible!”

Prevention is the best form of dentistry; attending for regular checkups is the best way to avoid unwanted surprises.

As a graduate at the University of Otago Natalie worked at the Dunedin Hospital as a Maxillofacial house surgeon. This brought with it great experience in emergency care as well as skills in oral surgery. After spending some time working in Hamilton Natalie was keen to return back to a much loved Auckland, home to many of her friends and family.

Patients' trust and commitment is of great value to Natalie and she believes in conservative and gentle approach where time is spent with patients to educate and to enable them to reach the best treatment option together. She aims to build long term relationships to provide for a wide range of ages and needs.

Natalie also has experience in Intravenous Sedation to deliver stress and anxiety free dental treatment to her patients, be it wisdom tooth extraction or any other restorative dental work. Natalie enjoys all aspects of dentistry with particular interest in cosmetic dentistry, oral surgery and endodontics (root canal treatment). A member of NZ Dental Association, NZ Society of Endodontics, NZ Society of Sedation in Dentistry Natalie is a keen learner and dedicates a lot of time to continuing education through attending workshops, classes and conferences both in NZ and abroad.

Outside of work Natalie enjoys the outdoors, endurance sports, tennis and spending time with her family and friends.

Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, Yolin has more than a decade of experience in private dental practice.

Yolin graduated in 2006 as a general dental practitioner and has since been enhancing his skills, academically and clinically. He has a Post-Graduate Diploma in Oral Surgery, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Orthodontics and has recently completed his Master’s Research Degree.

Apart from offering treatment in all aspects of general dentistry, Yolin has a special interest in surgical extractions, wisdom teeth removal, implant (both surgical and restorative) treatment, interceptive orthodontics in young adults and cad-cam (digital) crown treatments in one visit.

Yolin has spent most of his career as a clinician in a corporate practice but also did part-time sessions as a clinical teacher and lecturer for undergraduate dental students in Oral Surgery and Orthodontics.

Yolin believes in forming a long-term relationship with his patients and his kind, caring personality is what makes his patients refer others to him. He is gentle and endeavours to make each visit pain free by spending time explaining thoroughly and walking his patients through step by step of what to expect.

Outside of work, Yolin is a family man who enjoys cooking for his family. You might also find him on a hiking trail, exploring beautiful New Zealand. If you do, he insists that you stop for a chat and a quick snack.

Garry graduated from the Otago University School of Dentistry in 1981 with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree.

The following year he worked as a Dental House Surgeon at the Otago Dental School in conjunction with Dunedin Public Hospital before embarking on his OE to the United Kingdom where he worked for 3 years in a general dental practice in Sevenoaks, Kent.

On his return to New Zealand in 1986, he relocated to Auckland where he purchased the inner city practice of Dr Alec Mitchell - this well-established dental practice was originally located in the Lister Building and had been in the Mitchell family for over 80 years.

In 1994, due to the need to expand the premises Healy Dental moved to the Southern Cross Building on High Street. More recently Garry and the Healy Dental team have merged with Lumino Auckland Central and are now located on Level 1 in the AMP Tower at 29 Customs Street West.

Garry is an active member of the New Zealand Dental Association as well as currently being the President of the Auckland Dental Association. He is continually involved in furthering his professional development in the latest techniques and procedures in dentistry so he is able to provide the most up to date care for his patients.

BDS (Sydney), BMBS (Flinders), FRCS (Edin), FDSRCS (Eng), FRACDS  (Aust), Cert. Training LSU USA, FACCS (Aust)

Peter graduated from The University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery and from Flinders University, South Australia with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. 

Peter also holds post-graduate fellowships from The Royal College of Surgeons of England, Edinburgh and Australasia. He holds a Certificate of training in surgery from Louisiana State University, USA.

He is a specialist Oral and MaxilloFacial Surgeon and completed training in all aspects of major and minor surgery. Peter has previously worked in the UK, USA, Australia and Malaysia. His last appointments included Director of The MaxilloFacial Unit, Macquarie University Hospital, Sydney, Australia.

Peter is conscientious and caring in managing all patients requiring surgery ranging from minor dental procedures to major life-threatening events. He provides support to his dental and medical colleagues whenever and wherever it is needed.

There are many facets to a job requiring interpersonal skills, empathy, knowledge and caring. Over many years of working in different cultural environments, Peter has developed an organised discipline so patients have confidence in their or their children’s care. He is a very experienced Oral and MaxilloFacial Surgeon.

Outside of work, Peter is an avid runner and has completed three Queenstown mountain marathons as well as some of the world's majors. He also enjoys boating and spearfishing.

Melinda graduated from Auckland University of Technology in 2015 with a Bachelor of Health Science in Oral Health. As an Oral Health Therapist, she provides dental care to adolescent patients and provides dental hygiene services.

Melinda is a very gentle clinician and has a great desire to make any dental visit feel relaxed and as easy for you as possible. Putting your needs first and making you feel at ease is a high priority, as well as providing thorough dental services with the latest knowledge and information.

Prior to joining Remuera Dental Centre, she worked as a locum, enjoying vast experiences at many different dental practices throughout New Zealand. As a professional musical theatre performer and actor, this worked well with her nomadic lifestyle, fulfilling her love of both dentistry and performing.

In her spare time, Melinda loves to take trips back home to Oamaru to visit her family and work in the market gardens. She enjoys the outdoors, loves a good market, has a weakness for crochet, and going to support the arts. Melinda and her partner also love to eat out and are always open to new suggestions to try!