Dr Wayne Kan
Biography:
This year we are pleased to have Dr Wayne Kan to join our team. He is also a specialist paediatric dentist with many years of experience in the oral health care of children and adolescents. Dr Kan obtained both of his undergraduate and postgraduate dental degrees (BDSc and DClinDent) through the University of Queensland. He completed his clinical doctorate with specialisation in the field of paediatric dentistry in 2008. His doctoral thesis won him the prestigious Colgate Student Travel Award to present at the annual conference held by International Association for Dental Research in 2009. His research also was published in the world’s top paediatric dental journal the following year. As a registered specialist paediatric dentist, Dr Kan has practised in both Australia and overseas. Following his service at Kingston Oral Health Centre, part of Queensland’s largest government dental practice for children’s oral health care, Wayne furthered his professional experience in Taiwan, working as a lecturer and clinical consultant at China Medical University Hospital, one of the local top-ranked universities. In addition to his role at the hospital, he also worked as a specialist in private practice until his return to Brisbane this year.