Dr. Deepak strongly believes that he treats people, not just teeth. He has a practice philosophy that focuses on ensuring his patients experience quality care, compassion, and comfort. He offers a practice devoted to comprehensive dentistry and puts an emphasis on sound preventative dentistry. He has a special affinity with Endodontics, which is the science of root canal treatment. You will treasure the peace of mind that comes from a quickly developed sense of trust and confidence in Dr. Deepak and his team.

He  is committed to building a long-term, trusting relationship with his patients and is very thorough with his approach and will tailor your treatment to best suit your individual needs and goals.

Outside office he loves spending time with family , travelling and playing lawn tennis and cricket.

Hey there, I’m Rajpal (Raj) and am one of the dentists working at Absolute Dental Tokoroa. I was born and raised in Malaysia but moved to New Zealand to study dentistry at Otago. I graduated in 2017 and have been working In Tokoroa ever since. I enjoy most aspects of general dentistry, and have particular interests in oral surgery and restorative dentistry. In my spare time you’d probably catch me watching a television series or a sports programme.

Dr Shash Patel was born in the UK and grew up in NZ,where he did his schooling in Auckland and then went to the University of Otago to complete his training to become a Dental Surgeon.

He is the founder of Absolute Dental and has been passionate about developing Dental clinics that are family friendly. His motto has always been that “all patients should be treated as family”

Dr Patel literally loves putting a smile on peoples faces. He is passionate about restoring a wonderful smile and spends a great deal of his time creating beautiful smile make overs.

He is married to Achla who is a registered nurse and they have three beautiful daughters, Shivani, Priya and Nishali. In his spare time, Dr Patel does a lot of voluntary work including; being a trustee on the board of trustees for John Paul College, President of the Bay Of Plenty Indian Association, a Justice of the Peace and other voluntary activities.

Dentistry for Dr Patel has to be fun and enjoyable for him and his patients.