Elaine Neill

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Elaine graduated from Otago University in 1992 and gained the sought after position of Dental Housesurgeon at the Dunedin Public Hospital where she gained valuable experience in surgery and emergency dental procedures. She was appointed as a Clinical Tutor at the School of Dentistry where she thoroughly enjoyed teaching the students until she bought Bell Hill Dental in December 1995.

The practice has grown since then from two surgeries to five and is a testament to Elaine’s philosophy of treating everyone as equals, in a non-judgmental and caring environment.

Elaine is married with two children and provides the same standard of dentistry for her patients that she chooses for her family and herself.

Claudia Huang

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Claudia was born in Taiwan and moved to Christchurch when she was fifteen years old. She graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery from Otago in 2006 and since then has worked as a Dental Officer in Bendigo Hospital in Australia, and as fulltime Professional Practice Fellow tutoring dental students at the Otago Dental School. She joined the Bell Hill Dental team in 2009 and has been enjoying the friendly, caring environment there. Whilst working four days a week at Bell Hill Dental she still enjoys passing on her knowledge to final year students for one day a week at the Dental School.

Claudia attends the Chinese Methodist Church where she is an usher and sometimes plays the flute for the church choir. You might see her outside on a Sunday morning with her lovely smile!

Michelle Pienaar

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Michelle graduated from the University of Pretoria more than 10 years ago, and has worked extensively in both private practice and in Hospital clinics in both “sunny” South Africa and England. Since immigrating to NZ in 2008, Michelle has assisted at the Dental School as a Professional Practice Fellow tutoring final year students, where she still enjoys working part time.

Michelle’s husband is a student at the University of Otago Medical School, and is presently completing his post-graduate training in Maxillo-facial Surgery. They have two beautiful little girls, who have adjusted extremely well to NZ due to the love and caring demonstrated to them by their respective teachers.

Nicky Perkins

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Nicky graduated from Otago University in 1998 as a registered Dental Hygienist. After working for many years in Queenstown, she was instrumental in setting up and organising the introduction of the hygiene department to Bell Hill Dental in 2001. She is a current member of the NZ Dental Hygienists Association.

Kerri Lumb

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Kerri is a registered dental Hygienist graduating from Otago in 1997. After travelling on the O.E., working and living in the UK, she gained trans-Tasman recognition settling in Australia for eight years. During this time Kerri was based at a private dental practice associated with research and care of medically compromised patients at Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital.

Kerri has worked extensively with Periodontal Implant Specialists in both Sydney and Melbourne in the treatment and prevention of gum disease and implant care.

Kerri is certified to administer local anesthetic after completing a postgraduate course at the University of Adelaide.

In her spare time Kerri enjoys group fitness and training for running and mountain bike events.

Sharon Millar

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Sharon has worked in the dental industry for nearly 30 years, both in private practice and at the School of Dentistry. After managing the dental clinic at Wakari Hospital for 2 years she joined the Bell Hill Dental team in 1996, first as dental assistant then as receptionist and then as the practice grew, become Practice Manager. There is very little that Sharon doesn’t know about Bell Hill Dental and she is always here to help with any questions or concerns. She thoroughly values the wonderful relationships that she has built up over many years with so many of our wonderful patients.

Support Team

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Jill, Brenda, Gina, Debbie, and Jan.

Our entire team is very experienced and well trained to provide a wide range of information about the services we provide. Continuing education is an integral part of our philosophy of providing exceptional care, so our entire team attend courses on a regular basis. Feel free to ask questions about your treatment at any time – they are there to support you!