Meet the friendly dental team in Coffs Harbour & Urunga
At Welcome Dental, our team is made up of experienced, compassionate professionals who love what they do — and it shows.
Whether you’re here for a check-up, your child’s first visit, or something more complex, you’ll be cared for by a trusted team that’s committed to making your experience comfortable, personal, and genuinely positive.
Dr Sharon Marinucci
Practice Principal – BDS / BSci Dent (Hons)
Sharon graduated from Adelaide University with first class Honours in 1996. She travelled around for a while, spending time in Darwin, Brisbane and Brunei before moving into the Coffs Harbour area early 1998.
With a very young family and a small recruiting business that specialised in the placement of dentist’s Dr Marinucci declined to take long term work but helped out a variety of dental practices and institutions in the Coffs and Grafton area. In 2004 she established the original Fresh Dental Care practice in the smallest rooms she could find in Urunga. The practice grew and other Fresh practices were established prior to their sale in 2011. She negotiated purchasing back the Urunga dental practice, now Welcome Dental in 2020.
Dr. Marinucci has a passion for working holistically, considering all aspects which contribute to optimum dental health. While a large part of her time is spent on orthodontics, she also enjoys cosmetic dentistry and working with phobic patients and helping them overcome their dental anxieties. She is certified to use nitrous oxide and Penthrox sedation.
Outside of dentistry, Sharon spends most of her time with her family within the local community in their home surrounded by bush with lots of dogs and chickens. She tries to support the arts and children selling their home-made wares at market stalls, enjoys swimming and surfing badly and is trained as a snake catcher which she finds very useful as snakes are always after the chickens.
Dr Elizabeth Flores Westreicher
Associate Dentist – BDS (Lima, Peru). Australian Dental Board Certified (ADC Perth)
Dr Liz Flores Westreicher is delighted to be a part of Welcome Dental . She graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery in 2003. Dr Liz has gained extensive experience in her own practice providing the best care to her patients.
Liz volunteered to work in different dental mission fields catering for the marginalised and gaining experience in all aspects of general dentistry. She moved to Australia where she attained her Certification of General Dentistry from the Australian Dental Council in Perth.
As a member of the Australian Dental Association, Australian Society of Endodontology and an Affiliated Member of the Royal Australasian College of dental Surgeons, Liz takes different avenues of learning and continues to update her skills and interests by attending various courses in order to provide the best possible levels of care to her patients. Liz’s aim is always to make the patient feel comfortable in the chair along with tailoring treatments to the patient’s needs and concerns.
When she’s not working, Liz loves relaxing with family and friends, doing outdoor activities, swimming at the beach, reading, cooking and learning new languages.
Ms Jess Cantrill
Dental Hygienest
Jessica has been working within the dental industry for the last 20 years. Jessica started as a dental assistant with Dr Sharon Marinucci when she finished school. In 2008 she graduated from Newcastle University with a Bachelor of Oral Health.
She continued to work for 8 years on the Central Coast then decided to move her family back to her hometown for a more relaxed lifestyle and to be closer to her family. Jess started working back with Dr Sharon Marinucci in 2014. In 2022 she decided to join as a partner in Welcome Dental with Sharon and Kirsty. Assisting in building the hygiene department and using modern cleaning technology (Airflow).
As a qualified Dental Hygienist, she provides an important service which includes treating, managing and maintaining gum disease and overall oral health with Airflow. Jessica is passionate about her work, aiming to provide excellent service in a friendly and caring manner to ensure her patients are always comfortable and happy.
She likes to keep fit and healthy, attends her local gym and loves watching her kids sporting events. On sunny days you will find her at the beach with her family or on adventures enjoying what the region has to offer.
MS Susan Waldorf
Oral Health Therapist
Susan has been working within the dental industry for the past 22 years. She began her career on the Coffs Coast as a dental assistant and soon realised she wanted to further her career. Susan is an Oral Health Therapist, she completed her Bachelor of Oral Health at Newcastle University in 2012 and then went on to complete a Diploma in Dental Therapy.
She has completed a further accredited course in dental whitening and aims to continuously expand her knowledge through further education.
Having grown up on the Mid North Coast and experiencing the lifestyle this area has to offer, her intention was always returning and working within the community which she calls home.
Susan’s focus is on preventative dental treatment to patients of all age groups. She has a passion for working with children, completing preventative and restorative procedures.
Susan enjoys spending her time enjoying the magnificent waterways whilst making a difference within the mid north coast region by improving the oral health of the community.
