We are a 39 year family-owned and run expert team of Sunshine Coast dentists, hygienists, OHT’s and nurses, providing a compassionate professional environment for all ages ( and fear levels!).
We don’t need a lengthy sales pitch or marketing strategy, we really are just good people who want to do good for our community and create happy, comfortable patients.
Dr Michael Maltby
Michael started Kawana Dental in 1987. He spent 30 years building up what is now one of the largest and most well-regarded dental practices on the Sunshine Coast.
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Dr Mark Maltby
Hi, I’m Mark. I was lucky enough to grow up on the Sunshine Coast and have been around dentistry my whole life – my father and auntie are both dentists. I feel very privileged to carry on the family practice, started 39 years ago by my father Michael.
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Dr Tamara Warren
Tamara trained at the University of Queensland, graduating with First Class Honours in 2001, when she joined the Kawana Dental team. She took a further training sabbatical period of 3 years teaching at Sydney University before the Sunshine Coast called her home again.
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Dr Dan Eastcott
Hi, My name’s Dan (Daniel when I’m in trouble). I have lived on the Sunshine Coast since early 2007. I grew up and trained in New Zealand (I graduated from the University of Otago in 2005).
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Dr Murray Hayes
Other than being a devoted Dad…. Murray graduated from the University of Sydney in 1989. He then joined the Army where he spent 7 years looking after the dental health of our soldiers.
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Dr Martha Ponce
Martha graduated from Valle University (Colombia) in 1995. She worked in Brisbane for 7 years before moving to the Sunshine Coast with her family in 2012, and has been working at Kawana Dental ever since.
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Dr Tim Chin
Hello I’m Tim and I have been a part of the Kawana Dental team since 2008. I grew up in Perth and completed my Bachelor of Dental Science with Honours at the University of Western Australia.
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Dr Aninda Dey
Hi! I’m Aninda and I qualified as a dentist in 1995. I loved every aspect of general dentistry once I started working as a general dentist but wanted to learn more about straightening crowded and protruding teeth, so I moved to Europe for several years to study a Masters degree in Orthodontics in 2000.
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Dr Trish Morrison
Hi, I’m Trish and I have been working at Kawana Dental since 2017. I completed my undergraduate Dental studies at Griffith University University in 2008 with an award for academic excellence. I have completed a Post-Graduate Diploma in Prosthodontics through Kings College London and am about to commence a Masters program in Implant Dentistry.
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Dr Leanne Paterson
Leanne grew up close to the city of Edinburgh in Scotland, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery, with Honours, from the University of Glasgow.
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Dr Nancy Henein
Hi, I’m Nancy and I love working as a dentist. I find great satisfaction in helping people and doing my job with excellence. I am determined to change the overall dental experience from typical dread to one of comfort and dare I say it, even enjoyment.
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Rachel Prendeville
Hello! I’m Rachel, an Oral Health Therapist with Adult Scope who has recently joined the Kawana DentalTeam! I studied my degree at Central Queensland University graduating in 2021 and have worked in a combination of private and public dental practices. Before joining the oral health world I worked full time as a Paramedic for Queensland Ambulance Service and now continue to work in a part time capacity.
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Emma-Kate Westaway
Hello, my name is Emma-Kate! I am an Oral Health Therapist at Kawana Dental. I was a patient at Kawana Dental many years ago, and my positive experience inspired me to pursue a career in dentistry.
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Josh Wojtas
Hi, I’m Josh! I’m an Oral Health Therapist and one of the newest members of the Kawana Dental team. I recently relocated to the Sunshine Coast with my family and we’re very excited to have settled into life here and call the Coast home.
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Layna Daly
Being a patient at the practice for more than 15 years, I couldn’t help but jump at the opportunity to join the team at Kawana Dental as a dental hygienist. I lived on the Gold Coast for three years while completing my Bachelor of Dental Hygiene. However, the Sunshine Coast is my true home, and I was so excited to return in 2025 to join the team.