Your "TOOTHDOCTORS"

DR GARRET ROBLES is the principal dentist and founder of MYTOOTHDOCTOR®. 

He is a highly accomplished general dentist with a deep-seated passion for children’s dentistry, Indigenous oral health, and special care dentistry. Known for his compassionate approach and pioneering spirit, Dr Garret has dedicated his career to making best practice dental care accessible to regional, remote, and vulnerable communities across North Queensland.

Early Career & Academic Excellence

Dr Garret completed his Doctor of Dental Medicine (DDM) degree at the University of the Philippines, graduating with distinction after placing 1st in the 2001 Philippine Dental Board Examinations. In 2002, he pursued postgraduate training in Paediatric Dentistry at the Philippine Children’s Medical Centre - and consider himself blessed with the opportunity to serve at both institutions as a hospital staff dentist and a Clinical Assistant Professor in Paediatric and Community Dentistry.

Driven by his university’s core values of honour, excellence, and service, Dr Garret opened his first private practice right inside his community's local fish market—ensuring market vendors and their families had access to affordable, high-quality care. For a decade, he successfully managed this practice alongside visiting children's dentistry roles across Manila, fondly remembering the days he would head home with fresh fish and produce bartered by his grateful patients.

Moving to North Queensland

In 2012, Dr Garret moved to Australia to join his wife, Mary Ann, a fisheries policy and international law of the sea research academic at the University of Wollongong. Upon completing his Australian Dental Council Certificate, the couple packed up a dollar-a-day hire motorhome and drove north to Townsville for work, travelling with their beloved dog, Bear.

Dr Garret initially joined 1300SMILES on Fulham Road in Pimlico before transitioning to academia in 2015 as a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Dentistry at James Cook University (JCU), where he took on a lead clinical placement teaching role.

Pioneering Mobile & Accessible Dentistry

To prove to his dental students that a mobile practice model could be both impactful and sustainable, Dr Garret founded Project Outback Dental (POD) Pty Ltd® in 2016—North Queensland’s very first mobile dental practice. He later established MYTOOTHDOCTOR® as a permanent Townsville base for his outback clients wishing to see him in town.

Aligned with Australia’s National Oral Health Plan, Project Outback Dental® targets four key priority populations:

• People who are socially disadvantaged or on low incomes
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
• Regional and remote communities
• Individuals with additional and/or specialised healthcare needs

For over a decade, POD served as the trusted, outsourced dental provider for the Townsville Aboriginal and Islander Health Service (TAIHS). The practice's specialised dental van regularly visits regional aged care facilities, as well as boarding school accommodations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students in Townsville and Abergowrie. For this unwavering commitment to rural and remote Queensland, Dr Garret was honoured with the North Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) Dentist of the Year Award in 2018.

Special Interests & Collaborative Care

Dr Garret maintains credentialing at the Townsville Mater Private Hospital, allowing him to treat young children and patients with special needs under general anaesthetic. He is a strong advocate for teledentistry, utilising digital consultations to facilitate timely referrals to Brisbane-based Specialists in Paediatric Dentistry and Special Needs Dentistry for complex medical cases. He also collaborates closely with local Specialist Oral and Maxillofacial and ENT Surgeons on carefully planned joint theatre cases.

He is incredibly grateful for the trusted referral network he has built with colleague general dentists, Dental Therapists (DTs), Oral Health Therapists (OHTs), and allied health and medical professionals across the Townsville region, Mt Isa, Bowen, the Whitsundays, and the Atherton Tablelands.

Professional Memberships

For continuing professional development (CPD), Dr Garret remains an active member of:

• The Australian and New Zealand Society of Paediatric Dentistry (ANZSPD Qld Branch)
• The Australian Society of Special Care in Dentistry (ASSCID)
• The International Association of Dental Traumatology (IADT)
• The Australian Dental Association (ADAQ)

KAREN WARD is Townsville's most experienced dental therapist known to a number of parents who were her paediatric patients themselves!  Having worked with a number of practices in Townsville, the MYTOOTHDOCTOR team are all excited to let families know that Ms Karen is now on our team and we have now completed the fit out of her sensory-friendly kids waitng and dental treatment rooms!

