A periodontist who currently works in specialist private practice, Dr Suman Bellur was awarded the Pierre Fauchard Academy bursary for outstanding academic performance, and was inducted into the Academy in 2013.

Following her graduation from the University of Adelaide, Australia with Bachelor of Dental Surgery in 2010, Dr Ying (Linda) Gu worked in regional NSW for two years, before being accepted into the Special Needs Dentistry Residency Program at Westmead Centre for Oral Health, Sydney in 2013.

A periodontologist who is in the final stages of his PhD at University of Tasmania, Dr Shahrukh Khan’s research explores the effect of improved oral health care on reducing the risk of chronic diseases.

A specialist paediatric dentist who completed his specialist training at the University of Western Australia and Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Dr Jilen Patel is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Dentistry at the UWA Dental School and Consultant at Perth Children’s Hospital.

Currently undergoing specialist training in Paediatric Dentistry through the University of Adelaide, Dr Emilija Ports is the lead clinician in the largest Dental-Diabetes cross-sectional study in Australia.