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After completing his Dental Degree at the University of Sydney Dr Mahony proceeded to the United Kingdom where he completed his Masters Degree in Orthodontics at the Eastman Dental Hospital, Institute of Dental Surgery, London. Further studies led to the successful completion of a Diploma in Orthodontics at the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. Dr. Mahony has also passed the Royal College of Dentists in Canada post graduate examination in the field of orthodontics. Dr Mahony has passed examinations leading to a postgraduate qualification in Dentofacial Orthopaedics from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Glasgow. He has also attained his Membership in Orthodontics qualification from the Royal College of Surgeons, England. (See Education section) Dr Mahony has been seeing an average of 250 patients per week for the last decade and has gained a vast amount of experience which he can pass on to clinicians so that they can come to appreciate the key elements of his combined treatment approach. He currently has over 3000 orthodontic patients in active treatment and has been a key note speaker at the International Orthodontic Summit meetings, the International Association of Orthodontics meetings, and the American Association of Functional Orthodontics meetings. He is considered by some to be the next leading lecturer on functional/fixed orthodontics. Dr Mahony approaches his orthodontic diagnosis from a “facial profile” point of view. He sets his treatment goals to create not just straight teeth, but beautiful faces and healthy temporomandibular joints. Dr Mahony is a contributing editor to the Journal of Clinical Paediatric Dentistry, International Orthodontic Journal and Spanish Journal of Dentofacial Orthopaedics. (see Professional Activity section) |
Derek Mahony is a world renowned Specialist Orthodontist who has spoken to thousands of practitioners about the benefits of interceptive orthodontic treatment. Early in his career Dr Mahony learned from leading clinicians the dramatic effect functional appliance therapy can afford patients in orthodontic treatment. He has been combining the fixed and functional appliance approach ever since. His lectures are based on the positive impact such a combined treatment approach has had on his orthodontic results and the benefits this philosophy provides from a practice management viewpoint.
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Dr. Rosalba Courtney DO, Ph. D is an Osteopath and authority on dysfunctional breathing and breathing therapy. In over 35 years of practice she has explored both modern and traditional breathing techniques to determine their role in the prevention and treatment of disease and structural and muscular dysfunction. Her PhD research (titled Breathing Dysfunction) explored the many functions of breathing in health and disease and also the effects of dysfunctional breathing, its diagnosis and treatment. She has developed and validated clinical tools for evaluating breathing dysfunction and has published over 10 peer reviewed journal articles. Dr. Courtney currently has a private practice in Sydney at the Breath and Body Clinic (where she combines Osteopathy and Nutrition with Breathing Therapy), lectures to students at several universities, teaches post graduate courses and seminars to health professionals and runs breathing therapy and wellness programs for adults and children. To read more on Dr. Courtney’s work see
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Dr Singh is an ENT Surgeon and Head of the ENT department at Westmead, Australia’s largest healthcare campus. Dr Singh is a Clinical Lecturer at The University of Sydney, Australia’s oldest and largest medical school. |
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Phil then felt he had to honour the time honoured tradition of Aussies traipsing over and doing a stint in the UK . Another cultural experience awaited him, working in Luton which had a very large Indian and Pakistani population. Working in an NHS practice taught Phil that it was difficult or impossible to do dentistry well while working on a volume basis as there was simply not enough time to pay attention to the precise detail that good dentistry demands. This experience helped shape Phil’s philosophy of trying to be a low volume quality provider. He returned to Sydney and commenced at the Big Bear Medical Centre in Neutral Bay after being invited in by one of his patients who owned the centre and felt that Phil would represent his centre well. He spent the next 14 years there before moving to his current location in Cremorne seven years ago. Dr Stein graduated in 1985 from Sydney University and then spent his first two years working in a nice little practice in Cabramatta. He found this a real cultural experience and even managed to learn a few words in Vietnamese during his time there. Phil then felt he had to honour the time honoured tradition of Aussies traipsing over and doing a stint in the UK . Another cultural experience awaited him, working in Luton which had a very large Indian and Pakistani population. Working in an NHS practice taught Phil that it was difficult or impossible to do dentistry well while working on a volume basis as there was simply not enough time to pay attention to the precise detail that good dentistry demands. This experience helped shape Phil’s philosophy of trying to be a low volume quality provider. He returned to Sydney and commenced at the Big Bear Medical Centre in Neutral Bay after being invited in by one of his patients who owned the centre and felt that Phil would represent his centre well. He spent the next 14 years there before moving to his current location in Cremorne seven years ago.
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Dr Stein graduated in 1985 from Sydney University and then spent his first two years working in a nice little practice in Cabramatta. He found this a real cultural experience and even managed to learn a few words in Vietnamese during his time there.
