Dr Agnes Lai obtained her Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the University of Sydney (USYD) in 2002. She was awarded the G.S CAIRD Scholarship in Prosthetic Dentistry and shared Faculty Research Prize.

After practising as an intrepid general dentist in Singapore, and metropolitan Sydney, Agnes completed her Doctorate of Clinical Dentistry in Prosthodontics at her alma mater, USYD. She was admitted as a member of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons in the same year.

Agnes has been involved with the ongoing hypodontia research in Westmead Centre for Oral Health. She has published her research in human neural adaptation related to an increase in occlusal vertical dimension using fMRI. She is also a contributor to the textbook "Oral Rehabilitation: A Case-Based Approach."  

Currently, Agnes practices prosthodontics in private practice at Sydney Prosthodontic Group, Chatswood, and a... Read more

Chankhrit is an Adjunct Professor of Endodontics at La Trobe University. Formerly, he was an Adjunct Associate Professor of Endodontic Research at La Trobe University and Convenor of the Predoctoral Endodontics and Graduate Certificate in Clinical Dentistry Programmes at The University of Melbourne. He completed Endodontic specialist training and a PhD at The University of Melbourne and became a member of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons in the Special Stream of Endodontics.  His basic dental training was completed in Thailand. 
 
His area of research focuses on evidence-based Endodontics, systematic reviews, effectiveness and efficiency of various interventions. Based on the cumulative publication of his research studies, Chankhrit has been awarded The Ernest Joske Research Award for work that constitutes an important contribution to dental science research.
 
He has been invited to speak at several national and... Read more

Ehsan is a periodontist in private practice in Sydney and founder of the state-of-the-art Precision Periodontics in Chatswood. His practice is restricted to periodontics and implant dentistry. He is an Honorary Clinical Lecturer at Sydney University and is also involved in mentorship at LaTrobe University and Charles Sturt University. Ehsan is the recipient of the prestigious ITI grant for his postgraduate thesis focusing on the healing of hard and soft tissues around immediate implants.

He has published several articles in well-respected international journals and has been actively involved in presenting lectures, running CPD events, and teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students and overseas trained dentists. He is an active member of International Team for Implantology, Australian Dental Association, Australian Society of Periodontology... Read more

Dr. Firoz Vellani obtained his medical degree in 1992 from the University of Sydney. He went on to do further accredited training in the fields of Anaesthetics, Intensive Care Medicine and Emergency Medicine. He spent 15 years practicing in these fields in both public and private hospitals in Sydney. Dr. Vellani has 20 years experience in providing sedation for dental procedures and now maintains a full time practice in this field.

He has developed a special interest in procedural anaesthetics and dental sedation and currently provides this service to many leading dentists and dental specialists in Sydney - including endodontists, oral surgeons and prosthodontists. 

He is a member of the Australian Society of Dental Anaesthesiology and the Australian Society of Emergency Medicine. He also regularly attends scientific meetings of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists.  Read more

Associate Professor Geoffrey Young

Associate Professor Geoffrey Young is a highly qualified and experienced specialist endodontist. A/Prof Young obtained his BDS degree (University Medal) from the University of Sydney, his specialist degree from the University of Melbourne, and was the first endodontist in NSW awarded Fellowship of the RACDS in the Special Field of Endodontics. He subsequently established Sydney Endodontic Centre - the largest specialist endodontic group practice in the Inner West of Sydney. A/Prof Young is Head of Endodontics at the Department of Dentistry, Latrobe University. He holds an Adjunct Associate Professor appointment at the School of Dentistry and Medical Sciences, Charles Sturt University, and a Clinical Senior Lecturer appointment at the University of Sydney where he has provided clinical teaching for over 15 years. A/Prof Young is committed to the... Read more

Mark graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Science with Honours from the University of Melbourne in 2008. He was on the Deans Honours List and winner of the Ernest Joske Prize in final year dentistry. He worked in private practice for three years before beginning specialist training, graduating with the Doctor of Clinical Dentistry in 2014 from the University of Melbourne and being awarded the Ephraim Ehrmann Memorial Prize. He completed a Masters of Health and Medical Law from the University of Melbourne in 2019 from the University of Melbourne. Mark practices in private practice in Maribyrnong, Victoria.  Read more

