At Riverside Dental We Cover The Dental Needs Of Your Whole Family
Riverside Dental is your Noosaville Dentist you can count on to provide gentle, professional dental care from your child’s very first check-up and clean, through to your parents’ dentures. We are proud to be able to offer high-quality dental care for the whole family in a relaxing, high-end environment. Our dental practice is unlike any other you may have been to. With a waiting room full of comfortable lounge chairs and a flat screen television, to the options of listening to music or watching television during your appointment, you’ll see that we work hard to make your dental experience very special. We also provide blankets, neck and spine support pillows, hot towels and soothing eye packs to ensure your comfort.
Meet the Dentists and Staff
Dr Patrick O'Rourke - Dentist
Dr Patrick O'Rourke is a graduate of Leeds University in the North Eastern part of the United Kingdom. Dr O'Rourke is originally from Derbyshire with strong family roots in the West Coast of Ireland. These days, he lives in Peregian Springs with his wife, Mary who is from Long Island, New York and their three children Tiernan, Shamus and Liam.
During 1997, Dr O'Rourke undertook elective training at the University of Witwatersrand Dental Department in Johannesburg, South Africa where he travelled extensively through Africa and found it to be an amazing and beautiful continent.
Up until 2002, Dr O'Rourke worked in the United Kingdom and undertook his membership exams at the Royal College of Surgeons in London. Upon passing these exams, he was awarded membership to the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners, Royal College of Surgeons London, United Kingdom. In 2002/3 he travelled extensively and finally arrived in Australia where he undertook different engagements in rural and remote Australia, which proved to be a fascinating and eye-opening experience, and a great introduction to life in Australia.
Read more about Dr O'Rourke's story HERE
Tessa Cowburn - Oral Health Therapist
Tessa has grown up on the Sunshine Coast and loves having the beaches and National Parks on her doorstep! She is currently growing her family here in this beautiful part of Australia.
Tessa graduated from CQU Rockhampton in 2020, studying the Bachelor of Oral Health. Her interests are focusing on the prevention of dental disease and helping patients maintain a healthy happy mouth! Tessa is also very experienced in treating kid. She helps create a calming, fun environment particularly for their first ride in the chair!
