About us

Blenheim Dental Care is a friendly, professional and modern practice with a focus on excellent communication with our patients to ensure understanding, trust and great outcomes for everyone. This is coupled with highly skilled delivery of care, and a continual commitment to ongoing professional development and education.

Formerly operating as Leonard & Koorey Dental Care since 2005, the practice was bought outright by Andrea Koorey in 2015.

Andrea has always gone out of her way to ensure that the experience of a dental visit and treatment is as seamless as possible and the whole team works together to achieve this for every visitor to the practice.    

Kali Stratford, originally from Blenheim and Rohan Saini, who both graduated from the University of Otago have since brought the practice in December 2022.  We are both excited for this new venture and look forward to seeing you at the practice whether your are new or old to it.  Rest assured, all the familiar faces are still at the practice and look forward to welcoming you at your next dental visit.

 

 

Meet the team

Andrea Koorey BDS (Dist)

Andrea Koorey BDS (Dist) - Dentist

Andrea graduated BDS (Dist) from the University of Otago in 1990 before working as a hospital dental house surgeon for two years, followed by private practice here in New Zealand as well as one year in the UK. In 1994 she moved to Blenheim and has worked in private practice with a part-time appointment at Wairau Hospital as senior dentist ever since. Andrea loves the variety that the mix of private and public dentistry gives her. The current practice was bought in partnership 2005 and ran as Leonard & Koorey Dental Care. Blenheim Dental Care was born when Andrea took over the whole practice in June 2015 and rebranded it.

Outside of work Andrea loves the outdoors - particularly the mountains - enjoying tramping, cycling, climbing and kayaking. And if she can photograph it as well that’s even better!

Catalina Seguel Felmer BDent

Catalina Seguel Felmer BDent - Dentist

Catalina graduated as a Dental Surgeon at Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile in 2012. She worked in Chile for 3 years in a combination of private practice, public health and lecturing Dental Assistants, all of which provided a rounded beginning to her career.
Catalina's husband had an opportunity to return to New Zealand to do some Winemaking in Marlborough, so in 2015 they made the move. She has been busy combining motherhood and practising Dentistry in Blenheim since 2016. Catalina joined the Blenheim Dental Care team in 2018. 
Catalina's English is impeccable but her first language is Spanish and she relishes the opportunity to look after the dental needs of the Spanish speaking community in Marlborough. 
Outside work Catalina enjoys practising yoga, painting, going to the beach, but mostly spending time with her husband and two beautiful children.

 

And our fantastic team is completed by

 

Here's what others say about us

Gentle, skillful and honest, and worth every cent.

I’ve been seeing Andrea for my dental care at least twice a year for the past 17 years.  She is gentle, skillful and honest, and worth every cent. 

She has an excellent team and I feel lucky to have her as my dentist.

  • Felicity Breen

The best dental management possible

Andrea has looked after my family’s and my teeth for 15 years – carefully, competently and compassionately. I recently had head and neck cancer during which time Andrea went out of her way to ensure I received the best dental management possible.

  • Tim Marshall

13 Oct 2016

A trip to see Andrea and her great team is a pleasure

Growing up in an era of school dental nurses and treadle drills, you could say I was a rather reluctant “visitor” to the dental clinic. These days, I am very pleased to say, a trip to see Andrea and her great team is a pleasure, they are all friendly and cheerful with a good sense of humour. Andrea is totally professional, explains procedures fully and gives you options while making you feel at ease. Our family is so lucky to have Andrea taking care of our dental needs since she came to Blenheim and I would not hesitate to highly recommend her.

  • Anne Nelson

8 Oct 2016

 

We look forward to welcoming you to Blenheim Dental Care!