Dr James Wong
James was born in Malaysia and finished high school in Melbourne (two years in Trinity Grammar).
He has called New Zealand home since 1992, and earned a BDS from the University of Otago in 1996. His interests are in restorative dentistry, implants and root canal treatment.
What he loves about his job is being social and building a strong connection with his patients and staff. He feels very motivated when he builds relationships with his patients -- putting smiles on their faces and in turn turning them into friends.
James loves being with his friends and family, traveling, and doing sports.
Fun Fact: Besides English, he speaks Malay and 3 different Chinese languages (Mandarin, Cantonese and Foochow)!
Dr Hannah Chan
Hannah was born in Taipei, Taiwan and has been in New Zealand since 1988. She graduated with a BDS from Otago in 1996. Her interests include restorative and cosmetic dentistry.
She finds it most satisfying when she sees her patients achieve their goals, and believes that great communication with them is key to successful outcomes. She makes it her goal to put smiles on her patients faces and to become not just their doctor but their friend too.
When not on her dental chair, Hannah loves delving into architecture and interior design, as well as reading, traveling and spending time with her family.
Dr Pawan Kalra
Pawan is the Lead Dentist at Advanced Dental, Manurewa. He graduated from University in New Delhi with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery in 1989 and Fellowship (ICOI) in 2007.
Being the leader of a team and meeting different clients is what Pawan enjoys most about his job. Pawan has a special interest in surgical and implant dentistry and is furthering his studies by attending short courses and conferences. Pawan also provides ACC covered implants.
Outside of the practice Pawan likes to read books, watch movies, play golf, spend time with his family and coach a cricket team.
Dr Saskia Saetrum
Saskia graduated from the University of Otago in 2014.
Upon graduation she took up a position in a rural dental clinic in Central Otago, which provided broad experience including managing traumatic injuries, minor oral surgery, and after-hours on-call.
Afterwards, Saskia moved to Auckland in 2018 and has worked in the area ever since.
Saskia says her main goal is to work with her patients to achieve healthy mouths and to help them maintain their teeth for life. Her patients appreciate the time she spends talking with them and explaining prevention of decay and gum problems. She has a strong attention…
Show more...Saskia graduated from the University of Otago in 2014.
Upon graduation she took up a position in a rural dental clinic in Central Otago, which provided broad experience including managing traumatic injuries, minor oral surgery, and after-hours on-call.
Afterwards, Saskia moved to Auckland in 2018 and has worked in the area ever since.
Saskia says her main goal is to work with her patients to achieve healthy mouths and to help them maintain their teeth for life. Her patients appreciate the time she spends talking with them and explaining prevention of decay and gum problems. She has a strong attention to detail and is committed to providing her patients with exceptional dental treatment. Outside of private practice, Saskia is a former committee member and treasurer for the NZ Society of Endodontics.
Saskia continues to build on her professional qualifications, and regularly attends courses both nationally and internationally. Saskia trained in both Implant Surgery and Advanced Implant Prosthetics in Sydney in 2019. She holds full Invisalign® accreditation and is also accredited with the NZ Society of Sedation in Dentistry to provide advanced intravenous (IV) sedation. IV sedation causes deep relaxation and sleepiness, and is a very effective and safe option for people that are anxious about coming to the dentist.
In addition to dentistry, Saskia trained with the Australian Academy of Dento-facial Aesthetics in botulinum toxin (muscle relaxant) injections to help patients with bruxism (tooth grinding and clenching) and tension headaches.
Outside of the practice, Saskia loves the outdoors, golf, tennis, and the beach.
Shweta Purohit
Shweta loves being part of the practice and being able to assist patients, and do the best to provide a healthy and confident smile.
Outside of work she enjoys spending time with her daughter and husband and loves cycling and walking.