Mini Residency in Endodontics - Module 3

Speakers for this event

• Adjunct Professor Chankhrit Sathorn

  Adjunct Professor Chankhrit Sathorn

  Chankhrit is an Adjunct Professor of Endodontics at Charles Sturt 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 from 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 international Endodontic congresses such as ASE, ADA, IFEA, and ESE. He is an editorial board member of the Journal of Endodontics, International Endodontic Journal, Dental Traumatology, New Zealand Dental Journal, Journal of Dentistry, and European Journal of Dentistry. He maintains a private practice limited to Endodontics in Melbourne and Sydney.

  URL https://www.adansw.com.au/CPD/CPD-Presenters/Chankhrit

• Dr Ben Lee

  Dr Ben Lee

  Specialist prosthodontist

  Ben completed his MDSc in Prosthodontics from the University of Sydney. During this time, he was given the Young Prosthodontist Award by The International College of Prosthodontists. He is the past President of both the Australian Prosthodontic Society (NSW) and Australian Asian Association of Dentists. He is a mentor for implant diploma courses offered by the University of Sydney, University of Melbourne and Charles Sturt University.

  In addition, being a visiting honorary Clinical Lecturer at the University of Sydney and a frequent presenter for Nobel Biocare, Ben frequently presents on the topic of dental implants and fixed prosthodontics. As a prosthodontist, Ben works full-time in his referral based Specialist Centre in Chatswood, Sydney, with particular interest in the surgical and restorative aspects of dental implant treatment

  URL https://www.sydpg.com.au/our-team/#drbenlee

  Specialist prosthodontist

• Dr David Barnard

  Dr David Barnard

  Specialist endodontist

  Dr David Barnard is an Endodontist in private practice at Castle Hill. He is a visiting Lecturer at the University of Sydney, a regular presenter at ADA NSW Centre for Professional Development and a Past President of the Australian Society of Endodontology (NSW branch)

  URL https://www.adansw.com.au/CPD/CPD-Presenters/David-(1)

  Specialist endodontist

• Dr Firoz Vellani

  Dr Firoz Vellani

  Dentist

  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.

  URL https://www.adansw.com.au/CPD/CPD-Presenters/Firoz-Vellani

  Dentist

• Dr Geoff Young

  Dr Geoff Young

  Specialist endodontist

  Dr Geoff Young obtained his BDS (University Medal) from the University of Sydney in 2002, and his Specialist degree from the University of Melbourne in 2007. He went on to establish Sydney Endodontic Centre – the largest specialist endodontic group practice in the Inner West of Sydney. Dr Young was the first endodontist in NSW awarded Fellowship of the RACDS in the Special Field of Endodontics, and is a current examiner for the FRACDS (GDP) final examination. Dr Young is committed to clinical teaching at the University of Sydney, as well as developing and providing continuing education through the ADA and RACDS. He is Past President of the Australian Society of Endodontology (NSW), as well as a member of the Australian & New Zealand Academy of Endodontics, the International Association of Dental Traumatology, and the American Association of Endodontists.

  URL https://sydneyendocentre.com.au/drs-young-and-dang/dr-young/

  Specialist endodontist

• Dr Langley Tasmania

  Dr Langley Tasmania

  Dr Langley Tasmania completed his Bachelor in Dental Surgery (BDS) qualification at the Fiji School of Medicine in 2004. He returned to Niue Island to take up a Dental Officer’s posting in the only dental clinic on the island, working as a general practitioner for 5 years. Dr Tasmania went on to pursue postgraduate studies at the University of Otago starting in 2010 and completing a Doctor in Clinical Dentistry, specializing in Endodontics in 2012. His research topic was “Contact guidance of endodontic pathogens on micro-grooved polymethylmethacrylate discs”. Dr Tasmania took up part-time private work and contributed back to the University of Otago as a clinical tutor at the dental school from 2013 to early 2015. He has spent most of 2015 in private practice in Canberra, where he still continues to practice on a part-time basis.

