Dr Alana Mitchell - BDS (Otago)
After graduating in 2004 from Otago University, Alana gained experience working at the Hutt Valley Hospital. After working in private practices in Australia and New Zealand Alana took the plunge and bought her own business, Beachside Dental Surgery in 2010. Since then Beachside Dental Surgery has grown from strength to strength, with Alana making the decision to set up a second practice, Rimu Road Dental Surgery.
Alana is extremely proud of the level of care and service the practice provides. Using what has made Beachside Dental Surgery such a success Alana is using the same values for Rimu Road Dental surgery, to be a sustainable, people focused dental practice which achieves excellence in care and service.
Aside from dentistry, Alana enjoys spending her time with her two young boys, cycling and getting outdoors. She has recently taken up golf so you may see her out on the course!
Dr Teegan Bunn - BSc (Otago) BDS (Otago)
Teegan graduated from Otago University with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery after completing a Bachelor of Science. She was born in Hamilton but grew up on the Kāpiti Coast, making it very special for her to be working within this community.
Teegan enjoys getting to know patients and making them feel comfortable in the dental setting. Her goal is to provide gentle, person-focused care for all of her patients.
In her spare time she enjoys playing squash, snowboarding, and going on motorbike trail rides. She also enjoys spending time with family and friends.
Dr Steven McKinstry - BDS (Otago) MBChB (Auckland) PhD (Victoria)
Steven is a dually trained dentist and medical doctor, who has a special interest in surgical dentistry procedures including difficult extractions, wisdom teeth, orthodontic exposures, dental implants, IV sedation and oral pathology. He has broad experience in general practice, hospital dentistry, oral surgery and medicine, especially emergency medicine. With all this experience, Steven is perfectly placed to treat medically complex patients, as well as offer safe and effective IV sedation.
Steven completed his dental degree at Otago University in 2004, alongside classmate Alana. Steven developed a strong interest in oral/maxillofacial surgery, which lead to completing his medical degree in 2011. He then spent three years as a medical Doctor on various hospital rotations, including in oral/maxillofacial surgery. Steven began working part-time at Beachside Dental in 2016, after moving to Wellington to undertake a medical research PhD. He then spent 2019 working in emergency medicine at Wellington and Hutt Hospital. While he is not a specialist oral surgeon, he is excited to offer the skills he has developed to the Kapiti Coast community.
Outside of work, Steven and his wife, Anna enjoy spending time with their daughter, Iris. Steven has several years of involvement with the iconic, Coast-to-Coast race. Steven has one individual victory and two, Two Day Team victories. His main past-time is spent enjoying endurance sport along with high-level road cycling races both locally and nationally.
Dr Robbie McConville - BDS (Otago)
Robbie was born and raised in Waipukurau, Central Hawkes Bay, and is the youngest of three boys.
After graduating Robbie worked as a Dental House Surgeon for Northland District Health Board. Based at Whangarei Hospital he worked alongside an Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon and in outreach community clinics which have given him a great foundation in dentistry with knowledge and experience second to none.
Robbie enjoys engaging with patients, making them comfortable and working with them to provide the best treatment possible. He has a keen interest in Oral surgery (extractions, wisdom teeth, biopsies), general dentistry and sedation.
Outside of work Robbie enjoys the outdoors, in particular surfing and mountain biking. He also likes going to live music gigs and spending time with his older brothers and young nieces.
Kim Cerhak - Practice Manager
Kim started working in private practice in 2006 whilst raising her young family and completed the NZDA Certificate in Dental Assisting in 2014 placing first in New Zealand.
Kim joined Beachside in June of 2017 as the clinical lead for our support staff before moving into her current role later that year. Her clinical background and knowledge help her to maintain the practice’s high standards of compliance and daily operations. Kim has enjoyed her involvement with the opening of our Rimu Road surgery, where she is now based and oversees the running of both practices.
Kim enjoys attending local gigs with her husband and together they are planning on completing more of New Zealand’s Great Walks.
Mikaela Morton- Oral Health Therapist
Mikaela graduated from the Univerisity of Otago with a Bachelor of Oral Health. Prior to attending University she has previously worked at Beachside Dental Surgery as a Dental Assistant.
With having a dual scope Mikaela is able to undertake dental procedures on both adolescents and adults. She enjoys educating her patients on the importance of having great oral health.
In her spare time, Mikaela has recently taken up golfing and loves adventuring around New Zealand with her partner in their van.