DR Timothy Stolz
BSc and BDSc
Tim grew up in the Riverina, and after a science degree at ANU, and a couple of years working as a research assistant at CSIRO, thenmoved to Melbourne where he enrolled in dentistry. He commenced his career in practice in Geelong, acquired the practice three years later when his friend and inspiring mentor contracted a brain tumor. He remained in that same practice until retirement in 2022, developing skills in diagnosis, treatment planning, reconstructive, and implant dentistry.
Tim has served his profession as a member of the ADA Council in Victoria, was a founding member of the Geelong Dental Study Club, a founder of the Victorian branch of the Australian Osseointegration Society, an Honorary visiting dentist at Geelong Hospital, and served on several ADA sub-committees. He has also participated in several clinical research projects in implant dentistry, both within and outside the auspices of Dental Faculty of Melbourne University. Tim has also had a couple of stints teaching undergraduates at Melbourne University.
He has lectured widely throughout Australia and New Zealand, and to a lesser degree, South-East Asia. His area of special interest is implants and reconstructive dentistry, and designed and ran courses on these subjects. Tim has placed and restored more than 9,000 implants throughout his career.
He is a past member of the Australian Prosthodontics Society, a past President of the AOS, and was awarded a life membership of the AOS in 2021. In 1990 he was awarded a Fellowhip of the Pierre Fauchard Academy and a couple of years later, a Fellowship of the International College of Dentists.
Semi-retired now, but delighted to be joining Welcome Dental, he enjoys fly-fishing, off-road motorbike riding, and is an avid wine collector.
Meet our visiting Clinicians
Welcome Dental often has visiting clinicians operating from within the practice. We welcome the following visiting clinicians who bring a wealth of expertise and specialised knowledge to our practice. Please join us in welcoming them.
Dr Neil R McGregor
BDS, MDSc, PhD. Specialist Periodontist
Clinical Associate Professor University of Melbourne
Visiting Clinician
Dr Neil McGregor Graduated at the University of Sydney and worked for several years in Griffith NSW. He completed his Masters in Periodontics at the University of Queensland and moved to Newcastle NSW. There he completed his PhD in the metabolism/biochemistry and microbiology of pain syndromes and has academic appointments in research of chronic disease including symptom expression and infectious disease.
Dr McGregor moved to Melbourne in 2003 and has since gained an academic position at the University of Melbourne. He has published over 50 papers in peer reviewed journals.
Dr McGregor is a member of the Open Medicine Foundation team at the University of Melbourne and has multiple collaborative research associations with groups in the USA and Europe. He is currently leading a genetics research program at the University of Melbourne in relationship to periodontal disease susceptibility.
Dr Oleg Pushkarev
(BDS, PhD)
After graduation from Saint Petersburg State Pavlov’s University in 2006, and accomplishing master’s program in restorative dentistry in 2009, Oleg started his career in dentistry working in a specialized periodontal practice, working on his PhD at the same time. An opportunity to broaden his horizons and experience the relaxed Australian lifestyle led him to move to Coffs Harbour, NSW.
Oleg’s special interest in implant and restorative dentistry has inspired him to study oral Implants at the University of Sydney (GradDipClinDent) and eventually moving to Toowoomba.
Oleg is deeply committed to taking a holistic approach to dentistry and focused on prevention of oral disease and oral rehabilitation. Helping people to learn more about their oral health and how they can improve it is a great satisfaction for him. He strives to provide the highest level of care for his patients and frequently attends national and international conferences and seminars to further his knowledge and expertise. Oleg is a proud member of Australian Dental Association (ADA), Australian Prosthodontic Society (APS), and International Team for Implantology (ITI).
Oleg welcomes all new patients including those who are nervous and anxious and with his gentle manner creates relaxed stress-free environment.
In his spare time, Oleg enjoys wonderful Australian nature, goes hiking and bushwalking, and has an interest in history.
MS SUE MCDONALD
Dental Prosthetist
Sue has more than 30 years’ experience working in the oral health sector. First qualifying as a Dental Technician in 1995. Then achieving qualification as a Dental Prosthetist in July 2007. Susan has practiced independently and at Dental Surgeries in Coffs Harbour, Urunga, Nambucca and Macksville NSW. Working at dental surgeries allows Susan to interact with Dentists, Dental Specialists, Hygienists and Therapists, and the whole dental team, to work towards a better outcome for patients. Susan has lived and worked in the Nambucca, Bellinger Valleys and Coffs Coast for the greater part of her life. Enjoying a passion for water sports, and pursuit of an all important active & healthy lifestyle.