RELOCATE YOUR DENTAL CAREER TO NEW ZEALAND WITH LUMINO
Join an established New Zealand practice, grow with local clinical support and discover the freedom, community and great outdoors that make living here different.
A Career That Leaves More Room for Living.
IMAGINE YOUR EVERYDAY HERE.
Morning walks before the first patient. A team who knows your name. Weekends that begin at the coast, in the mountains or somewhere entirely new. With Lumino, moving to New Zealand is not only a career decision - it's the chance to build a life that feels bigger.
More Life, Within Reach.
BEFORE WORK. AFTER WORK. WEEKENDS.
Shorter commutes. Close-knit communities. World-class landscapes. Meaningful clinical work and time to enjoy what sits outside the practice doors.
Grow in your direction
Build experience around the treatments and clinical interests that matter to you, with training and development to keep moving forward.
Make your ambition count
Strong patient demand and flexible earning opportunities mean your income can grow with the career you choose to build.
Supported from day one
Join an established local practice team, backed by Abano’s wider Trans-Tasman network, expertise and resources.
Start the conversation now
Tell us about your registration, recent experience, career goals and the kind of NZ life you are looking for.
Get ready to apply
Our team can help you explore roles, understand the recruitment journey and prepare for the DCNZ application opening on 1 November.
Move forward with confidence
When applications open, you will be better informed, connected to Lumino and ready to progress to the next stage of your New Zealand career.
12 MONTHS. SUPPORTED FROM DAY ONE.
Supervision designed to supercharge your career.
The new pathway includes 12 months of direct, onsite supervision with a Council-approved supervisor. With Lumino, that becomes a year of local insight, practical guidance and confidence-building support—not a year of figuring everything out alone.
- Learn the New Zealand clinical environment from experienced local teams
- Receive structured guidance and regular feedback
- Build confidence in a new healthcare system
- Grow your capability while establishing your New Zealand career
Do more of what matters to you.
YOUR CAREER. YOUR LIFE. YOUR DIRECTION.
Follow your clinical interests, grow your earning potential and choose a community that fits the life you want to build.
- Shape your clinical work around the areas you want to develop
- Benefit from established practices and strong patient demand
- Choose city energy, regional connection—or adventure on your doorstep
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Relocation support
Practical guidance from the first conversation through to planning your move and joining your new practice.
Local team
Work alongside people who understand the community, the patients and what it takes to thrive locally.
Start in New Zealand. Stay connected to opportunity across both countries.
WHAT TRANS-TASMAN MEANS FOR YOUR CAREER
Abano operates across New Zealand and Australia. That means you join more than one practice or one location: you become part of a wider network that can support your development and create future possibilities for movement between both regions as your career and life evolve.
See what taking the leap can look like.
FROM THE UK TO NEW ZEALAND
Dr Jordan Heron moved from Hartlepool in the UK to build his career with Lumino in Wellington. His story explores the move from the NHS to private dentistry, greater clinical flexibility, professional growth and the adventure of beginning again in New Zealand.
