Speakers for this event

• Dr Jilen Patel

  Dr Jilen Patel

  Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Dental Schoo

  Dr Jilen Patel is a specialist paediatric dentist who completed his postgraduate training at The University of Western Australia and Princess Margaret Hospital for Children. He is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Dentistry at the UWA Dental School and Consultant at Perth Children’s Hospital. Jilen is both a clinician and an academic actively involved with the provision of on-call and emergency services at PCH as well as teaching and research in the field of dental traumatology. Jilen has previously received both the both the Royal Australasian College emerging lecturer award and Australian Dental Association/Pierre Fauchard Academy’s young lecturer award. Jilen was also named the 2019 West Australian Young Achiever of the year award recognising his work with vulnerable and medically compromised children and his volunteer efforts in remote Kimberley communities.

  Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Dental Schoo

• WP Paul Abbott AO

  WP Paul Abbott AO

  Professor of Clinical Dentistry

  WP Paul Abbott AO 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, Paul spent 17 years in private specialist endodontic practice in Perth and Melbourne. He has presented over 800 lectures and courses in 44 countries, published 196 articles in refereed journals and 23 textbook chapters. In 2015, he was appointed as Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Dental Traumatology. He has received numerous awards for excellence in teaching and for service to the dental profession, particularly in education and research. In 2015, he was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia.

  Professor of Clinical Dentistry