Originally from Brazil, Luiz comes from a ‘dental family’ where his parents constantly motivated and guided him through his dental career. Luiz also had the opportunity to share his special interest in dentistry with his two sisters; both also qualified dentists.
After working at his family dental practice in Brazil for five years, Luiz took the opportunity to move to Australia. He made a lifestyle change, moving from the busiest city in Brazil to the beautiful, laid back Gold Coast.
Alongside working in private practice, he has worked as a supervisor and tutor at Griffith University Dental School, which he still does now on a part time basis.
Luiz enjoys all aspects of general dentistry, particularly endodontics (root canal therapy); he has expanded his knowledge in this field by taking additional courses in this area.
Luiz is a keen surfer and swimmer, he mostly enjoys endurance sports such as bike riding and running.
Get to know Luiz!
The exact moment that I decided I wanted to become a dentist was…
My parents are dentists, I pretty much grew up in a dental practice, when on holidays used to help around for some pocket money. The dental world grew on me, when the time for the big decision came around I already knew what to choose, and never regretted it.
What I love most about my job is…
The satisfaction of being able to get patients out of sometimes severe pain, and look after people in general.
My favourite type of dental treatment is…
Root canal treatment, find it challenging, and also complement the previous question, root canal problems can be painful before the patients walk in, most of the time that pain or discomfort can be alleviated after having a root canal procedure.
If I wasn’t a dentist, I would be…
Hum, tricky one, something related to sports, maybe a swimming trainer or a professional surfer.
My favourite thing to do on the Gold Coast in my spare time is…
Definitely surfing, hanging out on the beach, bike riding basically being outdoors.
