Dr David Leong

In between caring for teeth, Dave spends what little time he has immersing himself in the Newtown / Erskineville community.

Within the practice, Dave likes to spend time talking through all issues and treatments with his patients. A big emphasis on education and prevention underlies his whole practice ethos. To garner more knowledge he has also undertaken extra educational courses in the areas of implants, orthodontics and invisalign, restorative dentistry and tries to be as conservative as possible with his treatment. He has also previously tutored endodontics (root canal therapy) at the University of Sydney.

If the practice isn’t keeping Dave’s hands full, then Angela and his two kids make up for that. He is usually spending most of his free time around the neighbourhood with kids River and Odette in tow!

Dr Angela McCarthy

Angela is a local and otherwise known as a crazy plant lady. animal lover, degree collector, drug dispenser, crafter and second half to Dr Dave.

Luckily she also doesn’t mind doing a bit of dental carpentry as well, and is extremely knowledgeable with a Bachelors in Dentistry, Medical Science, a Masters of Pharmacy, and now a Graduate Diploma in Conscious Sedation and Pain Control!

She is currently concentrating on anxious and phobic patients with IV sedation, otherwise known as “twilight sedation, sleep dentistry, sedation dentistry.” She is extremely patient and has a calming and relaxed demeanor during treatment.

Dr Melissa Marinovic

Mel believes a trip to the dentist should be informative and fun!

Her kind gentle nature makes her especially good at treating anxious patients and nervous kiddies.

By keeping up to date with modern techniques and practices Mel makes your visit to her as pleasant and painless as possible.

Outside of the dental practice you might find Mel in the kitchen creating new recipes that her taste buds (and teeth!) approve of. She also loves to watch and play tennis with friends and family!

Dr Nika Korduke

Our associate dentist from the other side of the Tasman Sea, Nika enjoys doing fullings (New Zealand for fillings) and is an avid teeth-puller-outerer. After a year at an emergency hospital in New Zealand she is very confident in removing teeth with a particular interest in wisdom tooth extractions.

Nika, like all our dentists, is an advocate for preventative dentistry and believes in the power of good oral hygiene. She loves educating adults and children alike on good oral hygiene and getting them on the right track to happy, healthy teeth.

She is a bright and bubbly member of the Erko Dental family and is great at putting any anxious patients at ease be it by laughing at her accent or by… well… no, that’s it. She talks funny.

As a new Erskineville resident she loves checking out the local hotspots and can’t get enough of all the coffee options available to her. She enjoys sweating it out at the gym, chasing the sun at the myriad of beaches available in Sydney, and collecting bric-a-brac from the weekend markets.

Holly

Practice Manager

When Holly isn’t managing the practice you can find her playing with her dog Chewie, binge watching RuPaul’s Drag Race, cross stitching, or eating the most sugar one human can possibly consume.

Originally a chef she is a seasoned multi-tasker and at Erko Dental you’ll often see her running around the practice helping the support staff and dentists, answering any trickier enquiries on the phone and through our email, and all the other behind the scenes stuff that a practice manager does. Her catch-phrases are “no worries” and “cool beans” and will often have a laugh with our regulars.

Over her many years at Erko Dental she’s learnt a thing or two about the treatments that our dentists perform and she’s the one you’ll get a call from a couple of days after your appointment to check up on you and answer questions about previous or further treatment.