Our Team
Our kind administration staff will greet and look after you when you arrive, and make you feel at ease.
Our experienced and friendly dental assistants will care for you during your treatment in the surgery with your dental practitioner.
Our Practice Manager (Chloe) and Business Manager (Felicity) complete a lot of work behind the scenes to ensure that things run smoothly. They both love connecting with patients and creating a warm and positive experience.
Dr Sweet is joined by Associate Dentist Dr Ram Pandey, Dr Emma Grubb and our caring Oral Health Therapists (dual-trained hygienist and dental therapist), Hannah Colantoni, Lauren Harper and Bianca Esposito. Andrew Ferguson (Dental Prosthesist) visits our rooms once a week for denture work.
They are all registered with AHPRA and participate in regular and ongoing professional development. Our practitioners are members of the Australian Dental Association.
Dr Martyn Sweet
Practice Owner & Principal Dentist B.D.S. (Adel)
Dr Martyn Sweet (Practice Principal) has more than 20 years experience since graduating from the University of Adelaide. With his wife Felicity, he purchased Kingston Beach Dental in 2007 when it was located on the Esplanade at Kingston Beach. He is proud of the reputation that Kingston Beach Dental has in the community. Dr Sweet is passionate about maintaining a positive workplace culture and providing exceptional patient care to improve the health of the community. Dr Sweet loves the mix of science and art involved in exceptional dentistry. Outside of the clinic, he is known for being a mad-keen mountain biker with a passion for travel and outdoor pursuits with his wife and two teenagers. A little known fact about Dr Sweet is that he is a hacky sack whiz and he is able to fix and repair almost anything with some time spent tinkering in his shed.
Dr Ram Pandey
Dentist B.D.Sc (Hons) Qld
Dr Ram Pandey has been a well-loved and valued member of the Kingston Beach Dental family since September 2017. He loves the fantastic staff, the premises and the patients. Dr Pandey has established a solid reputation as a gentle, capable and kind dentist who was recently described as “Dr Ray of Sunshine” with a passion for crazy socks. In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his cat, Atticus and partner Ana (who is also a dentist). They enjoy relaxing at their semi-rural property, dabbling in home renovations and garden maintenance; and exploring Tasmania by motorbike. Ram’s hidden talent is learning to use binoculars to bird watch and experimenting with old-school film photography.
Dr Emma Grubb
Dentist BDS (Bristol)
Dr Emma Grubb is a vibrant and caring dentist. She loves the team she works with and the amazing practice facilities and environment. She enjoys some of the challenges of dentistry including calming anxious patient and, the impact that a good clean can have to improve someone’s confidence and smile. Dr Grubb enjoys all aspects of dentistry and is a registered Invisalign provider. Dr Grubb is small in size but has a big heart and has earned a reputation as a calming and competent clinician with a sweet and gentle nature and a sensational laugh. In her spare time she loves hiking and trail running and curling up with a good book or a glass of wine. Her hidden talents are that she went to High School in France and speaks fluent French and has completed her yoga teacher training. Emma and her creative husband enjoy all that Tasmania has to offer.
Hannah Colantoni
B.OralHlth (Adel)
Hannah is a dual-trained Dental Therapist and Hygienist who studied at the University of Adelaide. She “cut her teeth” and grew up in her family’s own dental practice in Hobart. Hannah’s professional reputation has been well and truly established in the community. In 2019 she was the recipient of the DHAA Oral Health Award for Community Service and oral health education. She has been providing routine dental treatment for children under 18 years of age and specialised oral care, cleaning and oral hygiene education for adults. Hannah is renowned for her gentle, consistent approach with the children she treats and is passionate about oral health education and preventative maintenance for adults and children. Hannah has an exceptional sense of humour and it is common to hear her patients giggling in the surgery with her. In her spare time, she can be found walking with her partner and her dog Gracie. Hannah’s hidden talent is that she is a whizz in the kitchen who enjoys making delicious, nutritious meals for her family and friends. Hannah is on maternity leave from March 2020 until 2021 after the birth of her sweet daughter, Roxy. She will return in 2021.
Lauren Harper
BOHT (UON)
Lauren joined the team in January 2020 after graduating from the University of Newcastle. Lauren has considerable experience working as a dental assistant in private dental and orthodontic practices. Lauren’s dual qualification with adult scope means she is able to provide additional dental services and support the dentists. She loves the mentoring opportunities and encouragement of the whole team of practitioners and staff at Kingston Beach Dental. Lauren has a calm and consistent and manner and has settled in well to her role in our hygiene department, with sound mentoring from Hannah.
In her spare time, Lauren loves being outdoors camping, hiking, or relaxing with yoga.
Bianca Esposito
Oral Health Therapist BOH (Adel)
Bianca moved from Adelaide to Tasmania in July 2020. She has 12 years’ experience working in private practice in Victoria and South Australia. She enjoys the scope of practice whereby she provides dental hygiene procedures as well as being able to see children for preventative dental care. She loves being an integral part of the hygiene department, the team work and collaboration with the practitioners and support staff which ultimately improves the oral health of the patients at Kingston Beach Dental.
In her spare time Bianca can be found practicing her dance moves including flamenco and contemporary styles as well as indulging in Tasmania’s good food and wine. When travel is possible she loves exploring new cities and embracing different cultures.
Bianca’s hidden talent is being able to make people laugh without even trying to be funny!
Felicity Sweet
Owner and Business Manager
Felicity is passionate about providing an exceptional patient experience and ensuring that Kingston Beach Dental is a great place to work. She works closely with Practice Manager Chloe, and is responsible for Practice Accreditation and compliance; HR and staffing; marketing; team culture and values; social events; paying the bills and the many and varied behind-the-scenes task involved in running a family business. She loves that every day is different and rewarding. She is grateful for the amazing, loyal and hard-working team and the skilled practitioners who provide outstanding dental care. In her spare time she loves to travel; spend quality time with her family; and slow things down with yoga.
Felicity’s hidden talents are that she is an obsessive list writer; enjoys cooking and sewing; loves fancy dress parties and costumes; and was a high school Maths and Science teacher for 15 years.
Chloe Baxter
Practice Manager
Chloe is the capable and hard-working Practice Manager at Kingston Beach Dental.
She has an extensive track record working in dentistry, having grown up in a dental practice alongside her sister Hannah Colantoni (their father, Bernard, was a highly regarded dentist until his retirement).
Chloe is a fantastic problem solver, with a big heart. She cares deeply about patients and the practice and has an incredible work ethic. Chloe says the “staff are the best and I love our loyal patients who make each day a wonderful, friendly adventure”.
In her spare time, she takes her miniature labradoodle Joni on adventures and is a dedicated house renovator and frequenter of Bunnings. She also loves watching her iPad and whipping up a culinary storm. Something you might not know about Chloe’s secret past is that she has been front-page news modelling a diamond necklace prize for the Hobart International Tennis competition and riding a Vespa to work.
Goldie Sweet
Therapy Dog in Training
Goldie is the newest member of the Kingston Beach Dental team and is Martyn and Felicity’s third child. She is a non-shedding hypoallergenic toy labradoodle born in March 2020.