Dentist Lara and Geelong
Dr Charlie Kahwagi has been practising in Lara and the Geelong area since 1993, he and his experienced team will provide you and your family with high quality personalised dental care.
Cosmetic Dentistry
Cosmetic Dentistry
Orthodontics
Orthodontics
General Dentistry
General Dentistry
Cosmetic Dentistry
Cosmetic Dentistry
Orthodontics
Orthodontics
General Dentistry
General Dentistry
Meet The Team
Dr Charlie Kahwagi
Principal Dentist
After graduating from the University of Melbourne Dr Kahwagi worked in Melbourne and Portland before commencing work in Lara in 1994. Over the past three decades, Dr Charlie Kahwagi has been dedicated to providing exceptional high-quality dental care with an emphasis on patients’ individual needs and goals. Recognising the importance of oral health on a…
Dr Charlie Kahwagi
Dr Will del Rio
Dentist
Dr Will completed his Masters of Dentistry at Latrobe University in Bendigo in 2016 and joined the Lara Smile Group team in 2019. Since graduating he has worked in Melbourne and Ballarat in both public and private practices. Will was born and educated in Geelong and was so excited to return to the Geelong area…
Dr Will del Rio
Kim
Oral Health Therapist
Kim completed her Bachelor of Health Science ( Oral Health Therapy ) from Curtin University, Perth in 2014. She relocated back to Victoria where she was brought up. Kim now lives locally and joined the Lara Smile Group team in 2020. Kim strives to provide a comfortable and individualised service for all her patients, with…
Kim
Ingrid
Oral Health Therapist (Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy)
After graduating from The University of Melbourne in 2009, Ingrid has been working in both the private and the public sector as an Oral Health Therapist (Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy). She joined the Lara Smile Group team in 2020. In her years of experience thus far as a practicing clinician she has become very…
Ingrid
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