Pure NZ Dental is a family dental clinic in Bukit Timah, Singapore, established in 2014 when founder Dr Justin Stewart Saga and his family migrated from New Zealand, bringing with them the idea of blending Kiwi hospitality with gentle dental care. The clinic's name nods to that heritage, with "Kia Ora" — hello in the indigenous Māori language — reflected in its warm, relationship-focused approach.
The practice is built around compassion, gentleness and judgement-free care, aiming to help patients from all walks of life become better informed about their oral health. Pure NZ Dental offers a full range of general, restorative and cosmetic dentistry, including dental implants, Invisalign and invisible braces, root canal treatment, oral surgery and tooth extractions, whitening, sedation dentistry, and impressionless 3D scanning using 3Shape TRIOS Scanner technology.
The clinic team includes founder and director Dr Justin Stewart Saga, who brings over 20 years of dental experience across New Zealand and Singapore, alongside Dr Juliana Tian (University of Queensland), Dr Tan Pey Shiuan (National University of Singapore, with clinical experience at MINDEF dental clinic and Tan Tock Seng Hospital), and orthodontist Dr Natalia Yip (University of Melbourne and University of Western Australia). Pure NZ Dental is a partner of Pioneer Generation, IHP, GrabPay, CPD Medisave, CHAS, Baby Bonus and AIA schemes.
When Dr Justin Stewart Saga and his family migrated from New Zealand to Singapore in 2014, they brought an idea with them: bring the warmth and hospitality of Kiwi culture into dental care. That idea became Pure NZ Dental, a family dental clinic in Bukit Timah built around compassion, gentleness, and genuine relationships with patients.
Dr Justin didn't grow up with easy access to dental care — his family's circumstances meant visits to the dentist were rare. That experience shaped his determination to study and work hard, eventually spending over 15 years in New Zealand before migrating to Singapore with his wife and twins. Working across both countries, he came to a simple realisation: most people just want to feel comfortable with their healthcare team, the way they would with their own family. Pure NZ Dental grew out of that idea — a practice where everyone is looked after with integrity, genuine care, and value-for-money treatment.
The clinic's name carries that heritage forward, right down to its greeting: "Kia Ora," hello in the indigenous Māori language, reflecting a culture that strongly values friendship, community, and helping each other out.
Dr Justin, the founder and director, brings over 20 years of dental experience across both New Zealand and Singapore. He's joined by Dr Juliana Tian, a graduate of the University of Queensland who gained clinical experience in Queensland's public health sector, and Dr Tan Pey Shiuan, who earned her Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the National University of Singapore and trained at MINDEF dental clinic and Tan Tock Seng Hospital, with a focus on advanced general dentistry and a gentle approach for anxious patients. Orthodontist Dr Natalia Yip completed her Bachelor of Dental Science at the University of Melbourne before furthering her studies with a Doctor of Clinical Dentistry in Orthodontics at the University of Western Australia.
Pure NZ Dental describes itself as a full-service dental office covering general and preventive care, restorative dentistry, and cosmetic dentistry. Preventive care sits at the heart of the practice, with a strong emphasis on exams, cleaning, and teaching patients how to properly brush and floss. For more involved needs, the clinic offers dental implants for missing teeth, Invisalign and invisible braces as an alternative to traditional metal brackets, root canal treatment for infected teeth, and oral surgery including tooth extractions and impacted wisdom tooth removal.
For patients wanting to brighten their smile, in-clinic and take-home whitening options are available. The clinic also runs a dedicated sedation dentistry programme with three options: oral sedation using prescribed medication, nitrous oxide ("happy gas") for a relaxed, comfortable experience, and deeper IV sedation, administered by a visiting anaesthetist for patients who want little or no memory of their visit.
One area Pure NZ Dental highlights specifically is its investment in impressionless dentistry — using the 3Shape TRIOS Scanner to digitally scan the mouth for crowns, onlays, orthodontic work and mouth guards, replacing the traditional messy, gag-inducing physical impression process. The clinic also uses 3D X-Rays as part of its modern dentistry approach.
The clinic acknowledges that dental emergencies don't run on a schedule. When a patient calls in pain, the team says they'll make time by staying late or shifting appointments to get them out of pain as quickly as possible — patients facing an emergency are encouraged to call the clinic directly or message via WhatsApp.
Pure NZ Dental is open Monday and Thursday from 8:30am to 8:00pm, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30am to 6:00pm, and Saturday from 8:30am to 2:00pm. The clinic can be reached by phone at +65 6463 0257, via WhatsApp at +65 9679 8770, or by email at info@purenzdental.com. Pure NZ Dental partners with Pioneer Generation, IHP, GrabPay, CPD Medisave, CHAS, Baby Bonus and AIA, and is active on Facebook and Instagram.