CAPITAL ORAL & FACIAL SURGERY - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
Dr Dobes obtained her medical degree from the Australian National University, and developed an interest in oral and maxillofacial surgery during her time as a junior doctor. She pursued this career, and returned to university to complete her dental degree at the University of Sydney.
Dr Dobes obtained her Master of Philosophy in Surgery through research at the ANU, and received her surgical specialty training in Canberra, Newcastle and Sydney. During her training, she served as the trainee representative in the ACT/NSW regional surgical committee, as well the committee for Continuing Professional Development.
Dr Dobes is a Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at The Canberra Hospital, and divides her time between public and private practice. She enjoys teaching medical and dental students as well as junior doctors.
Dr Dobes holds all of the accreditations, recognitions and licenses to practice as an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon. Aside from her surgical specialty, she devotes her time to her active young family.
Dr Joseph Ryan has a Masters degree in dental pain and its management, and is currently completing his Clinical Doctorate in Oral Medicine at the University of Melbourne. Joe's professional interests include mucosal disease, lesions of the oral cavity and oral pain.
Dr Ryan graduated from Sydney University with a Bachelor of Medical Science Degree in 2009 and Dentistry from Charles Sturt University in 2014. Joseph also completed a two years research honors that he graduated with First Class Honors in, in 2016.
Dr Ryan is a Canberra local and a keen snowboarder.
Job Titles:
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
Job Titles:
- Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
Dr Samuel Kim is an Australian trained specialist Maxillofacial surgeon with both medical and dental degrees from New South Wales and Queensland. He also has a Masters in Medicine degree in medical research.
Dr Kim holds multiple hospital appointments including Prince of Wales Public Hospital, Sydney Children's Hospital, The Canberra Private Hospital and John Hunter Hospital.
Dr Kim specialises in all aspects of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders and is one of the few Maxillofacial surgeons in Australia to regularly perform TMJ surgeries, from arthroscopes to joint replacements. After obtaining his specialist qualification, Dr Kim has spent a further 12 months studying TMJ surgery completing a fellowship at the St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne. He is currently the only medically and dentally trained maxillofacial surgeon in NSW with a fellowship in TMJ surgery.