Karen shares these thoughts on kids dentistry, "My first experience as a child visiting the dentist was amazing. Since this experience my goal has been to provide the same experience to my patients. I love supporting patients and their families and especially interacting with children on a daily basis."   With over 30 years experience in the industry as a dental therapist, Karen brings a wealth of experience and expertise working with children of all ages, and kids with special needs or suffering from anxiety.

Karen adds, "I strive to provide the same amazing and enjoyable experience to all children. I love getting to know them and see them as bright and inquisitive souls." "I cherish the trust and faith that they place in me to meet all of their dental needs. Through tiny steps together and lots of patience we can achieve great rewards. I am recognised in Townsville as a caring and knowledgeable health professional in the dental industry and my positive approach and love for working with children enables me to create a happy dental environment. I am married with a family of three boys and blessed to work each day with a great team. I love a chat and a laugh, come visit us soon."

Karen is always open and willing to learn, incorporating new and evidenced based clinical managment techniques that come with years of experience, and by undertaking professional learning on a regular basis. 

She also loves meeting new patients and their families  to ensure a seamless dental experience for them now and for them to carry on into their lifetime. 

In her spare time Karen loves spending time with her family, friends, travelling local and overseas.

Ms Karen maintains affiliate membership with the Australian and New Zealand Society of Paediatric Dentistry (ANZSPD Qld), and a member of the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry (IAPD). She is always happy to share with the clinical team the latest information and clinical pearls learnt from her all her continuing professional development trips, most currently the ANZSPD 2026 Congress in Sydney. 

DR CRAIG JOLICOEUR primarily sees patients from his rooms at 1300SMILES Dentists in Rasmussen (Abano Healthcare Group), but also lends his expertise on fortnightly Fridays at MYTOOTHDOCTOR to see adult and senior patients suffering from dental anxiety and medical conditions. Dr Craig has a special interest in minor oral surgery (wisdom teeth), advanced restorative dentistry (crowns and bridges), full mouth rehabilitations, and removable prosthodontics (partial and full dentures). Dr Craig graduated from the University of Otago School of Dentistry in 2005 and began his career with Qld Health.

Outside of dentistry, Dr Craig is a loving father who has never missed a drop-off at daycare and primary school for his only child, Esha, who has now started high school. Craig is also an excellent party host and barbecue chef, often inviting the team over for home-cooked meals during Christmas holidays and birthday celebrations, as organized by our beloved treatment coordinator, Ruby.

DR CRYSTAL JOHN completed her Bachelor of Dental Surgery at the University of Manchester School of Dentistry in 2016. On her first graduate year she worked at a private and NHS dental practice, under a structured work program with formal assessments by the the Oxfordshire Deanery, where she demonstrated a high level of competency in all aspects of General Dentistry including minor oral surgery.  In 2018 Dr Crystal moved to Townsville establishing a very loyal base of clients at 1300SMILES on Fulham Road in Pimlico.  Her CV include page lists of 5 star reviews on Google and Facebook from both parents of the kids she has seen and her adult patients.  She is well loved by her former dental team on Fulham Road and have all wished her well in her joining MYTOOTHDOCTOR.

Dr Crystal has a keen interest in endodontics and children's dentistry, with now an extensive exposure to Indigenous Oral Health by having had a regular patient list at the Townsville Aboriginal and Islander Health Service (TAIHS), and holding mobile dental van clinics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school kids at St Patricks College, St Teresa's College in Abergowrie and the NRL Cowboys House.  Dr Crystal has developed a special bond with her paediatric patients at these boarding schools and would travel all the way from Malaysia to see them. Dr Crystal is able to practice in 3 jurisdictions: Malaysia, Australia and the UK!

Dr Crystal loves the colour blue, and is fluent in English, Bahasa Malaysia and Indonesia, conversational Mandarin, and a little of Hokkien and Cantonese - which comes as a surprise to some of her patients able to speak Chinese.