Dr Howard Lee is happy to have returned to Ulladulla where he loves the lifestyle, particularly spending time at the beach and in the bush. He enjoys the outdoors,and skiing in his spare time.
Dr Lee grew up in New Zealand and graduated with Bachelor of Dental Surgery in University of Otago, New Zealand in 2004 and has been a dental surgeon for 21 years.
He has worked in the New Zealand Army as well as at Kalgoorlie and Karratha in Western Australia. In 2014, he moved to Sydney and has been working at Caringbah Dental Care in 2017. He continues to work between Carringbah and Ulladulla, enjoying a mix of city and regional life.
His main interests are cosmetic dentistry, children’s dentistry, wisdom tooth removal, dentistry under sedation/GA, dental implants, and orthodontics including braces and clear aligners.
Dr Lee takes numerous courses every year to improve his clinical skills and knowledge and making his patients’ teeth healthy for life is his priority.
Dr Lauren Hawke is our senior associate dentist. Dr Hawke grew up in Sydney and earned her Bachelor of Dentistry at University of Sydney. Dr Hawke worked in Sydney at Cronulla, Sutherland Shire before deciding to move to Ulladulla for a sea change in 2025.
Her main interests are cosmetic dentistry, crowns and dental implants including bone graft and gum regeneration.
With more than a decade of experience with dental implants, Dr Hawke is able to provide quality dental implant treatments for her patients.
On her spare time, Dr Hawke is busy looking after her lovely 3 children.
Born and raised in the local area, our friendly receptionist Laycie has six years' experience as a dental nurse and has previously worked with Dr Lee. She is pleased to have joined the team and is the friendly face that will welcome you to the Ulladulla Dental Centre. Laycie is very helpful and knowledgeable, having worked with dentists as well as an orthodontist.
A qualified dental nurse Nina has been working with Dr Lee for two years. Her friendly smile makes patients feel comfortable and relaxed.
Nina has a Certificate Level III in Dental Assisting from TAFE. She also works at the Caringbah
Dental Centre with Dr Lee and in happy to be spending more time on the south coast.