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Team Dental
Tauranga 16th Ave
131 16th Ave Tauranga, 3112
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Opening hours
Monday – Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm
Saturday – Sunday Closed
(Emergency service available at our 2nd Ave Branch)
A dental checkup includes a thorough check of teeth and gums.
If you’ve had a dental emergency, don’t hesitate to call us.
We provide regular general and emergency dental care for kids.
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“It is my aim to make your dental experience as easy and stress free as possible.”
Hailing from the northern part of India, famous for its robust spirit, I came to New Zealand to further my progress in Dentistry.
After working for Team Dental as a Practice Manager at our 2nd Ave branch for over 4 years, I qualified in 2021 as a dentist in New Zealand.
Along with strong leadership and people skills, I’m also known for sense of humour. I try to make a dental visit as stress free as possible. I consider myself very empathetic and understand no one really enjoys a trip to the dentist. We do our best to make the experience as easy as possible.
I provide the full scope of dental care including (but not limited to) surgical extractions, restorative treatments, root canals and aesthetics.
“I love really getting to know my patients and strive to ensure you are fully informed, at ease in my care and receive quality dental treatment.”
I was born and bred in Queenstown and graduated from Otago University in 2017 with a Bachelors of Dental Surgery.
After graduating I made the move to Tauranga where I began my career as a dentist.
I enjoy all aspects of general dentistry and strive to ensure my patients are comfortable and at ease in our dental surgery.
In my spare time, I can be found at the beach with my husband and two young children, or visiting friends and family in all corners of our beautiful country.
Healthy, happy smiles.
Whatever dental treatment you need,
Team Dental can help.
Whether it’s an emergency and you need to see someone now; a filling, an extraction, a root canal treatment, dentures, a crown or any other dental need – we can help!
Our experienced 16th Ave Dentists practice all aspects of general dentistry.
If you are in need of an affordable dentist and a pleasant, caring dental experience call us today!
New patients are welcome at Team Dental 16th Ave.
Frequently Asked Questions
Local anaesthetic provides a total pain block in most cases. For anxious patients or difficult surgery we provide intravenous sedation. A consultation appointment is essential if you are thinking about intravenous sedation. Note: This is not a general anaesthetic.
Ring the surgery as soon as you can and let us know what happened. We will see you asap to assess and document the trauma to the mouth and look at ACC options. Even if there doesn’t appear to be any damage, problems can arise later. In children, registration of accident injury is very important as it may involve damage to a permanent tooth that has not come through yet. A traumatic injury to the teeth can have an unpredictable outcome, so it’s always a good idea to have the accident checked and documented.
Not always, but a wisdom tooth is your third molar tooth and often there is not enough room in your mouth for them so they become impacted (jammed against another tooth or bone, and can become infected), so they often have to be removed for comfort. There are a number of reasons why wisdom teeth may cause problems and if they’re causing pain and infection, we recommend their extraction.
We require payment on the day of treatment. EFTPOS and credit card facilities are available.
Yes we do. Under the Government Special Dental Benefits scheme, we provide emergency temporary treatment of children and adolescents up to them turning 18. If the appointment is the result of an accident or trauma, we provide temporary and ongoing treatment to all age groups through ACC.
A tooth should be crowned when it’s compromised and or damaged to the extent it’s in danger of breaking. A crown strengthens and protects the tooth that remains. Some people have crowns placed over their teeth for cosmetic reasons.
We can issue WINZ quotes and in the case of accident or trauma partial ACC assistance is sometimes available.
There are three options; partial denture, bridge or an implant and an implant will require a referral to an oral surgeon.
Dentures provide a cost effective, practical and cosmetic solution for those with problem teeth. If you do need to have full upper and/or lower dentures the initial cost of the dentures will vary, and the dentures will need to be adjusted as the gums shrink over time. Most dentist are very hesitant to pull out good or patent teeth and partial dentures are available that allow you to keep your good teeth for as long as possible.
In all cases an infection in the mouth must be addressed as untreated dental infections can be very serious. In some cases a tooth infection can be remedied with a course of antibiotics. Drugs will deal with the infection, but the underlying problem remains, so, don’t forget to return to your dentist to find a permanent solution to the problem.
It’s difficult to provide a quote over the phone, but we can give you a price range for the various treatments. Your dentist will tell you how much the treatment is likely to cost before they start. We advise you to visit the practice for an appointment to discuss different options with you.
Yes we do at our 16th Ave practice in Tauranga.
No, but we can assess your condition and then refer you to a local orthodontist.
Yes, we have the facilities to make you a whitening tray and provide the necessary whitening solution, this process takes up to a week, or, we have ready-to-go whitening treatments available.
Zip is a popular buy-now-pay-later service that offers you the flexibility to pay for your dental treatment, all while enjoying interest-free payments. With a credit limit of up to $1000 and a user-friendly application process, Zip Payments has become a game-changer.
“I’m proud to work for a company committed to providing affordable dentistry in these difficult economic times.”
Shelley Hackett Practice ManagerI’ve worked with Team Dental for 24+ years in various capacities at various practices. I thoroughly enjoy client contact and I’m lucky to work with a team I consider friends (and family).
Here at 16th Avenue we provide a wide range of dental care in our lovely old villa in a tree lined street in the Avenues. We look forward to seeing you soon.