Our Team

“I treat every patient how I would like to be treated by making sure they receive the best optimal oral care and leave the clinic having a positive experience.” –

Dental Surgeon

Dr Paul Isaac LDSRCS (Eng), BDS (Lon)

Paul has been a dentist since 1989, and has loved Whakatane since he first came through the town in September 1995. He was impressed with the way it was always sunny – and still is.

“It’s a great place to live, and do business,” says Paul. “There are amazing beaches, and it’s great for outdoor lifestyles.”

Paul is your first choice for cosmetic dental work, with 26 years of experience as a dentist, and a way with patients that puts them at ease while getting the look they were dreaming about. Having teeth that you love not only improves your smile, but the face you put out to the world, improving confidence, and self-esteem. If you have visions of a dazzling smile, and want to make it happen in a stress free, gentle way, see Paul Isaac.

After Over twenty years in town Paul has built up an impressive word of mouth reputation, and a loyal client base who appreciate the gentle treatment and wide range of services that he offers.

Paul specialises in composite based cosmetic, but his work covers a broad spectrum including white fills, crowns, bridges, extractions, surgical extractions; oral biopsies, tooth cleaning, bleaching and periodontal treatments. He also does tooth re-contouring, partial dentures tooth jewellery.

For the cowards among you, Paul offers sedation to make the process painless and stress free. Using sedation in dentistry provides a relaxing and anxiety-free experience for certain people receiving dental treatment. Dental ‘phobia’ is common and prevents people seeking help for issues with their teeth. Knowing that procedures are pain-free eliminates this stress. It also means that the procedure can be completed quickly, and makes it appear like no time has passed for the patient.

Practice Manager

Sally Elwell

Sally has been the Practice Manager for Whakatane Dental Centre for the past 16 years after moving to New Zealand over 23 years ago.  Originally from England Sally and Paul share two daughters.  Sally and her daughters are members of the local Theatrical society which keeps them very busy.   Prior to moving to NZ Sally worked as a vet nurse at a large UK Equine clinic, she also rides and competes herself in the equine discipline of dressage and she trains other riders in this field.

Sally prides herself on running a professional and happy practice that caters for all of their clients dental needs.

Dental Nurse

Raven Hunia

Raven is a local born and raised  here in the Eastern Bay of Plenty  raised in the small town of Kawerau, she grew up playing Netball and being a keen and competitive swimmer was also a member of the Kawerau Swimming club.

She attended Kawerau College where she performed in two Smoke-Free Stage Performance challenges, was part of the girls Rugby and Volley ball teams and elected as a Prefect in her final senior year.

She moved to Lake Rotoma at the age of 22 alongside her partner at the time from where they successfully ran an engineering company based in Kawerau for 14 years running large maintenance crews supplying a service to the central North Island and parts of Australia to large paper manufacturing and power companies.

Now based in Whakatane to begin a new venture she has become part of the team here at Whakatane Dental Centre and will work towards providing the best possible and nurturing care as a Dental Assistant.

Raven enjoys travelling NZ with her partner in their camper van finding its beautiful swimming and surfing spots in the summer and snowy mountain ski spots in the winter.

Raven’s friendly and welcoming manner will help all clients to feel as comfortable as possible and to have the best experience whilst in our surgery.

Cosmetic Nurse

Rebecca Burman RN

We are very excited to introduce Rebecca Burman, Registered Cosmetic Nurse Specialist as a consultant to our Clinic.

Rebecca is highly experienced and skilled in offering advanced facial rejuvenation treatments. She is a clinical Trainer in both NZ and Australia for an Australian Distributor of Swiss dermal filler products – Teosyal.

Her 12 years of nursing experience have included practicing in the specialties of oral and Maxillo-Facial surgery, Dermatology and plastic surgery. For the past 4 years she has focused solely on Cosmetic medicine and frequently attends conferences and experts days in New Zealand and Internationally to bring the latest in techniques and treatments to both her clinical training and private clientele.

She will be visiting fortnightly, offering advanced treatments using Teosyal dermal filler, Dysport anti-wrinkle treatments, provides skincare assessments and recommends Teoxane Cosmeceutical skincare .

To  book treatments or a Free consultation book via Instagram – @rebeccaburman_rn or Facebook – Rebecca Burman RN