Dr Adam Hamilton

Dr Hamilton is the Discipline lead in Prosthodontics at the University of Western Australia. He is the former director of the Division of Regenerative Sciences and Implant Dentistry at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine where he is still a lecturer for the advanced graduate implant dentistry program. He completed his general dental education at the University of Western Australia and has a Doctorate in Clinical Dentistry in the specialty of Prosthodontics from the University of Melbourne, Australia. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons and the International Team for Implantology (ITI). He was the recipient of an ITI scholarship through which he completed a Fellowship in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at University of Florida’s Center for Implant Dentistry. His research focuses are on implant placement and loading protocols, the impact of digital technology in prosthodontics and implant dentistry, as well as digital workflows for implant rehabilitation of the edentulous patient. He sees patents privately at the Centre for Prosthodontics focusing on prosthodontic and surgical implant treatment.

Professor Laurie Walsh

A widely recognised specialist dental clinician and scientist, Laurie has been lecturing at College functions for over 25 years. After a long career at the University of Queensland, Laurie retired in 2020 and was appointed as an Emeritus Professor. In his active retirement, Laurie supervises research postgraduate students at UQ, Griffith and ANU. He is also involved in several technology start-up companies and in clinical trials of new devices and materials. Laurie has authored over 440 journal publications and contributed to 12 textbooks. He has published extensively and conducted clinical trials on the two topics he is presenting today - whitening and lasers - and worked with the ADA and regulators to support best practice in these areas.  Based on citations to his journal publications Laurie is ranked globally in the top 150 dental scientists of all time, and in the top 10 in Australia. Laurie was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2018, and he has been made a life member of ADAQ, ADA Inc and the ANZ Academy of Special Needs Dentistry. In 2025 he was the recipient of the Elmer S Best Award, which is highest honour bestowed by the Pierre Fauchard Academy. 

Dr Nathan Vujcich

Nathan is a UWA graduate of medicine and dentistry, and completed his Oral & Maxillofacial fellowship training under the RACDS (OMS) national program in 2012. He is currently a consultant surgeon at Royal Perth and Perth Childrens Hospital, and the federal vice president for ANZAOMS. Nathan has been a long term examiner for the RACDS (OMS) special stream at both entry and final exam levels. He utilises virtual and digital technology with orthognathic and sleep apneoa surgery, facial trauma, dental implantology and other surgeries including tooth autotransplantation.

Dr Justina Teo

Justina graduated with honours from the University of Western Australia. She went on to complete a master clinician implant program with Loma Linda University, and gained her fellowship with the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons, where she currently serves on the WA regional committee. Her daily work is focused on cosmetic dentistry and full arch implant rehabilitations, utilizing fully digital workflows. She has presented at several events including a full day course on facially driven smile designs using Smilecloud, the first neodent Australia roadshow in 2024, the ADAWA DSD lecture and dinner, and a 3 day live patient cosmetics course in 2025 - Beyond Digital. She is also a faculty member of the Australian Digital Dentistry Academy (ADDA), which run multiple courses in Western Australia throughout the year and recently got inducted as a fellow in the Pierre Fauchard Academy.

Mr Thomas Truong

Tom graduated dental technology in 2003 and is the founder and Head Ceramist of Creations Dental laboratory. His passion is in complex fabrication, including digital shade matching, full mouth and implant supported restorations. He regularly runs courses in WA on digital smile design, Smilecloud, dental photography and lab communication and is an opinion leader for Ivoclar Vivadent. With over 25 years of experience he has seen the shift from analogue to digital and its tremendous growth curve and is dedicated to leveraging his years of traditional fabrication to fuse the best of both worlds.

Dr Sonny Lee

Dr Lee brings nearly two decades of digital dentistry expertise as Principal Dentist at Leeming Dental Perth, featuring a fully integrated digital workflow with in-house design team and advanced chairside 3D printing. As a certified Larkin Protocol practitioner, he integrates advanced prevention methodologies with digital microscopy screening.

Passionate about advancing cutting-edge technology for optimal patient care and helping clinicians rediscover their joy in practice, Dr. Lee founded the Australian Digital Dentistry Academy (ADDA) with its dedicated ADDA lab, and serves as international faculty at The MOD Institute's prestigious Boston MOD Symposium. He also runs the D.R.I.P. study club and co- leads dental charities TIMA, including 3D printed dentures for the homeless, and CHIARA in Myanmar.

Dr Chris Wholley

After graduating in 1990 with a Bachelor of Dental Science from the University of Western Australia, Dr Wholley worked as a general dentist in the southwest for 8 years, including 4 years in his own practice. This background proves useful when orthodontic treatment needs to be coordinated with treatment by dentists and other specialists.

Dr Wholley qualified as an Orthodontist in 2001, after completing the 3 year specialist orthodontic program at the University of Melbourne. Having obtained a Masters in Dental Science (Orthodontics) and a Graduate Diploma in Dentofacial Orthopaedics, he commenced his specialist practice at Profile Orthodontics.

Since 2007, Dr Wholley has also been a Consultant at the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, working in the Cleft Lip Palate Unit and the Craniofacial Unit.

Dr Wholley is interested in using 3D technologies for facial mapping. He has lectured at state, national and international level, and has published research articles in Australian and international journals.