Dr Mehdi Rahimi is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Charles Sturt University (Orange). Mehdi graduated with a Bachelor in Dental Surgery with distinction from the University of Otago (New Zealand) in 2002 and received his Doctorate of Clinical Dentistry (Endo) degree from the University of Melbourne in 2008. He has been actively involved in Endodontic teaching at various continued education levels, both nationally and internationally. Mehdi is a guest lecturer at Sydney and Melbourne Universities, and a CPD mentor for the Australian Dental Association New South Wales (ADA NSW). In 2000 he was awarded the Sir Allan Wilkinson award for the most worthwhile research in Medicine and Dentistry from the University of Otago, in 2001 he was awarded the International Association for Dental Research Young Researchers Award and in 2002 Mehdi received the Pierre Fauchard... Read more

Dr Tarraf finished his BDS at Cairo University with Honors in 2001 and then after 2 years in private practice joined the Department of Orthodontics at Cairo University. In 2005 he moved to Sydney to start the Masters degree in Orthodontics, which he completed in 2008 with Honors. He worked at the University of Sydney as full time lecturer involved in both teaching, research and clinical work until he moved to private practice in 2009. 

 Dr Tarraf has a special interest in the use of skeletal anchorage and temporary anchorage devices (TADs) for various orthodontic applications including growth modification in growing children. He also enjoys lingual orthodontics and esthetic appliances and has worked extensively with lingual appliances in the past five years.  He also has an interest in research and teaching and is involved in a number of research projects with the University of Sydney Department of Orthodontics. He also lectures in the Long Ortho Course... Read more

Dr. Ove A. Peters is the discipline lead and a professor of endodontics, as well as the Postgraduate Course Coordinator at the University of Queensland, School of Dentistry. Previously he held faculty positions in Heidelberg, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland, as well as at the University of California and the University of the Pacific, both in San Francisco, CA, USA. He received his postgraduate education in endodontics at the University of Zurich and at UCSF and is certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. He was the founding director of the postgraduate endodontic program at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco, a professor with tenure and the Chair of the Department of Endodontics at that school.

Dr. Peters has wide-ranging research expertise and has published more than 180 manuscripts related to endodontic technology and biology. He has authored two books, contributed to several leading... Read more

Professor Paul Abbott is a Specialist Endodontist and the Winthrop Professor of Clinical Dentistry at The University of Western Australia. Prior to taking a full-time University position in 2002, he spent 17 years in private specialist practice in Perth and Melbourne, and he continued working in private practice on a part-time basis until December 2020.

He has lectured extensively in 46 countries, has published over 205 articles in refereed journals and 24 textbook chapters. He is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Dental Traumatology and serves on Editorial Boards and Scientific Review Panels of 15 international journals.

He has received many awards for his teaching, research and service to the dental profession including the University of Western Australia’s Excellence in Teaching Awards in 2004, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 plus a Commendation for Lifetime Achievement from The WA Clinical Training Network Team in 2015. He was also appointed Officer of... Read more

Dr Paul Nakad completed his Doctorate in Dental Surgery (DDS) from the University of Melbourne in 2017. Subsequently, Paul practiced general dentistry in the south-western region of Sydney in a private practice for three years. In 2021 he embarked on further specialised training back at the University of Melbourne for post-graduate studies. Paul’s research project for his minor thesis delved into the intricate realm of electrical properties associated with Nickel-titanium rotary instruments. Paul has a deep passion for sports and spending time with his family and friends to enrich his balance between his professional and personal life.
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Dr Russell Vickers is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon and Pain Specialist in Sydney. He is a senior PhD research scientist. 

His treatments include regenerative medicine technology for pain. He has 76 publications in the medical and scientific literature. Russell has been using stem cells for 10 years and has published widely in this area. He has clinics in London and China.

Dr Sami Haddad completed  training in the field of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in NSW in 2009. He is fully qualified in both Medicine and Dentistry and having completed a Bachelor degree in dental surgery in the 1995 and further a Bachelor degree of Medicine from the University of Newcastle in the 2005. 

Dr Haddad works both in the public and private sectors and is also involved in teaching at the University of Sydney. He is a consultant surgeon at Westmead Public Hospital and Central Coast Health (Gosford), and a visiting medical specialist at Norwest and Nepean Private Hospitals. Read more