  URL https://www.adansw.com.au/CPD/CPD-Presenters/Langley-Tasmania

• Dr Mehdi Rahimi

  Dr Mehdi Rahimi

  Endodontist

  Dr 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. Mehdi has been actively involved in Endodontic teaching at various continued education levels, both nationally and internationally. Mehdi is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Charles Sturt University, a guest lecturer at Sydney University and Melbourne University, and a CPD mentor for the Australian Dental Association NSW. Mehdi has obtained a number of publications in the field of forensic dentistry and Endodontics (resin based obturation material and fractured instruments). In 2000 Mehdi 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 Academy Award of Merit. Mehdi is the current President of the Australian Society of Endodontology (NSW branch), the immediate past-president of the Australian Asian Association of Dentists, a fellow of the International College of Dentists (FICD), a fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy, a member of the Australian Dental Association (NSW) Education & Research Committee, a member of the Royal Australian College of Dental Surgeons in Endodontics, and a member of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Endodontists.

  URL https://www.gentleendodontics.com.au/root-canal-specialist-sydney/

  Endodontist

• Dr Nour Eldin Tarraf

  Dr Nour Eldin Tarraf

  BDS (Hons), MDSc(Hons), MOrth RCSEd, MRACDS (Ortho)

  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, which is part of the University of Sydney continuing education program. He is also currently working towards a PhD on the application of skeletal anchorage in growth modification in orthodontics and has lectured both nationally and internationally.

  URL http://www.chatswoodorthodontics.com.au/dr-nour-tarraf/

  BDS (Hons), MDSc(Hons), MOrth RCSEd, MRACDS (Ortho)

• Dr Russell Vickers

  Dr Russell Vickers

  Dr Vickers is the Director of Research at Clinical Stem Cells. His formal training was in embryonic stem cells at the Stemcore Facility, University of Queensland. Other research expertise is in analytical and peptide chemistry, mass spectrometry and bioactive molecules in herbal medicine. Dr Vickers is involved in translation from laboratory to clinic.

  He is a Maxillofacial Surgeon, Pain Specialist and Herbal Medicine. Dr Vickers has published 1 book, 6 book chapters and 32 peer reviewed research papers and clinical reports. His group in 2014 published the first proof of concept study for the use of stem cells in humans to treat neurological pain.

  His PhD was in the molecular chemistry of peptides in pain mechanisms and has Masters degrees in Surgery and Medicine.

  URL https://www.adansw.com.au/CPD/CPD-Presenters/Russell-Vickers

• Dr. Ehsan Mellati

  Dr. Ehsan Mellati

  Periodontist

  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, and Australian and New Zealand Academy of Periodontists.

  URL https://www.adansw.com.au/CPD/CPD-Presenters/Ehsan-Mellati

  Periodontist

• Dr. Mark Johnstone

  Dr. Mark Johnstone

  Bachelor of Dental Science

  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. Mark is involved in teaching undergraduate students at the University of Melbourne, and works in private practice in both Melbourne and Sydney

  URL https://www.drmarkjohnstone.com.au/

  Bachelor of Dental Science

• Professor Ove Peters

  Professor Ove Peters

  Endodontist

  Dr. Peters joined the Dugoni School of Dentistry in 2007. Previously he held faculty positions at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, the University of Zurich, Switzerland and the University of California San Francisco. His clinical background is in endodontics, he was board certified in 2010. Dr. Peters has a sustained publication record spanning more than 25 years and has successfully applied for extramural funding; he serves as an editor and reviewer for several journals in endodontics and dental research. His main scientific interests are the design and performance of root canal instruments. In this area Dr. Peters has developed novel methods of three-dimensional imaging and mechanical testing. He has also assessed the efficacy of antimicrobial regimes in root canal treatment. More recently he became involved in research in endodontic and stem cell biology.

  URL https://www.adansw.com.au/CPD/CPD-Presenters/Ove-Peters

  Endodontist

• Professor Paul Abbott

  Professor Paul Abbott

  Specialist endodontist

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

  He has lectured extensively in 42 countries, has published 138 articles in refereed journals and 21 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 including the University of Western Australia’s Excellence in Teaching Awards in 2004 and 2015, plus a Commendation for Lifetime Achievement from the The WA Clinical Training Network Team in 2015. He was also appointed Officer of the Order of Australia in 2015.

  URL https://www.adansw.com.au/CPD/CPD-Presenters/Paul-Abbott

  Specialist endodontist