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Trained in Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia, Paul has extensive knowledge and training in all facets of the surgical specialty. As well as having bachelor and masterate degrees in dentistry (BDS Honours University of Sydney & MDS in OMS University of Otago), and medicine/surgery (MB & ChB University of Otago) he holds a full surgical fellowship in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (FRACDS OMS), and was awarded with the honor of an ad eundem Fellowship with the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Faculty of Dental Surgeons (FDSRCS a.e. England), in June 2009, based on his international career achievement and qualifications to date. Working with outstanding staff, and sustained by above-par relationships with major hospitals, specialist surgical providers, pharmacists, and the professional medical and dental communities, Paul is able to provide the key role in the team provision of complex multidisciplinary surgical Oral & Maxillofacial care. As part of a long family tradition of Australian military service (beginning with his great grandfather in the Boer conflict, his grandfather’s WW2 experience in Kokoda and PNG, and his mother’s experience as a Lieutenant army nurse during the Malayan crisis), Paul is also a Surgeon Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Australian Navy, Medical Specialist Reserves and also provides civilian surgical support to the wider military community. Paul is supported by a loving wife (Angela), and has three daughters Alessandra (born 1998), Mia (born 2005) and Gigi (born 2011) and two sons Kaleb (born 2006) and Massimiliano (born 2009). Born in Sydney (his family first emigrated to Sydney from Perth, Scotland in 1826), he has lived and worked in Newcastle since late 1999, and was first introduced to the Hunter area after working a brief stint at Royal Newcastle Hospital in 1989. Paul’s family are a mixture of Scots, English, Italian and Swiss heritage, and Paul’s children all maintain citizenships with Switzerland, Italy (EC), New Zealand, and of course Australia. Paul has worked at the John Hunter, Royal Newcastle, Calvary-Mater Misericordiæ, Belmont and James Fletcher Public Hospitals, Toronto, Warner’s Bay & Newcastle Private Hospitals and in a number of roles including psychiatric medicine, emergency medicine, surgery, and in public and private Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. With a full working and training background in trauma and emergency medicine and surgery, as well as dentistry, Paul eventually completed his full surgical training in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery after 16 years of formal training before returning to permanently settle in Newcastle with his family. MB ChB Otago Dr Coceancig is a holder of the MB ChB qualification and is fully registered as a medical practitioner in NSW. These qualifications served as his basis for medical specialty recognition with the Federal Health Insurance Agency, and therefore full surgical Medicare privileges. BDS Hon’s Sydney Honours degrees (USA/Canada equivalent is “cum laude”) are awarded to the top 10-20% of the graduating class. Other Australian universities award the “with Honours” appendage when completing a further 1 year research component. MDS OMS Otago FDSRCS a.e. England When “ad eundem” is added, it is meant to imply an honarary degree. It is an award based solely on ones specialist qualifications and career achievements to date, and is aimed at rewarding the practitioner by naming him a Fellow of the College. Approximately 5-7 ad eundem awards are given each year on the anniversary of the Colleges founding in July, and only to National and International dental professionals of repute and standing. Other UK based College’s also award the title “Fellow” to “Members” who have been seen to have been of higher standing than their “member” peers. FRACDS OMS This is the ultimate qualification for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, and represents the pinnacle of achievement and training in the specialty. Only holders of the specific letters of “FRACDS OMS” are entitled to full Medicare specialty privileges in Australia for OMS. Applicants for the examination leading to the FRACDS OMS must be holders of both the MB ChB and BDS degrees, and have undergone four years of formal and approved clinical training in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. The qualification emulates the FRACS qualification for other surgical sub-specialties within medicine and surgery (such as general surgery, orthopedic surgery, cardio-thoracic surgery etc), and closely follows European, and US/Canadian training programmes in the specialty. AMA ADA ANZAOMS |
Paul is the principal surgeon at Profilo and provides the surgical expertise in the provision of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
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 Dr. David McIntosh is a Queensland based ENT specialist with a subspecialty interest in airway obstruction, including sleep apnoea, and its affect on facial growth and development. David’s background is that he was trained in general ENT in Australia, before heading overseas to get more experience in specific ENT problems related to children. Whilst he is based in Queensland, he sees patients from all over Australia, and occasionally even from overseas.Apart from his medical and advanced surgical qualifications, he also has the highest degree possible for his scientific research, a PhD in the mechanisms of wound healing after surgery. During his high schooling, University education, and ENT training, he has received over 10 prizes and scholarships, with the most regarded being a prestigious NHMRC grant to facilitate the research he undertook into wound healing. As part of his commitment to maintaining high standards of up to date knowledge, David has been compliant every year of his surgical career with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons’ Continuing Professional Development requirements. He is also a member of the Australasian Rhinological Association and the Australian and New Zealand Society of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology. David is both a National and International speaker, having presented multiple talks in all states of Australia, and also in New Zealand, Fiji, and the USA. He maintains a passion for teaching, doing over 10 talks every year for the medical community, dental specialists, and even school visits to educate teachers and parents on the damage of untreated airway obstruction. He is also often interviewed on radio and has been sourced for expert commentary for the general press and national magazines.
With respect to working with dentists and orthodontists, David has established close working relationships with the Dental community to ensure that patients are well cared for in a holistic manner. Not only does David welcome referrals from the dental community, he actively reciprocates with patients advised to seek out specialist knowledge for co-existent dental pathology. With new research showing that airway obstruction in children often requires both ENT and orthodontic intervention, David has embraced a team approach to caring for this group of patients. CV at a glance: Contact details All referrals must comply with the Medicare requirement on having the referrer’s Provider Number appearing on the letter. |
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