Blockhouse Bay Dental

Peter gained his Bachelor of Dental Surgery in 1986 at the University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in the United Kingdom. He was selected to undertake ‘Hospital Training”, an opportunity only available to the best of class and after a year as a Dental House Officer at the Newcastle Dental Hospital, he then moved on to further training in Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgery as a Senior House Officer in the large University teaching Hospitals at Sheffield and Leeds. Moving into General practice in 1989. Peter’s extended level of training affords him a higher level of skill in both surgical and cosmetic dentistry. Peter is committed to state of the art dentistry and he pursues this through regular on-going continuing education. Peter regularly pursues new skills and knowledge in the areas of customer service, pain free dentistry, new materials and dental technology. An extension of Peter’s commitment to his own ongoing development is his commitment to the professional development of his associate dentists and the training of his staff.

Haydn qualified from Newcastle Dental School in 1999 and worked in general practice in the region until joining Blockhouse Bay Dental Centre in 2000. Since then he has continued to develop his skills in all aspects of general dentistry. Now a New Zealand resident, Haydn has travelled extensively throughout the country as well as through Europe and South America. He is looking forward to exploring Australia and Asia over the next few years. Away from work, Haydn is a keen sports enthusiast labelling himself as a runner, kayaker, mountaineer and soccer player! He has participated in many events but his main achievement is completing the Auckland Marathon and the Dunedin Arrow 24 hour Adventure race late in 2003. Haydn sucessfully completed the Speights Coast to Coast in 2009 finishing in a the top 10% of the field.

Kathleen has a passion for people and for dentistry, and her enthusiasm is apparent from the first time you meet her. She has over 19 years of private practice experience and gained her doctorate degree from the University of Michigan, USA. Kathleen believes that a sound healthy dental foundation is ever important, but she is also aware that a beautiful smile never goes out of style. Good health and a nice smile can add so much self confidence, and this is what her passion is all about giving people that 'feel good' attitude that can only come from within, when a person smiles with confidence.