2002
A dental degree from UWA
Dr Shams finished his Bachelor of Dental Science at the University of Western Australia. In 2023 he added a UK postgraduate diploma in advanced aesthetic and restorative dentistry.
About us
About Anchorage Dental Care
Picking a dentist usually means picking who you’ll see for the next ten years, so here’s who’s behind the door. Dr Michael Shams founded Anchorage Dental Care and has led it since 2011, at 1/6 Rothesay Heights. Most of what we do is everyday care: check-ups, fillings, and a child’s very first visit.
How we work
Starting with what you came in for
We start with what brought you in, what’s worrying you and what you’d like to understand. Then we check your teeth, gums and bite, and walk you through any X-ray or photo we take.
If something needs treatment, you’ll hear the options, the risks and the cost before anything begins. Ask as many questions as you like. You can always say ‘not today’.
Our story
How we came to be in Mindarie
Anchorage grew out of Dr Michael Shams’s years in dental practice around Perth. Here’s the short version, from his graduation to the team you’ll meet today.
Before Mindarie
A decade at Whitfords Dental Centre
He spent ten years at Whitfords Dental Centre before starting a clinic of his own.
Since 2011
Anchorage opens in Mindarie
Dr Shams founded Anchorage Dental Care as a local clinic for Mindarie and the suburbs around it.
Current team
Who works alongside him now
Dr Charles Tricoli and Dr Maddison Sheppard work alongside him as dentists, with Rachael McConville and Ann Quintas as our oral health therapists.
Today
Accredited, and still local
We’re accredited under the QIP program, an independent check against national standards. We still look after families from Mindarie, Quinns Rocks, Clarkson, Merriwa, Burns Beach and Kinross.
Who’s who
Who you’ll be seeing
Three dentists and two oral health therapists, each with their own interests. Here’s where they trained and what each of them focuses on.
Principal Dentist
Dr Michael Shams
DEN0001580551He’s been practising since graduating from UWA in 2002, and completed a UK postgraduate diploma in advanced aesthetic and restorative dentistry in 2023. Veneers, implant restoration and full-mouth rehabilitation are where his interests lie. Away from the clinic, it’s travel, good food and family.
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General Dentist
Dr Charles Tricoli
DEN0002559634Dr Tricoli earned his Doctor of Dental Medicine at UWA in 2021. He’s most interested in prevention and restorative care, and in how the health of your mouth connects to the rest of you. Outside work: sport, gardening and drumming.
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General Dentist
Dr Maddison Sheppard
DEN0002871674Dr Sheppard graduated with honours from the University of Sheffield in 2021 and moved to Perth in 2024. Children and nervous people are a big part of her day, and she listens before she picks up an instrument. Ask her about her puppy.
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Oral Health Therapist
Rachael McConville
Bachelor of Oral Health TherapyRachael has more than ten years in dentistry, and trained in oral health therapy at Central Queensland University. Prevention, gum care and children’s dentistry are her focus, along with tips you can actually use between visits.
Meet Rachael
Oral Health Therapist
Ann Quintas
Bachelor of Medical Science (ECU WA); Bachelor of Oral Health Therapy (Curtin WA)Ann studied medical science at ECU and oral health therapy at Curtin. She looks after prevention, gum health and restorative care, and she’s keen on helping people build habits that stick. Her dog is called Onyx.
Meet Ann
