About the practice
About us
A family-owned dental clinic in Hocking, open six days a week, seeing children, parents and grandparents in the same practice.
Hocking Dental Care
We are a family-owned dental clinic in Hocking, within the City of Wanneroo. Appointments are booked with enough room to explain what we are doing and to stop when you want to, which takes most of the stress out of the visit.
Being a family practice changes how we work. We see every age and treat most of what comes up over a lifetime, from a first check-up to crowns, implants and dentures, and how an appointment felt matters as much as how the work turned out.
Patients travel to us from Hocking, Wanneroo, Sinagra, Pearsall, Darch, Landsdale, Gnangara, Lexia and the wider Perth area, a fair number on a neighbour’s word.
Who you will see
The people here
Ask for whoever you saw last time when you book. Otherwise reception will tell you who is available.
Dr Ajitha Kanupuru
Dentist
Dr Mayuri Gavit
Dentist
Dr Mohamed Shehab Hassan
Dentist
Dr Praveen Ayethepalle
Dentist
Aashka
Dentist
Nishtha
Hygienist
What we work with
The equipment behind the appointment
Less time in the chair, less radiation, and a clearer picture of what we are looking at.
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Digital X-ray
Clear images within seconds, with a fraction of the radiation of traditional film.
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Digital OPG
A single panoramic view of your whole jaw, showing the position and growth of every tooth.
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Digital intraoral camera
Puts the inside of your mouth on the screen beside you, so you can see what we are describing.
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Laser dentistry
Minimally invasive treatment for decay, root canals, gum disease and whitening.
About the practice
What people ask about us
- Is Hocking Dental Care independently owned?
- Yes — family-owned and independent, not part of a corporate group. In practical terms that means the person who decides how long an appointment runs is the person who has to sit through it with you, and that treatment plans are not shaped by targets set somewhere else.
- How long have you been in Hocking?
- The practice has been operating from Greenfields Circle for 40 years, and a good proportion of our patients have been coming for most of that. Continuity of that kind is the reason we can compare this year's examination with one from six years ago rather than forming a first impression.
- What is the practice's approach to treatment?
- Conservative where there is a conservative option, and explained before it happens. That means watching very early decay rather than drilling it, suggesting a filling before a crown where the tooth will carry one, and saying so when the honest answer is that nothing needs doing today.
- Do you publish patient reviews on this site?
- No. Advertising a regulated health service using testimonials is prohibited under the National Law, and that includes republishing reviews we could edit or remove. Our Google reviews exist and we do not control them, which is exactly why they stay there rather than being quoted here.
- Do you treat nervous patients?
- Frequently, and it is worth flagging at the time of booking rather than in the chair, because it changes the length of the appointment. Most dental anxiety is about not knowing what is coming next, which is addressed by explaining each step before it happens and stopping when asked.
- What languages are spoken at the practice?
- English at reception and in the surgery. If you would be more comfortable bringing a family member to interpret, you are very welcome to, and it helps to tell us when you book so we can allow extra time.
Come and meet us
Book a first appointment
New patients are welcome six days a week, including all day Saturday and two late nights.