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Our Team

Here at Taupō Dental Centre we believe in relationship building, making sure our customers are receiving care from a team that knows them and their needs. Taupō Dental Centre is New Zealand owned and operated by a local family in the heart of Taupō. We make sure our customers receive gentle, quality and affordable dentistry. It is our belief that dental appointments can be a comfortable and positive experience and we do our utmost to minimise patient discomfort.

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Absalom Ander

BCom, InfoSci, CompSci

Owner/Director | IT Specialist

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Dr Kelsi Ander

BDS (Dist) Otago

Dental Surgeon | Owner/Director

Kelsi graduated from the University of Otago in 2013 with Distinction and she has practiced in our beautiful city since. Kelsi grew up in Whanganui before moving to Dunedin to complete her Bachelor of Dental Surgery. In 2019 Kelsi completed her three-year Orthodontic mini residency through the EODO Full Face Orthodontics program and received a Diploma in Clinical Orthodontics through the City of London School of Dentistry.

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Dr Kamryn Brown

BDS Otago

Dental Surgeon

Kamryn graduated from The University of Otago with credit and has experience working in Tauranga and Dunedin. He has a special interest in Aesthetic and Restorative dentistry, Oral surgery and making every experience at the dentist a comfortable one. He has a very caring nature, a keen eye for detail and is eager to improve and learn new techniques to deliver the best service that he can.

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Dr Nick Wilcox

BDS Otago

Dental Surgeon

As an Otago graduate Nick practiced in Auckland and in the UK before making a lifestyle decision to transfer his family to Taupo in 1998, purchasing an existing practice from Dr Hugh McCaffrey. Undertaking some postgraduate study at the University of Adelaide led to Nick being one of the early adopters in the field of Minimal Intervention Dentistry.

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Dr Eva Barron Hill

BDS (Dist) Otago

Dental Surgeon

Eva graduated from the University of Otago with distinction. Eva enjoys all areas of dentistry especially restorative dentistry, endodontics and ceramic work.

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Pam Seymour

DIP Dent Hyg

Dental Hygienist

Pam started at Taupo Dental Centre in 2006 and after 2 children and a brief hiatus to the fitness industry, she proudly continues to work with the dental team to gently guide her much loved patients to excellent oral health.

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Dixie Kuriger

BCom Mgmt

Business/Operations Manager

Dixie our Business and Operations manager works on all aspects of the business. She is the sister of practice owner Absalom & Kelsi Ander and has been with the practice since it was purchased from Chris Casswell in October 2017.

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Chloe Hilton

Head Dental Assistant | Infection Control Coordinator

Chloe qualified as a dental assistant in 2007 in the UK.
A year later she decided to go traveling, landing in New Zealand in April 2008. She very quickly met her lovely husband and has been here in beautiful Taupo ever since.
She has 3 amazing boys that keep her busy with school sports, bush walks and weekend getaways whenever possible. Life is never dull!

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Brenda Matthews

Dental Receptionist

When you come to our practice you will be greeted by our friendly and very-efficient receptionist Brenda. She will work on your behalf to find appointments that suit you and work in well with the practitioner’s schedule. If you need any help regarding referrals, forms or general information she is the one to speak to.

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Kirsty Melling

Dental Assistant

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Karen Collett

Dental Assistant

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Nizana Ander

Dental Assistant

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