About Us
At Apple Dental, Lane Cove (Part of National Dental Care), our commitments is to giving our patients the highest quality of dental care. We have assembled a team of highly qualified dentists and dental professionals to assist with your oral health, using the most up-to-date treatment techniques, and modern materials. Our practice attitude is to work closely with you, our patient, to meet all of your oral health needs. Our dentists have skills in a wide range of treatments, including general dentistry as well as cosmetic dentistry and implants, to teeth whitening and same day smile makeovers (CEREC restoration).
Our qualified team of dentists and oral hygienists at Apple Dental, Lane Cove, has a reputation for providing compassionate, high quality treatment to ensure our patients have a positive dental experience. We work with you to develop and maintain a treatment plan that is personalised to your needs, all within a caring, relaxed environment.
On-site parking is available.
Meet the Team
At Apple Dental, Lane Cove (Part of National Dental Care), we are committed to delivering excellence in dental care for every patient. Whether you are looking for preventative dental care and hygiene instruction, to cosmetic dentistry such as teeth whitening, dental implants and complete smile makeovers.
Brittany West
Oral Health Therapist
Dr Fady Tawadrous
Dentist
Dr Hiba Amin
Dentist
Dr Ivan Crnkovic
Dentist
Jesse Labuguen
Oral Health Therapist
Dr Mandy Zheng
Dentist
Trixie Muller
Oral Health Therapist
Brittany West
Oral Health Therapist
Dr Fady Tawadrous
Dentist
Dr Hiba Amin
Dentist
Dr Ivan Crnkovic
Dentist
Jesse Labuguen
Oral Health Therapist
Dr Mandy Zheng
Dentist
Trixie Muller
Oral Health Therapist
Brittany West
Oral Health Therapist
Dr Fady Tawadrous
Dentist
Dr Hiba Amin
Dentist
Dr Ivan Crnkovic
Dentist
Jesse Labuguen
Oral Health Therapist
Dr Mandy Zheng
Dentist
Trixie Muller
Oral Health Therapist
Brittany West
Oral Health Therapist
University of Newcastle
Australia
Brittany is a qualified Oral Health Therapist who conducted her studies at the University of Newcastle. She is passionate about oral health care with a strong focus of preventive dentistry.
Brittany’s love and passion for the dental industry first began working as a Dental Assistant. This role motivated Brittany to study Oral Health Therapy so that she could now be a part of her patients’ journey as the clinician.
Outside of work you will find Brittany travelling, trying new foods and being surrounded by family and friends.
Dr Fady Tawadrous
Dentist
University of Adelaide
Australia
Dr Fady Tawadrous graduated from the University of Adelaide in 2015 with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery. Since then he has rapidly expanded his scope to provide more comprehensive care for his patients. He has completed the Brenner’s institute Masters of Implantology, a Fellowship in Restorative Dentistry and received accreditation to provide Invisalign for his patients.
Dr Fady is a caring dentist who is passionate about providing quality care to his patients in the most comfortable way possible. He believes in educating his patients and enabling them to take better control of their own dental health and allowing them to make well informed decisions about what they can do. He enjoys all aspects of general dentistry and looks forward to working with you to provide the best care possible for your own needs and circumstances.
Dr Fady continues to educate himself to continuously improve his quality of care after his clinical hours but he also enjoys a multitude of activities outside of dentistry. Dr Fady is quite the prolific oil painter, poet and writer. He is part of a singing group. He is a Sunday school teacher to high school boys and his week also normally consists of some tennis and hiking.
With multiple accreditations, Dr Hiba Amin completed her Masters in Conservative Dentistry at the Eastman Dental Institute in London before relocating to Sydney, Australia.
Having completed multiple areas of study from across the world, Dr Hiba Amin, sees learning as a key part of being a dentist. Her growing skillset end expertise enables her to offer her patients optimum results.
Her patients value her skills and appreciate her kind and gentle approach. As a parent herself, she enjoys welcoming new families to the practice.
Dr Ivan Crnkovic
Dentist
University of Sydney
Australia
Dr Crnkovic graduated from the University of Sydney in 2010 with a Bachelor of Medical Science and Bachelor of Dentistry.
Passionate about providing expert care to his patients, Dr Crnkovic enjoys working within a state-of-the-art facility alongside a great team of motivated dental professionals. He is also highly experienced across all aspects of general dental care and strives to ensure his skills and knowledge remain up to date with the rapid changes in dentistry by attending continued education lectures/courses.
Away from the dental practice, Dr Crnkovic has hobbies and interests in the areas of gardening, yoga, reading, playing guitar and cooking.
Dr Ivan Crnkovic is part of the following associations: Australian Dental Association
Jesse Labuguen
Oral Health Therapist
Jesse qualified as an Oral Health Therapist in 2011 from Sydney University, and has periodically worked in both cosmetic practices and private practices. Completing postgraduate studies at the University of Melbourne, he has worked at private cosmetic practices in South Yarra, Victoria and Double Bay, Sydney.
He enjoys and focuses on aesthetic, preventive and restorative aspects of general dentistry.
An artist by passion, Jesse loves to shoot and film landscapes and portraiture – expressing an inherent desire to create. He has been creating and developing artistic works since a young age.
When he’s not in the practice, you’ll either find him at a speakeasy, climbing perilously high mountains, or kayaking in lakes – and always looking for that perfect photography opportunity.
With a dedicated approach and caring personality, Dr Mandy Zheng values her patient’s experience as well as their outcomes.
She loves meeting new faces and learning about her patients and their families over the years. She also enjoys restorative dental procedures, such as Invisalign and facial injectables, which contribute to patient’s long-term health outcomes and goals.
Beyond spending time with her patients, and continuously upskilling her techniques, Mandy enjoys spending time with her family. She is a proud mum with two children, and values taking an active role in her community.
Trixie Muller
Oral Health Therapist
Trixie Muller is an associate dental practitioner with National Dental Care. She qualified as an Oral Health Therapist from University of Newcastle, focusing on the preventive, aesthetic and restorative aspects of dentistry, for both adults and children.
Although born in Australia, Trixie is fluent in German. Trixie is a very proud Bavarian, with her family hailing from Munich in the south of Germany.
When Trixie's not in the practice, you’ll either find her at a local beach, on a bushwalk searching for native flowers, or out and about having a laugh with friends.