Meet the Team
Our team of clinicians will review all the information collected and prepare a Treatment Plan to encompass your dental concerns and needs and present it to you in a comprehensive step wise treatment sequence over the timeline that suits your specific financial and time availability.
Our belief is that thorough diagnosis and disclosure of all dental issues and their long term potential provides you with the options to define your treatment expectations and co-develop your long term dental health success.
DR Derry Rogers
Dr Derry Rogers received his BDSc, LDS from the University of Melbourne in 1977. He is the founder and past president of the Australian Society of Dental Aesthetics, a past accredited member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, Fellow of the International Academy of Facial Aesthetics and a member of the International Who’s Who of Professionals.
He is the Clinical Director of The DR Institute, delivering clinical hands-on seminars and didactic programs for dentists globally. He is an international lecturer and author of numerous articles and manuals on Cosmetic, Reconstructive Dentistry and Practice Management.
He completed an Executive MBA at Harvard University in 2010.
When not in clinic or teaching, Dr Rogers enjoys skiing, flying his Cessna, tennis with his Vino Rosso group of mates (25 years and going strong) a good wine and general fitness to stay healthy and focused on assisting his team at DR Dental.
DR Derry Rogers
Dr Derry Rogers received his BDSc, LDS from the University of Melbourne in 1977. He is the founder and past president of the Australian Society of Dental Aesthetics, a past accredited member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, Fellow of the International Academy of Facial Aesthetics and a member of the International Who’s Who of Professionals.
He is the Clinical Director of The DR Institute, delivering clinical hands-on seminars and didactic programs for dentists globally. He is an international lecturer and author of numerous articles and manuals on Cosmetic, Reconstructive Dentistry and Practice Management.
He completed an Executive MBA at Harvard University in 2010.
When not in clinic or teaching, Dr Rogers enjoys skiing, flying his Cessna, tennis with his Vino Rosso group of mates (25 years and going strong) a good wine and general fitness to stay healthy and focused on assisting his team at DR Dental.
Helen Ago
Since graduating from Melbourne University School of Dentistry as an Oral Health Therapist in 2010, Helen has gained extensive knowledge on gum treatment and dental therapy working both in cosmetic and general dental practices around Melbourne. She originally worked with Dr Rogers after graduation before rejoining the team earlier this year.
Helen has a special interest in the link between gum issues and systemic health. She enjoys creating strong relationships with her patients which helps her provide better ongoing professional maintenance care. Her key focus is on educating and motivating them to create good home habits in order to control the environment of the mouth and its effects on the whole body.
Outside of the dental world Helen enjoys exploring the rest of the world and what different cultures have to offer. She loves good food and being outside in nature.
Helen Ago
Since graduating from Melbourne University School of Dentistry as an Oral Health Therapist in 2010, Helen has gained extensive knowledge on gum treatment and dental therapy working both in cosmetic and general dental practices around Melbourne. She originally worked with Dr Rogers after graduation before rejoining the team earlier this year.
Helen has a special interest in the link between gum issues and systemic health. She enjoys creating strong relationships with her patients which helps her provide better ongoing professional maintenance care. Her key focus is on educating and motivating them to create good home habits in order to control the environment of the mouth and its effects on the whole body.
Outside of the dental world Helen enjoys exploring the rest of the world and what different cultures have to offer. She loves good food and being outside in nature.
DR Heather Morgan
Dr Heather Morgan attended Newcastle University in the UK where she received her BDS in 2018. During her time in university, she took a few months out to travel to Nepal as a volunteer providing emergency dental care for schools and orphanages.
Following her graduation, she went on to work for 18 months in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and trained in Facial Aesthetics. Heather then worked in the UK as a general dentist before moving to Melbourne in July 2021.
Heather knew she would be a dentist from the age of 12 and loves her job. She has a passion for oral surgery and facial aesthetics and is very excited to provide these treatments for patients at DR Dental.
Under Dr Rogers mentorship, and with the state-of-the-art technology at the practice, she is expanding her skills in cosmetic and restorative dentistry to provide the best treatments and outcomes for her patients.
When she isn’t working, Heather enjoys playing tennis, cycling, hiking and keeping fit. She also loves good food, good wine and travelling the world (when able to!).
Michelle Haddad
