Dr Wei Ling Wong | Dr Wei Ling McMillan

Dr Wei Ling McMillan
(Formerly Dr Wong)
Principal Dentist/Director

I am very excited to introduce YourSmileDental NT.

I am originally from Scotland, where I was born and raised by my Chinese parents, hence the Scottish accent which can confuse some people (with the Chinese appearance). I graduated with a Batchelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) from Glasgow University in 1999.

I am also trained in implant dentistry through the UCLA School of Dentistry, with completion of the 1-Year UCLA/gIDE Master Clinician Program in Implant Dentistry (2010) and completed the CEO Dental Mini Residency in Prosthodontics (2017).

Over the past 16 years, living and working in Darwin, I have grown to love the lifestyle and people here. I am passionate about my vocation as a dentist and with over 20 years of clinical experience, have realised that it is vital that my patients feel cared for regardless of what dental treatment they come to see me for.

My passion is helping people get their smile (and confidence) back. Whether this is by relieving them from a discomfort, fixing a small front tooth chip or giving them a smile makeover – meeting whatever their individual need is. I believe that 'it’s never too late for your perfect smile' which is why we have named our practice YourSmileDental. It’s all about Your Smile.

As locals of Darwin, my husband and I want to serve our community by providing an excellent standard of dental care in a warm family atmosphere where everyone – patients and staff feel welcome, looked after and cared for.

Paul McMillan
Practice Manager/Director

YourSmileDental Palmerston has been a dream of ours and years in the making, finally I am proud to present it to you, our future patients. Like Wei Ling, I am also originally from far shores - I was born in London. At the early age of two years, my parents moved to Australia. I moved from Brisbane, to live in the Northern Territory in 1993, in search of adventure. I can honestly say that I have never regretted this decision and I am proud to be a Territorian.

About my background: I am a second-generation Hotelier, where I gained love for working with people, found a passion for the service industry and have pursued the provision of superior customer service.

Over the past ten years, I have had an interesting career change to Risk Management and Compliance.

In 2013 we established our company Charis Management Services.

Career Highlights

Safety Consultant & Mentor at the Taizhou Wuzhou Shipyard in China
Safety & Compliance Coordinator
Regional Risk & Return to Work Coordinator for the NT & Kimberley Region
Regional Hospitality Operations Manager
Hotel Rooms Division Manager
Business Development Manager
House Manager at Government House for the Administrator of the Northern Territory
Major Events Manager

It will be my privilege to provide you, our patients, at YourSmileDental the service and attention that you need.

We, as a team, will endeavour to make your dental experience one that we can be proud of.

Dr Maria Banaga
Associate Dentist

The Northern Territory has been my beloved home for almost 10 years.
I am originally from the Philippines. After graduating from the University of East Philippines with my degree (Doctor of Dental Medicine in 2005), I worked in my own private practice for 5 years.

I have been brought up with a strong emphasis on the importance of hard work and education and shortly after attaining my Dental Degree, I continued on to complete Post Graduate Training in Orthodontics and Aesthetic Dentistry. I also underwent a hospital-based Internship Programme in Oral Surgery.

I am very excited about having now passed my Australian Dental Council exams and obtaining my registration to work as a dentist in Australia.
Prior to this, I have been working consistently in the dental field as a Clinical Coordinator assisting and observing various experienced dentists.

My goal at YourSmileDental is to provide optimum dental care for all of my patients.
I believe this will be achieved through my passion to help people as well as from my previous training and cumulative knowledge and experience attained throughout my career in the dental field.

Aside from my passion with dentistry, I devote my time to my beautiful family, my friends, enjoying life to the fullest and importantly, my faith.

Dr Mathew Robertson
Associate Dentist

I am a Darwin local and completed my entire schooling in Darwin. I have always had a passion for dentistry. When I completed year 12, I entered the dental industry working as a chair side assistant. This experience made me realise that Dentistry was definitely a career I wanted to strive towards.

I completed my first Bachelor Degree in Oral Health Therapy (OHT) at Griffith University and have worked as an Oral Health Therapist for 5 years following.

Following the completion of my Degree in Oral Health Therapy (OHT), I have now completed my Bachelor of Dental Surgery at James Cook University.

Dentistry has provided me with such unique and challenging experiences both here in Australia and overseas. I was fortunate enough to spend 5 months working in the Torres Strait Islands in far north Queensland. Following this experience, I spent a month working in the Solomon Islands, working in both Auki (capital of the Malaita Province) and in the remote village of Atoifi. All these communities are extremely under serviced by medical and dental practitioners, which was extremely eye opening and challenging at times.

I believe I can provide my patients at YourSmileDental with the highest standard of personalised care.

Outside of my passion for dentistry, I am a very keen cricketer, fisherman and love the lifestyle that comes with the Territory.

Carmen Mullen
Oral Health Therapist & Dental Prosthetist

Born and raised in the Northern Territory, I moved to Queensland in the early 2000s to complete my tertiary studies. After completing my Bachelor of Oral Health in Dental Technology and Master of Dental Technology in Prosthetics at Griffith University QLD, I worked as a Dental Technician and Prosthetist on the Gold Coast, Hervey and Darwin.

Wanting to be more proactive in preventing oral disease and improving oral health I decided to return to University and completed a Bachelor of Oral Health with Distinction at Central QLD University.

I am passionate about working with children and providing a gentle approach to oral health services. I can provide dental services to all ages (Adult Scope), from providing preventive care, managing periodontal disease (gum disease), teeth restorations to whitening.

Outside of my work life I enjoy yoga and travelling.

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