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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Catherine graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the University of Otago. After working across the Southland region, she moved to Auckland to join the Red Beach team. She has been part of Lumino The Dentists since 2019.
Catherine is passionate about providing quality dental care to her patients. She puts her patients' interests first and aims to help nervous patients feel at ease in the dental setting.
Originally from Malaysia, she is also fluent in Mandarin Chinese and Malay. Outside of work, her hobbies include running, hiking and exploring the great outdoors.
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 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 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.