About Hunter Dental Group
From small beginnings, Hunter Dental Group has grown to offer our leading dental care at 4 locations throughout the Hunter Valley.
The team at the Hunter Dental Group strive to deliver the highest quality of dental care.
Our highly qualified dentists include members of the Australian Dental Association (ADA) and are committed to furthering their education both locally and internationally to ensure that our patients receive the most up-to-date and advanced treatments.
Our friendly and caring dental team draw on their experience, knowledge, expertise and resources to make sure your experience with us is a positive, relaxing and professional one. We know how important it is to you that your well-being is in the right hands.
Our Values
We pride ourselves on being part of a warm and friendly atmosphere. All of the staff on our team are friendly in nature, compassionate and caring individuals who put your wellbeing first.
Our philosophy is simple. We are dedicated to ensuring that your experience with us, whether it be a check-up or a serious treatment, is of the highest quality.
All of our staff at are provided with ongoing training to make sure you receive the most up-to-date, expert knowledge in dental services and treatments.
OUR DENTISTS
With attention to detail Dr Patience strives to give his patients the most comfortable and friendly environment possible while looking after their individual needs.
Covering all aspects of general dentistry from check-ups through to mini dental implants he enjoys seeing his patients smiling happily and confidently through cosmetic dental treatments.
He has also branched out into Facial Cosmetics incorporating a new purpose built, state of the art modern facility inside of the Greenhills Surgery offering patients anti-wrinkle and dermal filler treatments.
You will find Dr Patience at Cessnock, Greenhills or Dungog Dental.
Emma graduated from the Univision of Glasgow in 2011. In her first year after qualifying, Emma won a national prize for her NHS clinical case presentation.
After three years, Emma left her practice in Glasgow to move to Australia. After a year working in private practice in Bondi, Emma joined our team midway through 2015.
Like all of our team, Emma is committed to keeping her skills and knowledge up to date and regularly attends courses. Most recently, Emma has attended courses on aesthetic dentistry (crowns and veneers), as well as removable braces.
Dr Kelly is a gentle dentist who has a very caring, holistic approach to patient care.In her spare time, Emma enjoys playing hockey and sailing.
Margaret brings to hunter dental group over 10 years of experience in Dentistry.
Taking pleasure in building a strong foundation and relationship with patients and being available to meet their needs as they arise.
Margaret particularly enjoys treating children and their families, it is a very important role that children feel safe and are comfortable with the same face they see at the dentist year after year.
Dr Kingston has a keen interest in paedodontics (treating children) and minor oral surgery (extractions), however is experienced in all aspects of dentistry.
You will find Dr Kingston at Cessnock, Greenhills or Dungog Dental.
He has spent a number of years in rural practice in Western Australia and has since moved back to the east and practices from our Greenhills and Cessnock surgeries.
Richard prides himself on his careful and meticulous work. He has a keen interest in oral surgery, dental implants and restorative dentistry.
Above all else, Richard strives to do his best for his patients and always keeps their best interests at heart.
Richard enjoys fishing and maintaining old cars in his spare time.
Emily strives to be a dentist trusted to deliver exceptional quality dental services, as she is a perfectionist at heart. She is a strong advocate of promoting oral health education and disease prevention. She believes her role as a dentist is to equip her patients with the knowledge and tools to improve their own oral health and quality of life.
Emily is experienced with providing dental care to patients with special needs, dental phobia and learning disabilities. She frequently visits aged care facilities in the Hunter region.
In her spare time, Emily loves singing and playing her ukulele, and has an interest in beauty and travelling. In particular her previous dental volunteering trip to rural Cambodia was one of the most memorable and rewarding.
Heather is our Oral Health Therapist and has been with our HDG for over three years. In this time she has built an excellent reputation with patients and their families.
She believes in a very relaxed yet professional environment in the surgery. Her management of children is exceptional; being a mother she knows that children are unpredictable and require a versatile approach to care.
Heather takes time to get to know patients, plays games, provides education and places a strong importance on prevention.
Heather works closely with the other Dentists in the practice, ensuring you get a multidisciplinary approach to patient care as you are treated by a team of health practitioners, not an individual.
OUR DENTAL TEAM
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