EVENT SPEAKERS

DR CHRIS HO

Prosthodontics

Dr Christopher Ho is a Specialist Prosthodontist who received his Bachelor of Dental Surgery with First Class Honours at the University of Sydney. He completed postgraduate studies in the Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry in Oral Implants at the University of Sydney, a Masters of Clinical Dentistry in Prosthodontics with Distinction from the University of London and Doctorate in Clinical Dentistry in Prosthodontics from the University of Sydney. He is Fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy, Special Field Member of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons in Prosthodontics and a Fellow of the American College of Dentists. Dr Ho lectures extensively on aesthetic and implant dentistry both nationally and internationally. He contributes to the postgraduate Oral Implant Diploma and Prosthodontic programs at the University of Sydney. He is a Faculty member of the Global Institute for Dental Education and is Visiting Lecturer at Kings College London, United Kingdom. He is author of numerous publications, as well as editor of the Wiley-Blackwell textbook “Practical Procedures in Aesthetic Dentistry” and the upcoming “Practical Procedures in Implant Dentistry”.

PROFESSOR IAN MEYERS OAM

Restorative Dentistry

Professor Ian Meyers OAM is a general dental practitioner and honorary professor at The University of Queensland School of Dentistry. Over the last thirty five years he has been involved in dental research, clinical dentistry, private practice, university and hospital based dental clinics and been a director and board member of numerous dental associations and colleges. His previous positions include being appointed as the inaugural Colgate Chair of Dental General Practice Dentistry, Chief Dental Officer for Queensland Health, President of the Queensland Branch of the Australian Dental Association, and CEO of the Australian Dental Association Queensland Branch. He is a Fellow and current Board member of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons and the International College of Dentists, and is a Fellow of the Academy of Dentistry International and the Pierre Fauchard Academy. Professor Meyers is a long standing member of the ADA Dental Instruments, Materials and Equipment Committee and a member of the editorial board of The Australian Dental Journal and several other international journals. He is an external examiner at several dental schools and examiner for the Australian Dental Council. Throughout his career as an academic and clinician Ian has developed extensive experience in comprehensive patient care, diagnosis and management of worn and broken down dentition, geriatric and aged care dentistry, adhesive restorative dentistry and dental materials, and the management of patient’s in general dental practice through minimum intervention dentistry. He has lectured extensively on these topics both nationally and internationally.

PROFESSOR MARK BARTOLD AM

Periodontics

Professor Mark Bartold AM is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Adelaide and formerly Professor of Periodontics and Director of the Colgate Australian Clinical Dental Research Centre, University of Adelaide. He is a past President of the International Academy of Periodontology, the Asian Pacific Society of Periodontology, and Division of Periodontics of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons. He is an Editorial board member of 10 international dental journals, an Associate Editor of the Journal of Periodontal Research, Periodontology 2000 and Clinical & Experimental Dental Research and Editor of the Australian Dental Journal and Journal of the International Academy of Periodontology. He has received numerous awards for his research contributions the most recent being the Straumann/IADR Award for Periodontal Regenerative Medicine and the IADR Distinguished Scientist Award for Research in Periodontal Disease. His research interests are on the use of periodontal stem cells for periodontal regeneration and periodontal/systemic health interrelationships. Professor Bartold has authored over 320 scientific articles. In addition to his ongoing research and lecturing interests he works half time in private specialist periodontal practice in Adelaide.

A/PROFESSOR SHARON LIBERALI

Infection Control

A/Professor Sharon Liberali completed her undergraduate dental degree at the University of Adelaide in 1986 and was awarded a Doctor of Clinical Dentistry in Special Needs Dentistry at the University of Adelaide in 2009. In 2010 she became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons in the special field of Special Needs Dentistry. In 2011 she was awarded a Fellow of the International College of Dentists (FICD) and in 2013 a Fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy. A/Professor Liberali currently Chairs the national ADA Infection Control Committee, and is the ADA representative on the HE-023 committee for Standards Australia and the NHMRC Infection Control Guidelines Advisory committee. A/Professor Liberali is the Director and Senior Consultant of the Special Needs Unit, Adelaide Dental Hospital, SA Dental Service, and holds an honorary Associate Dental Consultant position at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. She is the Program Director of the specialist training program in Special Needs Dentistry at the School of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Adelaide and is the Principal Dentist at Health Partners Dental. A/Professor Liberali is a past President of the SA Branch of the Australian Dental Association and also the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Special Needs Dentistry.

EM PROFESSOR KIM SEOW

Paediatric Dentistry

Emeritus Professor Kim Seow graduated from the University of Adelaide and was the coordinator of the DClinDent specialty training programme in Paediatric Dentistry at the University of Queensland for over 30 years. She has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Dental Research and American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and recently, the international expert committee on early childhood caries of the International Association for Paediatric Dentistry. She has held visiting professorships at the Children’s Hospital, Boston and the University of Minnesota. She continues to deliver CPD courses and mentor clinicians and postgraduate students in Paediatric Dentistry. Her current research includes intervention strategies for early childhood caries and developmental dental abnormalities. She has authored over 200 original scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals and several textbook chapters.

DR SIMON MOORE

Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine

Dr Simon Moore holds dual registration with the Australian Dental Board as a registered specialist within the field of Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology. Following graduation from the University of Adelaide in 1985, Simon served as a Dental Officer in Armed Forces. He then undertook further study in Theology before returning to Adelaide to obtain his MDS in Oral Pathology. Simon has a passion for teaching and was on the staff at the University of Adelaide University until moving to Brisbane in 2004 where he currently works in Specialist Oral Medicine practices in Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. He also has a heart for those less fortunate and has been involved in dental training programs within East Timor and Cambodia.