Dr Erin Mahoney is a Paediatric Dentist at Te Whatu Ora Hutt Hospital, Senior Clinical Lecturer, Department of Paediatrics, University of Otago and Vice President of the RACDS. Erin graduated from the University of Otago with a BDS in 1995, the University of Sydney with her speciality degree in 2002 and her PhD in 2006. Erin has worked as a Paediatric Dentist in Canada, Australia and New Zealand and continues to present locally and internationally about her love of treating children. Erin has a busy family life with her 5 children, one dog and a patient husband.