Meet the Team
MEET OUR EXPERTS
Our Team
At Gentle Dental a long-term dentist-patient relationship is very important to us. It’s why our team consists of experienced and dedicated dental practitioners who are kind, friendly, and caring. We believe that every experience should be a pleasant experience when you visit one of our practices.
Our team is led by Dr. Gen Russo, one of Sydney’s leading dental practitioners, and has over 40 years of experience with strong interest in a wide range of dental fields. This experience includes working with children and patients with special needs to offer comprehensive, thorough and trustworthy dental care across general dentistry, cosmetic procedures, orthodontics and more.
Meet the members of our team and discover the difference of Gentle Dental care.
Orthodontists

Dr Kamal Ahmed
BDS(Hons)(Sydney), DClinDent (Ortho)(Sydney), FRACDS, MRACDS (Orth), MOrth RCS (Edinburgh)
Hygienists and Oral health therapists

Bianca Tesoriero
Bachelor of Oral Health - Oral Health Therapist (USyd)

Natalie Surace
BOH (University of Newcastle)

Selah Choi
BOH (UNewc)

Alema Bukalo
B Oral H (UNewc)

Nyah Jones
Oral Health Therapist

Leanne Nelson
B Oral H (UNewc)
Dentists

Dr Michael Ishak
BDS (HONS) USYD

Dr Gen Russo
BDS SYD UNI

Dr Nick Ngo
BDS (USYD)

Dr Gary Beaton
B.D.S. (Syd Uni)

Dr Michael Russo
BCOM, BDENT (USYD), Grad, Dip. Clin. Dent. (Oral Implants)

Dr Michael Lavorato
BDS (Adel. Uni)

Dr Joseph Saouma
BMedSci, BDent (Hons) USYD

Dr Maja Stojceska
BDS (USYD)

Dr Sandra Short
BDS (Usyd)

Dr Ed Cruickshank
BOH (Dsc), G.Dip Dent (Griff)

Dr Tony Russo
BCom, BioMedSc, DDS (UOM)

Dr Douglas Lo
BMedSc(UQ) BDent(USyd)

Dr Holly Booker
BOH (USyd) DMD (USyd)

Dr Hahn Nguyen
BHSc, MDent. Latrobe University

Dr Thaer Skaf
BSc, DMD (USyd), MSc (Oral Surgery and Implantology) (UGM), FICOI

Dr Louisa Zambetti
BMedSci, DMD (USyd)

Dr Atul D’Cruz
BMedSci, DMD (USyd)

Dr Raffaelle Francone
BMedSci (UTS), DMD (USyd)

Dr Amanda Zhong
B.Pharm (USyd), DMD (USyd)







