Established by paediatric specialist Dr James Lucas, Lucas Dental Care provides comprehensive treatment tailored to your individual and family needs.
It is important to realize that good dental health involves the whole families general health. The highly trained and experienced team uses the most up-to-date clinical practices in general and paediatric dental care. Both you and your child will leave Lucas Dental Care with a more positive attitude towards dental health.
Family dental practitioners, or general dentists, are our primary care providers for your family’s dental needs.
Our general dentists have expertise in all areas of dentistry including children, teens and adults. Their services include but are not limited to comprehensive examinations, restorative care, periodontal (gum) care, crowns, bridge, veneers and cosmetic dentistry.
Lucas Dental Care also has oral health therapists. Oral health Therapists are registered dental practitioners that provide comprehensive care for their patients.
Our oral health therapists work alongside our specialists and family dental practitioners to provide a multi-disciplinary approach to dental care. Oral health therapists have historically been known as ‘dental hygienists’ or ‘dental therapists’.
Dr Tanya Gershenzon has been working at Lucas Dental Care (Glen Iris) for over 25 years. Tanya is a family dentist, who loves nurturing long term relationships with her patients young and old and loves creating not only a healthy and beautiful smile but a more relaxed attitude towards dentistry even in very anxious patients. Tanya is a caring practitioner who takes time to find a tailored approach for each individual case.
It has been a beautiful journey to see her patients grow up and bring families of their own for their dental needs. Tanya enjoys all aspects of dentistry from general family dentistry to endodontics, implants and aesthetic dentistry. Tanya works closely with orthodontists and oral surgeons to create the best outcomes for her patients. She continues to advance her interest in aesthetics into occasional use of facial Injectables to include facial aesthetics to enhance dental aesthetics.
Tanya loves travel and skiing, spending time with her growing children, helping her husband in property development and lately rediscovering her artistic side through painting.
Dr Rachel Sim completed her Master of Dentistry degree in 2012 and began her practicing career in regional Victoria where she gained valuable experience in all aspects of dentistry. Rachel joined the Lucas Dental Care team (Glen Iris) in 2015 and is known for her friendly, gentle and professional manner. She is thorough, carefully detailed and passionate about helping patients achieve the best possible outcomes for their oral health needs.
Rachel is also active in volunteer projects and has set up and provided dental treatment to communities in Kenya, Philippines and Vanuatu. Rachel is committed to providing exceptional dental treatment, working with her patients to create healthy and beautiful smiles.
Hillary is a caring and empathetic Oral Health Therapist. She is fantastic with young children, anxious patients, and patients with special needs. Have expertise also extends to adult care. She has a large patient base of both children, teens and adults who seek her dental care.
Hillary graduated with a Bachelor of Oral Health from the University of Melbourne in 2013 and went on to complete her Honours in special needs and community dental health. She is now a lecturer for the Oral Health Therapy students at Charles Sturt University.
Hillary has been at Lucas Dental Care for over a decade and couldn’t be happier working in such a rewarding profession. She loves all aspects of dentistry, but truly has a passion for children’s dentistry and preventative care. She is a multi-skilled member of the Lucas Dental Care team and has done further studies to obtain her Graduate Certificate in Oral Health Therapy for our adult clients. This means Hillary is able to provide comprehensive treatment to all age groups and refer for more complex dental work if needed. Her focus has always been prevention, comprehensive hygiene, dental and periodontal care. She endeavours to keep you and/or your child on a preventative dental routine.