Dr Riana Clarke
Dr Riana is an experienced dentist who holds primary degrees from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland and her Masters degree from University College Cork, Ireland. Riana has been in the Red Beach practice since 2004 and has enjoyed meeting a wide variety of people and achieving great results for their teeth, while keeping them relaxed and at ease.
Her dental interests are wide and varied; from general to cosmetic including children's dentistry as well as surgery and disease prevention.
Riana has 4 children and lives locally on the Hibiscus Coast.
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Dr Chris Shorrock
Chris originally comes from the UK and graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2012. After working in the UK, Swaziland and Whangarei Chris joined the Red Beach team in 2018. Chris enjoys being part of the friendly team at Red Beach, and getting to know his patients while providing the highest quality dental care.
Chris focuses on putting his patients at ease and providing high quality care in a relaxed atmosphere. He has an eye for detail and particularly enjoys the aesthetic results gained with crown and bridge work. Chris likes to keep up-to-date through regular conference attendance and professional development.
When he’s not working Chris likes to keep fit at CrossFit or hiking around New Zealand.
Dr Les Chan
Les graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the University of Otago in 1997. His first job was as a Dental/Maxillofacial House surgeon for Canterbury District Health Board based at Christchurch Hospital for two years. After this, he moved into private practice general dentistry in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Australia.
In 2009 he completed a two-year Orthodontic mini-residency in Sydney and added this special interest to his skillset along with fillings, root canals, oral surgery, crown and bridgework and intravenous sedation.
Les is passionate about providing high-quality and appropriate dental care and helping people to find solutions…
Show more...Les graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the University of Otago in 1997. His first job was as a Dental/Maxillofacial House surgeon for Canterbury District Health Board based at Christchurch Hospital for two years. After this, he moved into private practice general dentistry in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Australia.
In 2009 he completed a two-year Orthodontic mini-residency in Sydney and added this special interest to his skillset along with fillings, root canals, oral surgery, crown and bridgework and intravenous sedation.
Les is passionate about providing high-quality and appropriate dental care and helping people to find solutions to achieve that goal.
When not at work he spends his time with family and friends, on the golf course or learning about different BBQ techniques
Jake Innes
Jake has a Diploma in Dental Technology, Advanced Certificate in Clinical Dental Tech and is a member of the New Zealand Institute of Dental Technologists. He has been working as a clinical technician for 15 years and enjoys the hands-on creativity of designing and making new smiles. Jake also works out of Lumino The Dentists Takapuna.
His specialties include repairs, partial dentures, full upper and lower dentures.
When Jake is not busy working he likes to spend time with his family outdoors fishing, snorkelling, camping, hiking and skiing.
Kelly Cho
Kelly graduated from Auckland University of Technology with a BHSc Oral Health (dental hygiene and therapy) in 2008.
She likes meeting new people and building a good rapport with her patients. Kelly is interested in education to improve oral hygiene and updates her knowledge through a variety of courses.
When not in the practice Kelly likes to read, watch movies and talk with friends.
Cheryl York
Cheryl graduated from AUT with a Bachelor of Health Sciences majoring in Oral Health in 2015.
Her passion is inspiring her patients to maintain good oral health and giving them the tools to achieve this. Cheryl believes prevention is the best medicine!
In her spare time, Cheryl loves running with her two dogs and spending time with her young son.