About

Hi! My name is Dr Keertana and I am a Dentist. I know, eww right? Who likes to stare into someone’s mouth for a living? But that is what I would like to address on my page. Everything Dentistry! From the why’s and how’s to the what’s and if’s.

I am currently working as a Surgical Assistant (licensing exams take up your life and suck out your soul) with Periodontal surgeons (woah!) and also going through the process of getting my license (surprise, surprise) as a General Dentist in Auckland, New Zealand. I was born in India and spent more than 2 decades in the United Arab Emirates. I graduated as a Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) from the College of Dentistry, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, U.A.E.

I am a very passionate and talkative person, through and through Potterhead. My hobbies include reading (a LOT), writing, binging Harry Potter and Friends, dancing and Dentistry.

When I first entered the field of Dentistry, I was baffled by the concept of having to study 32 teeth for 5 years and then some! I started with a thousand questions and 8 years later, I have a thousand more. With this page, I hope to address some of those questions and help my fellow budding Dentists.

Experience

  • January, 2023 - Present

    Surgical Assistant

    Institute of Dental Implants and Periodontics, Auckland, New Zealand

    • Assisting Dr. Michael Danesh-Meyer and Dr. Andrew Liaw with various chair-side surgical dental treatments including implant placement, bone & soft tissue grafting, mucogingival surgery, and sinus lift procedures.

  • May, 2021 - December, 2022

    Dental Assistant

    Lumino City Dental at Quay Park, Auckland, New Zealand

    • Assisting Dr. Fabricio Pacheco with various chair-side general & surgical dental procedures including implant placement, bone and soft tissue grafting.
    • Assisted Dr. Lincoln Miranda with various chair-side dental treatments including Digital Smile Design (DSD) cases, Endodontic and cosmetic procedures

  • September, 2020 - May, 2021

    Dental Assistant

    Endodontic Solutions, Auckland, New Zealand

    • Assisting Dr. Hani Naoum in a shared role for various chairside specialist endodontic procedures.
    • Assisting Dr. Hani Naoum with endodontic procedures performed and monitoring of patients under IV sedation.

  • February, 2020 - September, 2020

    Dental Assistant

    Lumino City Dental at Quay Park, Auckland, New Zealand

    • Assisting Dr. Mark Taylor with various chair-side dental procedures including Digital Smile Design (DSD) cases.
    • Assisting Dr. Mark Taylor with treatments performed and monitoring of patients under IV Sedation.

  • April, 2018 - September, 2018

    Dental Intern

    Thumbay Medical and Dental Speciality Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

    • Patient Management, including Diagnosis, Treatment planning and Treatment delivery (performing various restorative, surgical and non-surgical periodontal, surgical and non-surgical extraction procedures).

  • April, 2018 - September, 2018

    Dental Intern

    Thumbay Hospital, Ajman, United Arab Emirates

    • Patient Management, including Diagnosis, Treatment planning and Treatment delivery (performing various endodontic, orthodontic, pediatric, fixed and removable procedures).

Certification

  • Certified ACLS provider - New Zealand (2020 - 2022)
  • Certified in IV Sedation Monitoring

Education

  • September, 2012 - June, 2017

    Doctor of Dental Medicine

    Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates

    • Dental Anatomy and Occlusion, Oral Histology, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, Dental Instruments, Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics, Implantology, Operative Dentistry, Endodontics, Orthodontics, Pedodontics, Periodontics, Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Geriatric Dentistry, Community & Preventive Dentistry