Ms Stephanie A Roper is a female Oral Health Therapist.
Tooth Fairy & Co. is Stephanie's brain child, building off her innovative approach to providing 'dentistry with a difference' to clients of all ages in South East Queensland.
Stephanie was the first Oral Health Therapist to own her own dental practice in Queensland, opening her doors in 2004. She has been working with children for over 25 years and is fondly known to many as 'The Tooth Fairy.'
In 2013, Stephanie was named as a finalist in the Telstra Women’s Business Awards and was named in YWCA’s Queensland 125 Leading Women. In 2015, she was a finalist in the nationally acclaimed St George Bank Ausmumpreneur Awards, coming 2nd out of a field of 10 female business owners and entrepreneurs. The following year Stephanie was invited to speak at the International Symposium on Dental Hygiene 2016 in Basel, Switzerland.
Stephanie’s innovations in service delivery have been a key to transforming her dental practice and providing services to over 30,000 patients. Her innovations in service delivery include the unique 'Tooth Fairy Service' for children (available to children 0 – 18 years) and the 'Tranquil Room' for anxious and dental phobic adults.
In 2004, Stephanie developed an educational health program aimed at school and kindergarten aged children. It teaches children about healthy food choices, and the importance of caring for their teeth and bodies. The program has been running through out South East Queensland for over 12 years, is fully accredited by Education Queensland. In 2010 Stephanie authored a children’s book entitled The Tooth Fairy as it has never ever been told and in 2013 created a Children’s App entitled TFI Tooth Fairy designed to help children enjoy brushing their teeth with the Tooth Fairy as well as giving them rewards, tips, songs and games.
Stephanie is a dynamic and innovative businesswoman with a strong entrepreneurial spirit. Her vision and commitment to her industry is unwavering as she boldly strives to improve the way dentistry is delivered for people young and old. She has been highly influential in changing the way dentistry is perceived within South East Queensland and through innovative service delivery has helped thousands of people overcome their dental fears and anxieties which had previously been a barrier to maintaining good dental health.
