Meet Our Team

Jenny graduated from Otago school of Dentistry in 2002, having previously done a BSc in Auckland. Jenny spent her first years in Cairns, Australia working in the hospital, in schools and into the outback with Queensland’s flying doctors. When Jenny returned to New Zealand she worked in private practices in Hamilton and Auckland.

Since Jenny was 15 years old she has wanted to be a dentist and thoroughly enjoys her role and the people she meets. Jenny loves working with her patients building treatment plans that suit their personal needs and the needs of their teeth. Jenny likes to think that every patient she treats will be with her till the day she retires, and with that in mind she strives to be doing good quality dentistry that will stand the test of time.

Jenny is a big fan of recreating smiles with the exciting technologies available, including implants, porcelain crowns, bridges, veneers, whitening and even simple composite fillings.

Jenny is currently working part time to enable her to spend as much time as possible with her two small children. She loves reading and anything crafty, particularly knitting and quilting, although these days it’s mostly finger painting and play dough.

Alya Kumar graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery from M.S. Ramaiah Dental College in 2016.

She enjoys all aspects of dentistry but takes particular interest in the art of cosmetic dentistry, preventive dentistry as well as crown and bridges.

Her goals to accomplish at work are to deliver the best dental care to all patients and make each patient’s dental experience as comfortable and stress-free as possible.

What Alya loves most about her job is helping anyone overcome fears from bad dental experience and other traumatic experiences. She loves being in this sensitive, trusted position, and gradually building a patient’s confidence in dentistry and in themselves. She does this by tuning into a person’s every move with 100% of her attention, being extremely gently, kind, and patient. Helping someone relax is very fulfilling to her.

Alya’s favourite things to do outside of the practice are, travel, hike, kayak, and watch Netflix.

Her place to be when she’s not working is the mountains, hiking. She’s there every weekend.

Emily is a graduate of AUT with a Bachelor's of Health Science (Oral Health) in 2023 and was awarded ‘Excellence in Patient Management’ from the NZ Oral Health Association.

In addition to her expertise in dental health, having worked in the industry for the past 6 years,  Emily is also a qualified Life Coach.

With a deep-seated passion for delivering patient-centred care, Emily strives to educate and enhance not only oral health but overall well-being using a holistic approach. Her past qualifications in early childhood education and as a mother of three make her a wonderful practitioner when working with children.

Originally from Colorado, USA, Emily immigrated to New Zealand in 2007. Outside of her professional pursuits, she finds joy in outdoor activities with her partner and three teenage children on occasion. Emily is an aspiring cyclist, sailor, and artist. 

Hira graduated from AUT in 2017 with a Bachelor of Health Science (Oral Health) and registered Oral Health Therapist. She attends CPD courses regularly and keeps up to date with new technology, materials, products and research.
 
Hira enjoys helping patients make a difference to their oral health, not only with hands-on treatment, but also by educating patients about the importance of taking care of their oral health. She believes effective patient education leads to improved understanding, motivation and encouragement of self-management, thus benefiting the overall oral health. She also enjoys interacting with different people, learning about their experiences and building long lasting patient relationships.
 
Hira couldn’t live without her friends and family, and Netflix! When not at the practice she enjoys going on little road trips, visiting places that she hasn’t been to before and appreciating nature.

Saleha graduated from Auckland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Health Sciences in Oral Health in 2018

Saleha's passion for this profession originates from her love of children. She got into dentistry as she wanted a career pathway involving children and found this in Oral Health. Saleha worked for the School Dental Service after she graduated for 4 years, working in various areas around Auckland, and also for private practices with adults to maintain her hygiene scope.

Saleha's interests lie primarily in therapy which involves providing primary dental care such as examinations, fillings, extractions and preventative treatments for children under 18 years.
She has an eye for detail and loves continuously learning and upskilling herself through conferences and recent articles. She also likes to support this by working in an environment that allows her to constantly grow.

Saleha's goal is to provide pain-free dentistry and a good memorable experience for patients of all ages as dentistry can be very daunting. She enjoys meeting different people throughout the day, getting to know them and building dentistry for life.

Outside of the practice, Saleha is an avid foodie. She loves exploring food places and is constantly on the lookout for good food. Saleha loves discussing food and reviewing places she eats at and enjoys cooking for family and friends.