Paul grew up in a family where good oral health was a priority and his father, John Scott was a respected dentist in Wellington.

Paul went to Otago to study dentistry in 1974 and graduated with BDS in 1978

He worked in Hutt Hospital as a dental house surgeon in 1979 and then in 1980 spent a further year at Wellington Hospital. Paul then spent a year running his father’s Tawa surgery before he left to work overseas in the United Kingdom. Work and travel consumed the next 4 years and in late 1984 Paul and his wife, Mary-anne returned to New Zealand and purchased the Dental Practice from Peter Foote.

In 1989-1991 Paul completed a distance teaching post-graduate diploma in restorative dentistry through the School of Dentistry Otago, graduating with Distinction.

In 1992 Paul completed his Royal Australian College of Dental Surgery Fellowship in General Dentistry.

Paul then became the part-time Principal Dental Officer for the Hawkes Bay District Health Board for over ten years as well as running his full time dental practice.

In 1999 Paul became involved in work with the New Zealand Dental Association culminating in his presidency of the NZDA from 2005-2007.

Paul has also been involved with working parties for the Dental Council of New Zealand over the period from 2007-2014.

Outside of dentistry Paul has a keen interest in sport having played hockey for well over 35 years and to representative level. After retiring from hockey Paul has taken a keen interest in golf. Skiing and fishing are both also passions of his.

He has four sons and two grandsons…. at this stage.

Sarah graduated in 2001 from Otago University with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery. She came to Hawkes Bay in 2002 to take up an appointment as a Dental House Surgeon at H. B Hospital, where she stayed for two years.

Falling in love with HB, Sarah decided to stay and make this wonderful region her home. In 2004 she joined the team at Havelock North Dental Services and has been with them ever since.

Sarah loves being a dentist and describes her job as extremely rewarding.

Outside of dentistry, Sarah’s interests include playing table tennis and lawn bowls. She is a long-time member of the Napier Toastmaster’s Club, and is very involved with her church, Equippers Hastings. She plays the keyboard there each Sunday. She is a prolific reader and also enjoys traveling to such far-flung places as Napier and Otane.

Anna graduated as Dental Hygienist from Otago in 1995 where she went to Auckland and worked in a General dental practice and also in a specialist periodontal practice. After several years work she headed south to her hometown to bring dental hygiene to Hawkes Bay.

After working in Napier, Anna headed off for her OE, and has since returned and raised a family.

Anna has now re-certified as a Registered Dental Hygienist and is looking forward to working with you to maintain healthy gums, managing your oral health needs and making your hygienist experience as comfortable as possible.

Mel is originally from South Africa and she has been in NZ for twelve and a half years, of which she has worked for ten and a half of those years as Paul’s chair side assistant. She is qualified as an enrolled nurse and has the NZDA Certificate in Dental Assisting. She has also trained in Aged Care: National Certificate in support of the Older Person and Certificate of Competency in Dementia Care.

Mel is a very keen gardener. Her other interests include baking, reading and snorkeling. She has a German Shepherd called Brax, a budgie called Annie and a cat called Tommy. She is married to Pierre and they have two children.

Rhonda has been with the practice for ten years. Her favourite aspect of the job is interacting with the patients and helping them relax in the chair.

Besides working, Rhonda loves exploring the great outdoors, reading, and lying by her pool. She is looking forward to more overseas travel opportunities.

Amanda was born and raised in Hawkes Bay and has resided here permanently except for some time living and travelling abroad. While living in London she found her interest in health and helping people whilst working at Cromwell Hospital in Kensington. This involved the day-to-day running of the private specialist clinics. On returning home to Hawkes Bay she continued in the medical field and has been working with Paul Scott, Sarah Hall and the team since 2004. Outside of work she enjoys all that Hawkes Bay has to offer with her husband and their two beautiful children.

Zoya is originally from the Ukraine. She has been working as a dental assistant for eight years. She especially likes the restoration of central teeth as she likes to see people smile.

Her interests are nature with all its beauty, theatre and music.

Mary-anne has only joined the work team recently and she is usually found at the front desk, sharing reception duties. Her other life involves being mother to four sons, writing, reading, walking and teaching guitar. Find out all about her recently published books and follow her musings on Mary-anne’s new website and blog.

Paula Sugden works on the front desk as receptionist and accounts clerk, and job shares with her sister, Mary-anne.  Paula has done a variety of jobs in the past, including sales, admin and running her own business – Hijinx Parties.  Paula is also a professional cellist and plays with the musical ensemble Confetti.