BDS (Col) MSc (Chile) MDSc (Qld) FRACDS (Perio) (Registered Specialist Periodontist)
Dr. Andres Orozco received his Masters in Periodontics at the University of Queensland in 2006, prior to this he completed his Masters in Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine in Chile with the highest distinction in 1994 and restricted his clinical practice exclusively to periodontics and dental implants in Colombia (South America). He held the position of Assistant Professor in the School of Dentistry at the CES University (Colombia), where he graduated as a dentist in 1988. Dr. Orozco has published several research papers and lectured nationally and internationally, with his topics of interest being soft-tissue surgery, regeneration of periodontal tissues, mucogingival grafting, and dental implants. Dr. Orozco is a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons, he is also a member of the Australian Society of Periodontology, Australasian Osseointegration Society, Australian Dental Association and Australian and New Zealand Academy of Periodontists. He contributes at the University of Queensland Dental School as a clinical supervisor of the periodontics postgraduate students. Dr Orozco offers his services in both English and Spanish for patients. When is he not at work, he enjoys playing tennis and spending time at the beach and parks with family and friends.
Dental Specialists
PERIODONTISTS
Dr Andres Orozco
Dr Chris Bates
BDS(Adel) MClinDent(Lond) DClinDent(Adel) FRACDS(Perio) (Registered Specialist Periodontist)
Dr. Chris Bates graduated as a dentist from the University of Adelaide in 1994. He began his career as an Army Dental Officer before venturing into general dental practice in Australia and overseas. He obtained his Masters in Clinical Dentistry from the University of London in 2006 and completed his Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Periodontics) from the University of Adelaide in 2009. Chris is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons and is a Registered Specialist Periodontist.
Dr Saeideh Nobakht
DDS (Hons), DClinDent (Perio), MRACDS (Perio) (Registered Specialist Periodontist)
Dr Saeideh Nobakht obtained her Doctorate in Dental Surgery in 2003 and worked as a general dentist in both the public and private sectors, overseas and in Queensland. She later completed a three-year Doctorate of Clinical Dentistry in Periodontics at the University of Otago, qualifying as a specialist periodontist and receiving a clinical excellence award during her studies. Her doctoral research, supported by a New Zealand Dental Research Foundation grant, focused on a novel growth factor involved in tooth socket healing following extraction, and she has since published numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals. She holds membership of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons in the discipline of Periodontology, and is a member of the Australian & New Zealand Academy of Periodontists. She also serves as a Review Editor for Frontiers. Saeideh held the position of associate lecturer at the University of Queensland and has been involved in clinical teaching of undergraduate dental students at the University of Otago. She continues to provide continuing education to dentists in both New Zealand and Australia.
