Our Team
Dr Martina Lavery
Owner, Clinical Lead & BDS
Martina Dental was born out of a vision to provide dental care of the highest standard in a caring and calm environment. Dr. Martina has been a dentist for over 25 years, in the Hills District. She studied dentistry in her native land, Ireland, in Belfast, before migrating to Sydney after meeting her husband in Adelaide, where she was on a forensic dentistry scholarship at Adelaide University.
DR Negin Ostadian
Senior Dentist
Meet Dr. Negin, our dentist who has recently become a valued member of the Martina Dental team. Bringing a wealth of experience and expertise to our practice, Dr. Negin seamlessly integrates into our collaborative environment. Over the past few months, she has closely worked with our team, embodying the spirit of mentorship that defines our dental family.
Dr. Negin shares Martina's philosophy, demonstrating a profound commitment to dentistry and patient well-being. Her passion for dentistry goes beyond the technical aspects, extending to a genuine desire to ensure that every patient feels cared for in every facet of their dental journey. Driven by a warm and approachable demeanor, she creates an atmosphere that is judgment-free and supportive, making patients feel comfortable and confident in their dental care.
At Martina Dental, we are excited to have Dr. Negin on board, enriching our team with her expertise and compassionate approach to dentistry. With her dedication to patient-centered care, she is an integral part of our commitment to providing exceptional dental experiences in a welcoming environment.
Dr David Taub
Dental Surgeon
Dr Taub completed his dentistry qualifications in 1995 at the Sydney University graduating with first class honours. In 2002 he was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons. In 2003 he completed his Post Graduate Diploma of Clinical Dentistry for Implants. In addition to working in practice, Dr Taub is a surgical mentor in implant surgery at the Charles Sturt University and University of Sydney.Dr Taub attends the clinic 1 day a month to perform surgical extractions such as wisdom teeth. A true Sydney-sider, Dr Taub believes that if he hadn’t chosen dentistry, he probably would have been a professional surfer. Luckily for us he took a different path, but he still finds time to indulge his love of the outdoors by regularly running, cycling and catching waves.
Dr Bree Belford
Surgical Anaesthetist
Dr. Bree Belford is a medical doctor and a pioneer and one of the most experienced practitioners in the field of providing medically supervised IV sedation for general and specialist dentists. He began his medical career in Emergency Medicine in a number of hospital Emergency Department postings in Sydney and the Central and South Coasts of NSW. He subsequently held the positions of Director of Emergency Medicine at Mona Vale Hospital and Acting Director of Emergency Medicine at Campbelltown Hospital. In 2000 he began providing anaesthetic and sedation services as staff sedationist in private practice, providing procedural IV sedation services for a number of surgical and gynaecology clinics as well as dental practices in Sydney, Gosford, Newcastle and Wollongong.
Bree currently confines his practice exclusively to IV sedation and pain control for general and specialist dentists and maintains a busy service for approximately 100 dental surgeries throughout Greater Sydney.
When not working, Bree enjoys spending time with his family and friends, and has a number of hobbies including amateur radio (licenced in both Australia (Advanced Class licence) and the USA (Extra Class licence), archery, long-distance rifle target shooting, rollerblading, Go Kart racing and Shotokan Karate, which he has practiced since the age of 12. He currently holds the rank of Rokudan (6th Degree Black Belt).