Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
309 Southampton St W
4122, Hastings
+6468769983

Opening hours

  • sunday: (closed)
  • monday: 8:30-16:30
  • tuesday: 8:30-16:30
  • wednesday: 8:30-16:30
  • thursday: 8:30-16:30
  • friday: 8:30-16h
  • saturday: (closed)

The Smile Centre is a premium dental practice located in central Hastings for over 30 years. Now part of Lumino the Dentists, we continue to provide top-quality dental care for the whole family. We're a close-knit, dedicated team who believe that everyone in the community should experience the benefits of modern dentistry so they can wear healthy, confident and attractive smiles. Our Lead Dentist, Dr Martin Geddes, has been with the Smile Centre since 2006 with his wife, Wendy, our Practice Manager. Dr Caroline Trojaner and her husband, Dr Marcos Rippel joined us in 2021 and have enjoyed getting to know new & existing patients. We're supported by a great team of Dental Assistants, Sharon, Colleen and Tracy and our Clinical Manager, Estelle.

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists: Reviews

4.3/5 (28 Reviews)
Samantha mannell (Sam) 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: All the staff are incredibly friendly & kind. Thank you so much to Caroline and Tracey for explaining everything thoroughly and keeping me calm during my wisdom teeth extractions 100% pain free! I was terrified of going to the dentist before this experience so I can’t thank you enough!!

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Thank you Samantha for leaving such a kind review! We are delighted to hear that our team have helped you to have a calm and pain-free appointment. Thank you again for taking the time to share your experience with us, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.

vanessa fielding 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Caroline u Rock Best ever dental experience

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Thanks Vanessa!

Catharine Oliver 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: I had a tooth extraction and previously I had had horrible experiences with dentists being too ruff and it being a painful experience. I felt no pain was communicated to very well and left my appointment feeling way more confident about going to the dentist in the future

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Thanks for sharing this with us Catharine, we're glad we could help put you at ease :)

Risa Palgan 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Victoria, the receptionist is very kind and extra helpful. She made sure to double check if I can get an appointment ( I had a minor dental emergency procedure) , and I need to do it within the day. I am a new patient and I called more than 10X dental clinic in Hawkes Bay and everything is fullly booked. . However, Victoria managed to provide me a slot since my case is minor and Marcus, is the most gentle, kind, and detailed dentist ever. His hand is very light and he does magic to my tooth. He explained everything and provide long term solution to my problem. Thats a great dentist right? They will not only do the procedure but educate you the “why” and advise that will solve the problem. Im so grateful and thankful for this clinic. They are the only one who said Yes to my case, I will highly recommened them as they show genuine care and kindness to their patients. They are not in a rush and will take time to understand your case and talk to you nicely. This is extra mile kind of customer service, well done!

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Thanks for sharing such lovely feedback with us Risa, this has made our day! We're glad we could help you out.

Alison Sydenham 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: A wonderful friendly team!

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Thanks Alison!

Tinashe Muchemwa 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: The best tooth extraction l have ever had. The Dentist and her Assessment are just so professional have so much care .

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Thanks for sharing this Tinashe!

Otavio Marshall 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Carol and Tracey are just a great team - friendly, professional and straight forward. My dental treatment results were beyond my expectations. I strogly recommend Smile Centre in Hastings.

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Thanks for your very kind feedback, Otavio!

Crista N 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Dr Trojaner and Tracey were absolutely amazing. I was so nervous before getting an extraction but they made me feel very safe and comfortable. Highly recommend! Very friendly culture.

Charlie Hollings 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I recently visited The Smile Centre in Hastings and had the best experience! The staff were incredibly friendly and went above and beyond to make sure I felt comfortable and well-taken care of. Highly recommend for anyone in need of their services!

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Thanks so much, Charlie. We really appreciate the great feedback!

AFallingTree 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: The whole team there has my thanks for their professional care and exceptional service. Special thanks to Caroline for curing my fear of going to the dentist haha

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Glad to hear it! Thanks for the great feedback!

da boi 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Absolutely recommend. Everyone there is friendly and approachable. Although visiting any dentist is not my preferred activity, I must say that every visit has been hassle-free and surprisingly pleasant.

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Thanks for the great feedback, we appreciate it!

ashlea morris 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: 10000000/10 for these guys. They made me feel super calm and did an amazing job! Even having 3x wisdom teeth out in one go. I felt very taken care of. Best experience I’ve ever had at the dentist.

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Thanks for the great feedback, Ashlea. We're so glad that you felt calm throughout and hope the recovery is going well.

