Dr Steve Tangney

Steve moved from his native Ireland to Australia in 2011. After 6 years in Queensland, where he met his lovely wife, Chloe, they decided to take the plunge into ownership and set up in Batemans Bay in late 2017. Chloe and Steve have three young kids and love the lifestyle that the South Coast offers.

Steve has played soccer semi professionally in Australia and now togs out for Broulee, captaining them to victory 5 years in a row from 2019 to 2023. He can be found running, building sandcastles, golfing, pushing surf boards & walking his dogs at the crack of dawn.

Steve qualified in 2008 with honours from UCC, Ireland. He practised for 3 years in London earning a Cert in Aesthetic Dentistry in 2011. He was recommended for the UK Young Dentist of the Year Award in 2010. He has considerable experience in digital dentistry. Steve has lectured in Ireland, and for the Australian Graduate of the Year Residency which takes a small cohort of the best Australian graduates and hones their skills and knowledge for private practice through their 4 day mini residency program. Daily Steve uses the latest Cerec System (Primescan, Primemill and Furnace) which allows for crowns, bridges and implant crowns to be made in the same visit. The appointment takes about the same length of time as previously, without the need for returning for a second visit as with traditional crowns. Steve, along with Eoin, completed their Masters of Cerec course in Sydney over three modules – taking their Digital Dentistry skills to the next level. He absolutely loves it and will no doubt wear the ear off you, telling you all about it when you meet. It is exceptional mind-blowing technology, and there are not many in Australia. The next closest one you’ll find is in Canberra or Wollongong.

If you are an Associate Dentist or Hygienist/OHT who would like to join our growing, fun practice we would love for you to reach out to us. An option exists to join the practice as another principal dentist.

Steve focuses his clinical time on triaging new patients, cosmetic smile makeovers, complex functional rehabilitations, wisdom tooth surgery and emergency dentistry. He also partners with Dr Barry Phelan of NextSmile Australia, which are the leading All-On-4™️ surgical centres Australia wide. Barry does the surgical treatment in his state of the art theatre in Wollongong and our team at Tidy Tooth deals with all other aspects of care – from the initial consultation, to providing the final fixed set of teeth and the ongoing maintenance. Steve also spends time upskilling clinicians and running weekly and monthly education sessions within the group.

We have an awesome group of supporting dentists, OHTs & hygienists that works as a team to provide all your regular dentistry including check ups and cleans.

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