📚🦷 Good Luck for the November Examination Season!
November is examination season for students across Australia and New Zealand! The Academy of Australian and New Zealand Prosthodontists (AANZP) extends its best wishes to all students sitting examinations and assessments, particularly dental students and postgraduate DCD candidates. We recognise your hard work and dedication throughout the year and wish you every success! Good luck […]
Vale Dr John Charles Gibb Locke – Founding Member, Past President and Inaugural Life Member of the AANZP
It is with great sadness that the Academy of Australian and New Zealand Prosthodontists (AANZP) marks the passing of Dr John Charles Gibb Locke on 3 October 2026, surrounded by his family. John was a founding member, Past President (2006–2008) and the Academy’s inaugural Life Member. John held a special place in the history of […]
2026 Biennial Scientific Meeting scientific programme Day 3. “Thank You, Queenstown – You’ve Been Fabulous!”
The final day of the AANZP Biennial Scientific Meeting dawned to a spectacular Queenstown morning. While delegates enjoyed the Gala Dinner the previous evening, overnight snowfall created a breathtaking snow-capped backdrop for the conference’s final day. The morning commenced with presentations from Dr Tony Rotondo on prosthodontic and other adjunctive strategies for managing space and […]
2026 Biennial Scientific Meeting scientific program Day 2 highlights and AGM.
Day 2 of the Academy’s Biennial Scientific Meeting featured another outstanding scientific program, highlighted by the third lecture in Prof Jakovac’s oral rehabilitation series. The program also included excellent presentations from distinguished invited speakers Dr David Chvartszaid, A/Prof Geoff Young, and Dr Luke Villata, alongside presentations from Academy members Dr Varun Garg and Dr Sergio […]
2026 Biennial Scientific Meeting scientific program Day 1
The first session Day 1 of the Academy’s Biennial Scientific Meeting in picturesque Queenstown, New Zealand featured: A Presidential Welcome from Prof Sunyoung Ma graced by a Maori greeting, Karakia. Introductions from Scientific Committee Chair Dr Simon Wylie. Dr Mark Gervais Chair of the Standards Committee introduces 29 DClinDent students/post-graduate registrars and inducts recent graduates […]
2026 Biennial Scientific Meeting kicks off!
The AANZP’s showpiece event, the 2026 Binnial Scientific Meeting commenced in Queenstown, New Zealand with the pre-congress events for post-graduate registrars. Chair of the Scientific Committee Dr Simon Wylie introduced the event, and President Sunyoung Ma (2024-2026) delivered the first presentation titled “The art of scientific presentation: Mastering your message from clinic to podium” Twenty […]
Call For Agenda Items – 2026 Annual General Meeting of the AANZP
Dear AANZP Members, The AANZP Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held during the 2026 Biennial Scientific Meeting in Queenstown, New Zealand. We invite members to submit agenda items they wish to be considered at the AGM. If you have an item for discussion, please submit it to the Honorary Secretary (email: secretary@aanzp.com.au) by COB […]
AANZP members recognised by the International Team for Implantology
The AANZP Executive congratulates Dr Janice Kan, Past President of the AANZP (2016–2018), on her appointment as Chair of the Australasian Section of the International Team for Implantology (ITI), announced during the ITI Congress held in Melbourne, Australia from 4–6 June 2026. The ITI has also recently recognised two of our distinguished members: current AANZP […]
Congratulations Dr Adam Hamilton!
The Academy of Australian and New Zealand Prosthodontists (AANZP) warmly congratulates Dr Adam Hamilton on being awarded Fellowship of the Academy of Osseointegration (AO) at the Academy’s recent Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, USA. This prestigious recognition acknowledges Dr Hamilton’s distinguished contributions to the field of osseointegration, encompassing both dental implant research and clinical practice. […]
Scientific Programme for the 2026 AANZP Biennial Scientific Meeting now available
Our scientific programme is now live! I am very excited to share that our 2026 AANZP Biennial Scientific Meeting (BSM) programme is now live. The Scientific Committee chaired by Dr Simon Wylie has brought together leading specialists to present a wide range of topics which no doubt will broaden your perspectives, challenge your methodologies, and […]