Anjelica Te Kahu 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: After years and years of being absolutely terrified, coming to Smile Centre has changed my mind altogether about the “dentist”. Had a painful toothache an got seen 4 days later (would of been quicker but it was Easter weekend) everywhere else I looked I had to wait ages. Then being pregnant and needing multiple appts for treatments I was made comfortable, happy and important. My experience with Martin and the nurse assistant sorry I forgot her name ‍♀️ Was amazing and I recommend to everyone needing to get teeth done to come here. Thank use sooo much, my mouth has never felt better. Also every treatment was done pain free Even recovery time was quick and easy

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Thanks Anjelica, we're glad we could help and change your mind on visiting the dentist. Also glad the recovery was so quick. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us such lovely feedback too.

José Nunes 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Marcos is the most gentle Dentist I ever been to! Whole team are 5stars!

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Thanks for the lovely feedback, José!

Nicola Gray 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: I have just had 2 visits to this smile centre to have fillings done, with Caroline Trojaner. Excellent communication and wonderful gentle touch. My treatment was completely, pain free. I'm very impressed with the whole process. Totally recommend Caroline, and the smile centre.

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Thanks Nicola. We're glad to hear it!

Melissa Lynton 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: I've seen Caroline x 2 now for my son. Love her thorough explanations. Teaching us about teeth care. Really appreciate all the support given. A+++

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Lovely feedback, thanks Melissa!

abbi verma 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Caroline one word Awesome! Highly recommended! The best dentist! Thank you

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Thanks for the lovely feedback, Abhi!

Wesley Williams 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Really awesome team here. Always a pleasant experience when I come in.

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Thanks Wesley!

KL Genx 4 years ago

Negative experience: Very rude staff and I would not recommend them again. Poor advice and poor work on my teeth!!!

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Hi KL, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We're sorry to hear that your experience wasn't a positive one. Can you please email us with more details to [email protected]. Thanks.

Jasmine Toa 4 years ago

Positive experience: Caring staff, friendly service

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Thanks Jasmine.

Mitch Mckavanagh 4 years ago

Negative experience: Very rude customer service

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Hi Mitch, sorry to hear your experience wasn't a positive one. Can you please send us a bit more detail about your experience to [email protected]. Thanks.

00 Noname 5 years ago

Negative experience: Appointment cancelled at last minute which is cool i get that dentists get sick too but the manner of the receptionist by the name of Sharon absolutely RUDE !

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Hi Ja Cinta, we're so sorry for the inconvenience this has caused you. We're also sorry to hear about the experience you had with us. We will pass this feedback along to the team. Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback with us.

Kim Thompson 5 years ago

Negative experience: Was booked in to have an emergency tooth extracted, I had to wait 10 days for emergency appmnt !! Then on the day this was meant to happen, surgery rang to re-arrange appmnt due to dentist accident. Advised next emergency appmnt wud be another 10 days time !! Seriously is that good customer service ?? Surely a locum cud have been called to perform the work ? Very disappointed with service, I have found another clinic who could help me within 2 days. Not acceptable.

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Hi Kim, we're sorry about this. Unfortunately, we're really flat out and booked up with appointments this time of year and have been unable to get additional team members on board to assist. We're really sorry if this has caused any stress.

Jannie de Wit 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Haven't been to the dentist for a while and not a big fan of going to the dentist, but right from the time I walked through the door, I was greeted with a friendly smile. The dentist, Lucy, was very professional and did a great job. The prices were quite reasonable to.

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Hi Jannie, thanks for the nice words. We are glad you had a wonderful experience at Smile Centre Hastings!

Dime 6 years ago

Negative experience: Lacking customer service skills. Waited in line to be served. Half way through new sign up. Patient walks out the door. I'm asked to sit down and wait while they are processed. What?

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Hi Dime, we're really sorry to hear of your experience with us. We do experience busy times during our promotion periods and we're sorry you were left waiting. We will take this feedback on board. Apologies.

Jacqui Gorin 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: I was terrified of going to the dentist, but they were so nice and friendly. A very professional service thank you I would recommend them.

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Thank you for your kind review. It was a pleasure to meet you and we are glad we could help!

ang singh 7 years ago

Positive experience: The procedure was well done and thanks for giving me the same day appointment. The only thing I was unhappy about was that they told me that the cost will roughly 2 hundred something ,they did an xray which I thought was part of the cost I was not told that I would have to pay extra for that. I paid an extra 140 for xray therefore the total of 320. I even told them I was there for a tooth extraction so I didn't see any point for their xray. I think it would be really great if the cost of every procedure is discussed with the patients which enables them to decide if they will get it done.

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Hi Ang, thank you for taking the time to write a review. We do appreciate all the feedback we receive. Your message has been passed on to our Practice and Regional Manager for review.

max lambert 8 years ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent service every time. This is the dentists that I look forward to coming to. Everything about this business shows that they care for the customers.

Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists
Smile Centre Hastings | Lumino The Dentists

Thanks Max.

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