The Dental Institute is a purpose-built dental clinic on the first floor of Tribune, 113 Karamu Road North, in the Hastings CBD. The clinic offers general, cosmetic, specialist periodontal and implant dentistry, and it serves families across Hawke's Bay, including Napier and Havelock North. It won the 2024 Wellness and Beauty Hastings City Business award, according to the website.
Services include check-ups, fillings, crowns and root canals, and guided dental implants planned with 3D imaging. Extractions and wisdom teeth removal are done with IV sedation options. Periodontal care covers deep cleaning and ongoing maintenance for gum disease, led by in-house periodontist Dr Helen Barker, who has more than 20 years of specialist experience. Cosmetic work includes veneers, whitening, crowns and gap closure. Hygiene visits use EMS AirFlow technology.