Committees 2022 -2024
Governance Committees
ADA Advisory Committee [ADAAC]:
Dr Chris Sanzaro [Chair]
Dr Dominic Aouad - ADANSW
Dr Srikanth Karumuri - ADANSW/ACT
Dr Jonathan Teoh - ADAVB
Dr Gwen Chin - ADAWA
Dr Angelo Papageorgiou - ADASA
Dr Katelyn McCracken - ADATAS
Dr Kaejenn Tchia - ADANT
Dr Kelly Hennessy - ADAQ
Audit and Risk Committee:
Mr Peter Binetter [Chair] Independent Member
Mr W. Peter Day
Dr F. Shane Fryer OAM
A/Prof Sharon Liberali AO
Dr Richard Olive AM RFD
Policy Committee:
Dr Angie Nilsson [Chair]
Dr Kerrie O’Rourke [Vice Chair]
Dr Jin Gan
Dr Mark Morrin
Dr Christopher Sanzaro
Dr Christopher Wilson
Honours and Awards Committee:
Associate Professor Neil Hewson [Chair]
Dr Helen McLean AM [Vice Chair]
Dr Jo-Anne Cherry
Dr R. Mark Hutton
Dr Richard Olive AM RFD
Dr P. Hugo Sachs
Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Dr Andrew Gikas [Chair]
Dr Janina Christoforou
Dr Errol Kilov
Dr Angelo Papageorgiou
Dr Nomikos Rakkas
Expert Committees
Dental Education and Training Committee:
Dr Jenny Ball [Chair]
Dr Andrew Gikas [Vice Chair]
Dr Mohammed El-Hakim
Dr Janet Fuss
Dr Nicolie Jenkins
Dr Peter Norton [Consultant]
Dr Tony Skapetis
Dental Informatics and Digital Health Committee:
Dr Dilhan Rajasingham [Chair]
Dr Martin Gale
Dr Ellen Gielis
Dr Michelle Mun
Dental Instruments, Materials and Equipment Committee:
Professor Hien Ngo [Chair]
Professor Martin Tyas AM [Vice Chair]
Prof John Abbott
Dr Chris Callahan
Dr Peter Norton
Dr Anu Polster
Mrs Pamela Clark AO [Consultant]
Dental Therapeutics Committee:
Dr Sue-Ching Yeoh [Chair]
Dr Leanne Teoh [Vice Chair]
A/Prof Ramesh Balasubramaniam OAM
Dr Nicole Heaphy
Dr Joon Soo Park
Dr Steven Parker
Dr Smitha Sukumar
Dr Geraldine Moses AM [Consultant]
Infection Control Committee:
Dr Kate Amos [Chair]
Associate Professor Sharon Liberali AO [Vice Chair]
Dr Martin Lavery
Dr Heidi Munchenberg
Professor Laurie Walsh AO
Dr Greg Whiteley [Consultant]
Oral Health Committee:
Dr Mihiri Silva [Chair]
Dr Gavin Quek [Vice Chair]
Dr Roshan Abraham
Dr Fleur Creeper
Dr Sandra Meihubers AM
Schedule and Third-Party Committee:
Dr David Curnow [Chair] VIC
Dr Martin Webb [Vice Chair] QLD
Dr Amit Gurbuxani WA
Dr Brian Koch WA
Dr Patrick Meaney NSW
Dr Gregory Morris VIC
Dr Anthony Smerdon SA
Advisory Committees
Recent Graduates Advisory Panel:
Dr Chris Sanzaro [Chair]
Dr Phillip Nguyen ADAQ
Dr Laurence Doan ADANSW
Dr Gavin Quek ADATAS
Dr Margaret Tran ADAVB
Employed Dentists Working Party [EDWP]:
Dr Chris Sanzaro [Chair]
Dr Poppy Anastassiadis ADASA
Dr Sean Archibald ADAWA
Dr Elice Chen ADAVB
Dr Madeleine Chin ADANT
Dr Monica Farrelly ADAQ
Dr Fiona Tann ADATAS
Dr Jodie Olivier ADANSW
Specialist Working Group [SWG]
Dr Scott Davis [Chair] ADA
Dr Kareen Mekertichian AAPD
Dr Andre Bendyk ANZAP
Dr Patrishia Bordbar ANZAOMS
Dr Gordon Burt AANZP
Dr Avanti Karve ANZASND
Dr Peter Lewis ASO
Dr Alain Middleton AUSFO
Dr Sue-Ching Yeoh OMAA
Australian Dental Journal – Editorial Advisory Board
Associate Professor Ivan Darby [Editor]
Associate Professor Grace De Souza [Associate Editor – Dental Materials]
Winthrop Professor Paul Abbott
Professor John Abbott
Professor Michael Burrow
Professor Patricia Diaz
Associate Professor Mithran Goonewardene
Dr Adam Hamilton
Professor Saso Ivanovski
Professor Lisa Jamieson
Associate Professor Sharon Liberali AO
Dr Erin Mahoney
Professor Ian Meyers
Professor Marco Peres
Professor William Scarfe
Dr Tami Yap