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Dr Tam - Affiliations / Membership

Dr Tam currently holds / held membership in the following:

 

  • Australian Dental Association
  • Australian Osseointegration Society
  • Australian Society of Dental Aesthetics
  • Australian Prosthodontic Society
  • Australian Association of Orofacial Orthopaedics
  • Dental Aesthetics and Ceramics Society
  • Seattle Study Club - international affiliation and local meetings
  • American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
  • Exceptional Practice Group - EPG (limited entry - nationwide)
  • Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies (LVI)

 

Programmes/ Seminars/ Awards / Accreditation:

 

  • Prime Practice: "The Latest Practice Strategies"
  • Dr. Peter Cathro: "Endodontic Excellence"
  • Dr. Craig Erskine Smith: "Specializing in Dental Practice"
  • Dr. David Dunn: Implant Mentor Study Group
  • Australasian and Asian Team Days: Nobel Biocare - Dental Implants
  • Dr. Robert Winter - "The Aesthetic Connection"
  • Dr. Tom Trinkner - "The Aesthetic Revolution"
  • Dr. Richard Chan: Advanced Implant Prosthodontics:"Essentials of Aesthetic Implant Rehab" - Cairns
  • Prosynergy Systems (Sandy Roth) - Treatment Facilitation / Behavioural Processes - Melbourne
  • In House Training: Sandy Roth
  • Jim Carlson: Practical Occlusion Course 1: 3 day programme - Melbourne
  • Practical Occlusion Course 2: Treatment Planning and Diagnosis: 3 day programme
  • Lloyd Searson: Surgical Workshop - Dental Implants: 2 day programme (Melbourne Institute of Plastic Surgery)
  • Cerec Course, Dr. Bill Blatchford, Dr. William Dickerson, Dr. David Hornbrook, Dr. Gordon Christensen.
  • Focus Dental Management – 2 years
  • Dr. Paddi Lund, Dr. Ray Bertolotti, Dr. Roger Levin
  • Pride Systems Consultation
  • Orthodontics II Program - University of Sydney - Continuing Education in Dentistry (limited entry)
  • Advanced Program in Extended Fixed Prosthodontics (Hawthorn) - Program I and II (limited entry)
  • Osseointegrated Dental Implants - Surgical and Prosthodontic Training (Sydney University)
  • Orthodontics I Course: University of Sydney
  • A Practical Approach to Fixed Appliances for the General Practitioner - The Australian Society of Orthodontists and University of Sydney (Discipline in Orthodontics)
  • Advanced Program In Extended Fixed Prosthodontics (Program I) - Sydney University
  • Dr.John Kanca - State of the Art in Composites, Bonding and Pulp Therapy
  • Dr. Alton Lacy - Making Sense of it All - An independent Evaluation of New Materials and Techniques for Restorative Dentistry
  • Dr. Derry Rogers: Porcelain Veneers, Cosmetic Dentistry and "Creating the Practice of the '90s"

 

Previous to 1998:

 

  • Cosmetic Dentistry Training Program with Dr. Derry Rogers in South Yarra, Melbourne
  • Dental Study Groups and Continuing Education in Canberra
  • Functional Orthodontics and Orthopaedics: Skip Truitt: North American Orthodontic Laboratories
  • International Congress of Oral Implantologists
  • Postgraduate student of Graduate School of Business - University of Auckland.
  • Continuing Dental Education Merit of the Professional Development Program (NZDA)
  • Intravenous Conscious Sedation Merit - NZ Society of Anaesthesia and Sedation in Dentistry
  • Online liaison with dental based resources
  • Advanced CPR Resuscitation (Dental) - Emcare Associates (NZ)
  • At a personal level, Michael enjoys exercise, music and fitness training.
  • He is married to Kylee (the true "boss" and a full time mum!). They have two wonderful little boys - Jaidyn and Braxton and a beautiful little girl - Kiara.