Tikipunga Dental Centre is a dental practice at Shop 13, 81 Paramount Parade, in the Tikipunga Shopping Centre in Whangārei. It is led by Dr Matt Ross, who has more than 25 years in dentistry and has offered IV sedation for more than 15 years for patients who are anxious or having long or invasive work. He is known for difficult extractions, and other dentists often refer wisdom tooth removals to him.
The centre offers extractions, pain relief, tooth repairs, cosmetic restorations, fillings, dentures and immediate dentures fitted on the day of an extraction, implants, amalgam removal, Invisalign, and sleep apnoea care. It also uses platelet rich fibrin after extractions and implants, and offers Dysport treatment for fine lines. The team includes oral health therapist LweeZar Thar, and the practice takes a hygiene-focused approach.
The practice is on the ground floor, with convenient parking. Dr Ross holds a diploma in implant dentistry from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, which he gained in 2015, and he is a member of the New Zealand Dental Association and the NZ Society of Conscious Sedation. Outside work he mentors new graduates.