White Smile Dental Takapuna

Meet The Team

Mt Eden Brett
Lead Dentist

Dr Brett Hawkins

Dr Brett Hawkins graduated from the University of Otago School of Dentistry in 1992 and started his career in Christchurch Hospital. The warmer weather drew him to the north with his young family where he worked in a busy cosmetic practice in Whangarei.

Since 1995 he has practised dentistry in Auckland, with his main interests being orthodontics and cosmetic dentistry. Brett practices at Lumino The Dentists in Mt Eden and Takapuna.
 
 

As the head of a thriving orthodontic programme, Brett straightens the teeth of adolescent and adult patients using traditional braces and  also using Invisalign. Brett is a Platinum Invisalign provider.

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Dentist

Dr Hugh Harding

Dr Hugh qualified from the University of Sheffield, UK in 2017 and has worked in London practices as well as hospitals, including the Eastman Dental Hospital and Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital.

For the last few years Hugh has enjoyed life in general practice providing a broad range of care. As well as the oral surgery skills he gained in hospital, Hugh has also trained in sedation, cosmetic dentistry and Invisalign. In 2021, he completed his Post Graduate Certificate in Dental Education with a view to taking up a teaching role for newly qualified dentists or dental students. 

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Dr Hugh qualified from the University of Sheffield, UK in 2017 and has worked in London practices as well as hospitals, including the Eastman Dental Hospital and Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital.

For the last few years Hugh has enjoyed life in general practice providing a broad range of care. As well as the oral surgery skills he gained in hospital, Hugh has also trained in sedation, cosmetic dentistry and Invisalign. In 2021, he completed his Post Graduate Certificate in Dental Education with a view to taking up a teaching role for newly qualified dentists or dental students. 

Hugh made the big move to NZ in 2023 and travelled around Aotearoa in a bright green campervan for a few months before settling into life on the North Shore with his partner, Emily.

Hugh takes great pride in building strong relationships with his patients and feels this is the key to successful treatment outcomes for them.

Away from dentistry, Hugh has interests in music and cooking but can normally be found on the golf course or football pitch.