Vertical Dimension: Surgical plates or Aligners

Professor and Chair of Orthodontics at the University of Sydney, Faculty of Dentistry, and Head of the Department of Orthodontics at Sydney Dental Hospital, Sydney Local Health District. Research Collaborator and Visiting Instructor in Orthodontics and Pedodontics at the University of Geneva. Maintains a private specialist orthodontic practice.

Research expertise spanning orthodontic tooth movement, root resorption, obstructive sleep apnea, temporary anchorage devices, sequential aligner therapy, accelerated tooth movement, magnetic forces, and dentofacial orthopedics. Has published extensively in the international orthodontic literature and supervised numerous postgraduate and PhD candidates. Earlier career positions included clinical instructor and postgraduate coordinator at the University of Geneva, Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina, and Research Professor at the University of Southern California. Lectured in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.

Recipient of the Sheldon Friel Award — the highest distinction of the European Orthodontic Society. Recipient of the Begg Award — the highest research award of the Australian Society of Orthodontists. Recipient of the Huston Award for best research from the European Orthodontic Society.

BDS, University of Istanbul. PhD, University of Gazi, Turkey. Specialist in Orthodontics, University of Geneva. Second specialist recognition, Higher Education Council, Turkey. Member of the Australian Society of Orthodontists (ASO), American Association of Orthodontists (AAO), World Federation of Orthodontics (WFO), European Orthodontic Society (EOS), and Turkish Orthodontic Society (TOS).