Australian and New Zealand Association of Oral Surgeons
confirmed speakers for conference 2026
Dr Edmund Bailey
Reader and Honorary Consultant in Oral Surgery at Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust. He completed specialist training in the North West of England and undertook an MPhil in post-operative pain management at the University of Manchester, collaborating with the Cochrane Oral Health Group. He later received NIHR funding for research in patient safety in primary care dentistry.
He has authored over 35 peer-reviewed publications in pain management, evidence-based surgery, and patient safety, and was Principal Investigator for an industry-sponsored analgesic trial in 2022. He established the DClinDent in Oral Surgery in 2020 and serves as its Programme Director. He is a former Council Member of the British Association of Oral Surgeons.
A/Prof Sue-Ching Yeoh
Oral Medicine Specialist based in Sydney, Australia. She works in specialist private practice and holds clinical appointments at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Chris O’Brien Lifehouse. She is a Stream Coordinator for the DClinDent (Oral Medicine) program at the University of Sydney.
She is President of the Oral Medicine Academy of Australasia and a Fellow of multiple international colleges, including the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. She is an invited speaker nationally and internationally and has published widely, contributing to and co-editing several Oral Medicine textbooks.
Her clinical interests include oral mucosal disease, potentially malignant disorders, vesiculobullous disease, salivary gland pathology, and orofacial pain. Her research focuses on oral carcinogenesis and autoimmune blistering disorders.
A/Prof Nghiem Doan
Oral Surgeon and academic with expertise in oral surgery, dental public health, sedation dentistry, craniofacial pain, and regenerative medicine. He holds adjunct appointments at The University of Queensland.
A graduate of The University of Queensland (1988), he completed postgraduate training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Eastman Dental Institute, University of London, alongside qualifications in public health, conscious sedation, and pain management. He completed his PhD at Queensland University of Technology.
Dr Doan is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons, and the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He has authored over 70 peer-reviewed publications, with research interests including photobiomodulation, neuromodulation, regenerative oral surgery, implant dentistry, and public health.
Professor Alexander Holden
A specialist in dental public health and academic known for his contributions to dental ethics, professionalism, and oral health policy. Based at the Sydney Dental Hospital where is he Director of Specialist Services and as a Clinical Professor affiliated with the University of Sydney School of Dentistry, he combines clinical expertise with a strong commitment to research which furthers ethical practice and social justice in dentistry. Professor Holden holds qualifications in dentistry, public health and law, allowing him to bring a unique interdisciplinary perspective to his teaching and research. His work focuses on improving patient care through ethical decision-making, advocating for vulnerable populations, and shaping public policy to support equitable access to oral health services. He is an active voice in national and international dental communities, regularly contributing to scholarly publications and professional forums.
ANZAOS Conference poster prize winners
2025: Natashya Sutardjo
1st Prize Natashya Sutardjo: A comparison of efficacy of GIC and Resin Composite for orthodontic traction of unerupted maxillary canines following surgical exposure.
2nd Prize: Dr Dania Ahmed: Australian Dentists' understanding of procedural indications for Infective Endocarditis antibiotic prophylaxis.
3rd Prize: Dr Amritpal Syan: Soft tissue oral myxoma: A case report and literature review.
2024: Dr Daniel Demosthenous
Title: Autotransplantation of a third molar as a suitable replacement option in a teenager with MIH.
2023: Dr Neeraj Vyas
Title: Differences in oral health related presentations between indigenous and non-indigenous Australian patients to the Nepean center of Oral Health.
INternational Poster presentations
IADR Barcelona 2025
Dr Merel Jacobs attended the IADR conference to present her poster titled: Fly-In Fly-Out Oral Surgery Specialist Services:
Is It Feasible in Rural New South Wales?
BAOS London 2024
Dr Alan Mann presented his poster on Imaging mandibular third molars – dental profession’s knowledge, attitude and opinions. Dr Mann was awarded 1st prize for his poster under the research category.
IAOP Taiwan 2023
IAOP Taiwan 2023
August 2023 presented an opportunity for registrars Dr Thao Truong and Dr Neeraj Vyas and consultant, Dr Stephen Cox, of the Sydney Oral Surgery program to present their research to an international audience.
Hosted in Taipei, the 21st International Congress of Oral Pathology and Medicine had the theme of Oral Cancer, Precancer and Oral Medicine Exploration.