Welcome to Melville Family Dental, where our team combines established evidence-based practices with advanced, innovative and modern techniques in a supportive and loving environment. We hope that our patients have an exceptional experience while receiving the highest quality care.
Developing deep, long-term relationships is essential to our professional lives – both with our patients and our team. Every patient is equal. Our staff is committed to providing exceptional care for patients of any age, background or condition of health. Your family deserves the best dentistry we are capable of delivering.
It is with the empathy and kindness we want for our own loved ones that we treat every patient in our practice.
We look forward to welcoming you and to meeting you in person. In the meantime, you can learn a little about our staff by reading our biographies below.
Dr Lidia Palenberg, BDSc (Aachen, Germany)
Principal Dentist
Dr Lidia A Palenberg is a Polish General Dentist with over 17 years of experience working in her own practice and also as a contractor. She speaks English, German and Polish.
Practicing all aspects of modern dentistry, Lidia believes in dental health improvement for patients of all backgrounds including highly anxious patients. She pays attention to your personal situation and plans your treatment accordingly.
Lidia endeavors to make your visit as relaxed as possible utilising her experience in Dental Hypnosis and Sedation.
Lidia established her first own family practice in 2004 in the heart of Cologne/Germany. Her passion to explore the best treatment for each individual and her belief in long-lasting patient relations made her practice thrive over the next 13 years. She completed her conversion examinations to practice in Australia.
Lidia joined the Melville Family Dental team in 2020 and became the Principal Dentist in October 2021.
Dr Anni Bottoni, DDS (Germany)
General Dentist
Dr Anni Bottoni is a German General Dentist with over 16 years of experience in Dentistry since graduating from Hanover Medical School in 2007.
Anni practiced in Germany for over 10 years having gained experience in all aspects of General Dentistry, taking special interest in Endodontics and Orthodontics.
After visiting Australia for a holiday, Anni and her husband fell in love with the Australian lifestyle and moved to Queensland in January 2017. The couple then relocated to Perth in 2021 to settle down with their two young children.
Anni's passion for dentistry started at a young age, during her own orthodontic treatment. She places great value in prevention-based dentistry and minimally invasive treatments gets great satisfaction from seeing how much patients benefit from ongoing good oral health.
"Helping my patients to smile confidently is one of the most rewarding aspects of being a dentist."
Book an appointment with Dr Anni today!