Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons

The Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (RACDS) is a postgraduate professional education body established in 1965 to provide a broad range of activities to enhance the professional development of both general and specialist dentists through individually actioned studies and examinations leading to Membership or Fellowship of the College.

Overview

RACDS was established to promote high standards of postgraduate education in the dental profession, and to recognise both general and specialist dentists who have undertaken postgraduate training. RACDS provides ongoing professional development, mentoring and networking opportunities to its thousand of candidates, Fellows and Members. While it is a global organisation, its headquarters are in the Sydney CBD in Sydney, Australia.[1]

Fellowship

Successful completion of college examinations provides RACDS candidates with Membership or Fellowship with the College, and as such allows the use of prestigious post-nominals (MRACDS or FRACDS). Membership or Fellowship is awarded in the following disciplines:

  1. General Dental Practice
  2. Specialist Dental Practice - Dental Public Health, Endodontics, Orthodontics, Periodontics, Dento-Maxillofacial Radiology, Oral Medicine, Paediatric Dentistry and Prosthodontics
  3. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Key Personnel

Board Members 2026-2027

  • Dr Erin Mahoney – President
  • Prof John Boucher AM
  • Mr Tony Evans
  • Dr Ankit Garg
  • Dr Charmaine Hall
  • Dr Sara Li
  • Dr Isaac Liau – Vice President
  • Dr Amanda Phoon Nguyen
  • Dr Robin Whyman
  • Dr Barbara Woodhouse

Senior Management Team

  • Eithne Irving, Chief Executive Officer
  • Director of Corporate Services – Michael Feliciano
  • Director of Education – Chris Little
  • Director of Marketing – Emma Gibson (Acting – Susan Hando)

Patronage

  • Her Excellency The Rt Honourable Dame Cindy Kiro Governor-General of New Zealand.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Contact Us." Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons. Retrieved on 16 September 2014
  2. ^ Gibb, John (4 January 2012). "Female dentistry professor a first". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.