Pakuranga Dental

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Welcome to Pakuranga Dental

We are committed to providing excellent dental care for the entire family in a warm and welcoming environment.  We believe that everyone is entitled to a beautiful smile that lasts a lifetime.

Our mission as a team is to provide professional dental services that are technologically current, with a commitment to excellence. Every patient is important to us. Our concern is that every patient is treated carefully with special attention to their comfort, their time, and their needs. We strive to be of value to our patients with a goal to exceed their expectations.

Our immediate priority is the patient comfort. We do our best to facilitate a relaxing and non-threatening office environment where you’ll want to return to again and again. This includes the implementation of multiple pain management techniques to prevent treatment discomfort and minimize dental anxiety. Whether your treatment requires a local anesthetic to numb the mouth or a sedative that help you relax during your appointment, we have everything you need and more at our dental office.

A General Dental Practice providing Quality Care for all the Family

Our practice was established in 1965 by Denis Woodward. In 2012 Denis retired and sold his practice to Raja Al-Owbadi. Providing quality care includes good communication between dentist and patient. We ensure that our patients understand the reasons for recommended treatment, treatment options, preventive options, costs involved and any other information specific to their needs.

 While our emphasis has been in providing quality care, we have backed this up by investing in new technology at the appropriate time. We have been computerised since 1987. Our patients were among the first to benefit from intra-oral cameras in 1995 and since 2000 our patients have benefited from the use of Digital X-rays. Located at 175 Pakuranga Highway, Auckland, New Zealand, we are closest to the suburbs of Howick, Pakuranga, Bucklands Beach, East Tamaki, Dannemora, Panmure and Mt Wellington. Being at the end of the South Eastern Arterial route, we are only ten minutes from Newmarket, Ellerslie, Greenlane or Penrose.   

“A Healthy Mouth, Attractive Smile and the Ability to Chew Effectively for the Rest of your Life”

To achieve this, you need an understanding of oral health, good oral hygiene, regular examinations and quality dental treatment as necessary.

For our patients – As we all eat and drink on a daily basis, we require to keep our teeth and gums regularly maintained. As part of Pakuranga Dental we regularly provide the necessity for our patients to be well educated regarding oral hygiene. We allow our patients to kick away old habits and introduce a new beneficial way to keep you and your teeth to prosper a long and healthy life which leads to a better dental health for the whole family.

Regular visits – this allows our patients to undergo regular care and avoid or find any dental problems which we would maintain immediately to avoid further problems from occurring. This would provide a much less costly treatment and it is better to be treated right from the start to avoid future dental pain and problems

High Quality Dental Treatment allows not only the best care possible when we treat our patients but we also like to deeply explain every step we take with our patients to allow them to have a better understanding of our work and what has been treated and also all the options available. Pakuranga Dental regularly update their technology whether it is for our patients or dentists or even both to allow the best possible service. Our dentists attend regular educated seminars and conferences to expand the clinics knowledge with new and possibly better techniques available.

Dentists

Raja Al-Owbadi

BDS Baghdad

Raja was born in Iraq; she graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery in 1985 from Baghdad University and relocated to New Zealand in 1996 with her husband and two children. She registered with the New Zealand Dental Council in 2005 and is also a member of the New Zealand Dental Association as well as the Auckland Dental Association. She has worked in a number of successful dental practices in Auckland. She and her husband live locally in Howick with their son and daughter who are currently studying at university.

Denis Woodward

BDS Otago(Retired)

Denis established our practice at the the original Pakuranga Town Centre when it was first opened in 1965. Then, the view from the surgery included grazing cows – a very different scene from today! However, regardless of the population explosion and the proximity of the busy Pakuranga Highway, we have retained a peaceful situation for our surgery, with trees and garden as our outlook and a quiet side street to enter from.

Over the years, Denis has had a wide interest in professional affairs, holding various positions, culminating in President of the Auckland Dental Association. He is also active in Continuing Professional Development, attending seminars and lecture programmes so necessary at this time of rapid improvements and extensions of dental treatment possibilities.

Denis has four grown up daughters and two grandsons. He and his wife, Jill, share wide interests. Jill is a violinist and teacher and plays with St. Matthews Chamber Orchestra. Denis’s interests are his home, his garden, his old restored cars, travel and sailing. He has built four yachts and sailed with Jill, coastal and offshore.

He was a founding member of the Pakuranga Rotary Club, and belongs to the Northern Club, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Buckland’s Beach Yacht Club.

Professionally, he aims to provide the best possible dentistry, in a caring and considerate manner.

Services

  • Teeth cleaning including plaque removal and polishing
  • Ceramic fillings (inlays and onlays)
  • Direct resin fillings (white fillings)
  • Crowns and Bridges
  • Dentures
  • Customised mouthguards
  • Root canal therapy
  • Wisdom teeth removal
  • Cosmetic procedures
  • Porcelain and Composite Veneers
  • Teeth Whitening
  • Dental implant placement and restoration
  • Cosmetic Dentistry
  • Treatment for gum disease
  • Children’s dentistry

Special offer

Children in New Zealand who meet the eligibility criteria for publicly funded health and disability services are entitled to free basic oral health services from 13 to 17 years of age (until their 18th birthday).

Enrol your child as early as possible, so that you can arrange the first check-up.

Standard treatments

Standard treatments are free and include:

– routine examination to check teeth for decay and look at the gums and mouth for any problems

– X-rays used to find tooth decay and other problems that can’t be seen

– fluoride treatment, which helps make the surface of the teeth more resistant to decay

– cleaning to plaque, staining and tartar from teeth

– fillings to restore teeth that have been affected by tooth decay

– extractions to remove teeth that have been badly affected by tooth decay

– fissure sealants, which are a thin layer of white filling, painted onto teeth that are at risk of developing tooth decay

Referral for extra treatments

If your child needs extra treatments, you’ll be referred to another oral health service provider.

– Many treatments will still be free, but you’ll need to pay for some treatments – such as orthodontics (which includes braces on teeth).

– Talk to your local oral health service about the costs and payment options.

Accidents and injuries

– If you need dental treatment because of an accident or injury, ACC will help with the cost. Your dentist will help you fill out a claim form

Technology

Dental technology is ever-changing and constantly evolving. We do our best to stay relevant to the needs of our patients using advanced technology that helps us better diagnose and treat oral conditions and diseases. Our office features innovative oral health technology that makes it possible for us to provide unsurpassed patient care not available just a few years ago.

If you are in search of a dentist who will attend to your needs, you can’t go wrong with our practice. Contact our office at your earliest convenient to schedule you consultation. We look forward to serving you and your family for many years to come.

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PAKURANGA DENTAL

175 Pakuranga Road
Pakuranga
AUCKLAND 2010
New Zealand

office hours

Monday – Friday

8.30am – 5.00pm