Dr Ambrose Chan

BDS (Hons), DipCD, MScD, FRACDS

Dr Chan graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery with Honors in 1983. He has been working in private practice since 1984 and has been actively involved in clinical Laser dental practices, research and teaching since 1990.

He published a Master Research Thesis on “Laser induced analgesia and Laser uses in Dentistry” (1997); First discovered the use of Erbium laser to treat “Dentinal Hypersensitivity” (Report in 2000). He collaborated with three Australian Universities (Australian National, Macquarie and Swinburne) to pioneer dental research on Femtoseconds Laser (Published 2003). He has conducted Laser education courses and been invited as a speaker in dental laser conferences nationally and internationally since 2000.

He is the representative for the Australian Dental Association on Lasers (since 2004), Committee Member, Standards Australia on Medical Lasers (since 2004), Recognized Standard Laser Proficiency Course Provider, Academy of Laser Dentistry (since 2000), Treasurer, Asian Pacific Division, the World Federation for Laser Dentistry (since 2006), The Vice-President, Australian Association for Laser Dentistry (since 2009); Peer-reviewer, Journal of America Academy of General Dentistry, Australian Dental Research Foundation and Journal of Laser in Medical Science and Research Collaborator-Neuroscience, Nerve Research Foundation, Brain and Mind research institute, University of Sydney in 2010.

He was awarded the Mastership by the Academy of Laser Dentistry in 2009 and won the Best Oral Scientific Presentation Award in the 2010 Dubai-World Federation for Laser Dentistry Congress.