“It’s so rewarding knowing that you have helped someone to achieve a greater understanding of their dental and overall health… There is no greater compliment than having return patients and treating all their families.”
Bachelor of Oral Health Science (La Trobe University)
Oral Health Therapist
Jacinta completed her Bachelor of Oral Health Science at La Trobe University Bendigo in July 2010. Since then she has moved back home to Melbourne where she has been working as an Oral Health Therapist in private practice. Jacinta has worked alongside several specialists during her career including Orthodontists, Periodontists and Paediatric Dentists. Jacinta stays up to date with the latest dental hygiene research and products to deliver excellent and high standards of care during your visits by regularly attending conferences all over Australia (and overseas when she can!). She is also interested in learning more about special-needs dentistry through continuing professional development and clinical practice, her aim being to help make dental experiences pleasant and comfortable for patients and their families.Jacinta’s greatest passion lies in promoting and helping patients achieve an understanding of the importance of oral health and its effects on the body as a whole. She particularly enjoys developing strong rapport with the children she treats and providing them with positive dental experiences.Outside of work she spends most of her free time spoiling her dogs and enjoys refurbishing and renovating projects.