Dr Igor Cernavin

BDS, MDSc, FADI, MRACDS

Dr Cernavin is a honorary Senior Fellow University of Melbourne School of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Director and cofounder of the Asia Pacific Institute of Dental Education and Research (AIDER), Australian representative of World Federation of Laser Dentistry (WFLD). Dr Cernavin graduated as a general dentist from Adelaide University, spent approximately 20 years in general practice in Adelaide, London and Melbourne, then completed a Master’s Degree in prosthodontics at Melbourne University and has been practicing as a specialist prosthodontist for almost 20 years in private practice. He has also spent approximately 20 years teaching at Melbourne University in the undergraduate clinics as well as conducting continuing education courses for graduate dentists in Australia and overseas, covering topics such as restorative dentistry, prosthodontics, implant dentistry, lasers in dentistry, air abrasion and matters pertaining to dental defence. He has been the chairman of the ADA (Victorian Branch) dental defence committee for more than ten years.

As his thesis for the Master’s program Dr Cernavin examined the effects of the Nd:YAG laser on the dental pulp, being the first dentist in Australia to formally study the effects of lasers in dentistry. He was an inaugural member of the International Society of Lasers in Dentistry (the precursor to the WFLD) and has been the Australian representative since its inception to the present day. Dr Cernavin has made numerous presentations on Lasers in Dentistry at ISLD/WFLD meetings as well as lecturing on the topics of lasers in dentistry in Australia and overseas. He is the author of a number of peer reviewed and non per reviewed publications on topics pertaining to Lasers in dentistry, prosthodontics, implants and defence matters. He is also a consultant to Rejuvedent LLC, an American based dental laser research company.