Affiliations & Memberships
Current or Previous Membership
- Australian Dental Association
- Australian Osseointegration Society
- Australian Society of Dental Aesthetics
- Australian Prosthodontic Society
- Australian Association of Orofacial Orthopaedics
- Dental Aesthetics and Ceramics Society
- Seattle Study Club – international affiliation and local meetings
- American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
- Exceptional Practice Group – EPG (limited entry – nationwide)
- Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies (LVI)
Previous to 1998:
- Cosmetic Dentistry Training Program with Dr. Derry Rogers in South Yarra, Melbourne
- Dental Study Groups and Continuing Education in Canberra
- Functional Orthodontics and Orthopaedics: Skip Truitt: North American Orthodontic Laboratories
- International Congress of Oral Implantologists
- Postgraduate student of Graduate School of Business – University of Auckland.
- Continuing Dental Education Merit of the Professional Development Program (NZDA)
- Intravenous Conscious Sedation Merit – NZ Society of Anaesthesia and Sedation in Dentistry
- Online liaison with dental based resources
- Advanced CPR Resuscitation (Dental) – Emcare Associates (NZ)
- At a personal level, Michael enjoys exercise, music and movies.
- He is married to Kylee (the true “boss”, a full time mum and domestic engineer!). They have two wonderful boys – Jaidyn and Braxton and a beautiful girl – Kiara.
Programmes / Seminars / Awards / Accreditation
- Prime Practice: “The Latest Practice Strategies”
- Dr. Peter Cathro: “Endodontic Excellence”
- Dr. Craig Erskine Smith: “Specializing in Dental Practice”
- Dr. David Dunn: Implant Mentor Study Group
- Australasian and Asian Team Days: Nobel Biocare – Dental Implants
- Dr. Robert Winter – “The Aesthetic Connection”
- Dr. Tom Trinkner – “The Aesthetic Revolution”
- Dr. Richard Chan: Advanced Implant Prosthodontics:”Essentials of Aesthetic Implant Rehab” – Cairns
- Prosynergy Systems (Sandy Roth) – Treatment Facilitation / Behavioural Processes – Melbourne
- In House Training: Sandy Roth
- Jim Carlson: Practical Occlusion Course 1: 3 day programme – Melbourne
- Practical Occlusion Course 2: Treatment Planning and Diagnosis: 3 day programme
- Lloyd Searson: Surgical Workshop – Dental Implants: 2 day programme (Melbourne Institute of Plastic Surgery)
- Cerec Course, Dr. Bill Blatchford, Dr. William Dickerson, Dr. David Hornbrook, Dr. Gordon Christensen.Focus Dental Management – 2 years
- Dr. Paddi Lund, Dr. Ray Bertolotti, Dr. Roger Levin
- Pride Systems Consultation
- Orthodontics II Program – University of Sydney – Continuing Education in Dentistry (limited entry)
- Advanced Program in Extended Fixed Prosthodontics (Hawthorn) – Program I and II (limited entry)
- Osseointegrated Dental Implants – Surgical and Prosthodontic Training (Sydney University)
- Orthodontics I Course: University of Sydney
- A Practical Approach to Fixed Appliances for the General Practitioner – The Australian Society of Orthodontists and University of Sydney (Discipline in Orthodontics)
- Advanced Program In Extended Fixed Prosthodontics (Program I) – Sydney University
- Dr.John Kanca – State of the Art in Composites, Bonding and Pulp Therapy
- Dr. Alton Lacy – Making Sense of it All – An independent Evaluation of New Materials and Techniques for Restorative Dentistry
- Dr. Derry Rogers: Porcelain Veneers, Cosmetic Dentistry and “Creating the Practice of the ’90s”
Previous to 1998:
- Cosmetic Dentistry Training Program with Dr. Derry Rogers in South Yarra, Melbourne
- Dental Study Groups and Continuing Education in Canberra
- Functional Orthodontics and Orthopaedics: Skip Truitt: North American Orthodontic Laboratories
- International Congress of Oral Implantologists
- Postgraduate student of Graduate School of Business – University of Auckland.
- Continuing Dental Education Merit of the Professional Development Program (NZDA)
- Intravenous Conscious Sedation Merit – NZ Society of Anaesthesia and Sedation in Dentistry
- Online liaison with dental based resources
- Advanced CPR Resuscitation (Dental) – Emcare Associates (NZ)
- At a personal level, Michael enjoys exercise, music and movies.
- He is married to Kylee (the true “boss”, a full time mum and domestic engineer!). They have two wonderful boys – Jaidyn and Braxton and a beautiful girl – Kiara.