Referrers

DR.
JANICE KAN

Reconstructive Dentistry Perth - Centre for Prosthodontics

Dr. Janice Kan

BDSc Hons (WA) DCD Pros (Melb) MBA (Melb) FAANZP FITI FADI FICD FPFA MRACDS (Pros)

Dental Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Dental Science (Honours), University of Western Australia, Australia
  • Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Prosthodontics), University of Melbourne, Australia
  • Fellow of The Academy of Australian and New Zealand Prosthodontists
  • Fellow of the International Team for Implantology
  • Fellow of the Academy of Dentistry International
  • Fellow of the International College of Dentists
  • Member of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (Prosthodontics)

About

Dr. Janice Kan founded Centre for Prosthodontics in 2011 to build on Perth’s reputation as a leading centre for advanced dental and prosthodontic care. Since then, she has helped grow Centre for Prosthodontics into Australia’s largest multi-location specialist prosthodontic practice, recognised as a Specialist Centre of Implant Excellence (Straumann).
 
Dr. Kan has established a strong reputation through clinical leadership, education, research and service to the profession. She is a Past President and Fellow of the Academy of Australian and New Zealand Prosthodontists, Founder and Past President of the Women in Dentistry Society WA, and incoming Chair of the Australasian Section of the International Team for Implantology (ITI). She also holds fellowships with the ITI, Academy of Dentistry International, International College of Dentists, and Pierre Fauchard Academy, and serves as an Adjunct Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Western Australia.
 
Despite her broad contributions to the profession, Dr. Kan remains first and foremost a clinician, with a strong focus on the planning and delivery of complex prosthodontic treatment that restores function, structural integrity and long-term patient outcomes. Her academic and educational work includes extensive lecturing at local, national and international dental events, publications in respected peer-reviewed journals and clinical textbooks, and the development of continuing professional development programs through Centre for Prosthodontics Education and the ITI Study Clubs.
 
Dr. Kan recently completed the Senior Executive MBA at the University of Melbourne and remains committed to advancing the future of specialist practice through education, collaboration and leadership in an evolving dental profession.

Specialty areas of focus

  • Aesthetic/Cosmetic Challenges – Ceramic Rehabilitation
  • Dental Implant Biomechanics and Reconstructions
  • Complex Reconstruction – Management of Worn and Failing Dentition
  • Complex Multidisciplinary Dental Treatment – Collaboration with Other Dental Specialists

Awards

  • 2001 – Wyn Needham Memorial Prize for most outstanding student in Bachelor of Dental Science (UWA)
  • 2007 – Commendations in the completion of the Primary Examinations of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons.

Dr. Kan is a member/fellow/presenter of the following reputable professional organisations

  • International Team for Implantology (Fellow, ITI Australasia Section Study Club Coordinator, Section Leadership Team, and Registered Speaker)
  • The Academy of Australian and New Zealand Prosthodontists (Past President and Fellow)
  • Academy of Dentistry International (Fellow)
  • International College of Dentists (Fellow)
  • University of Western Australia (Adjunct Senior Clinical Lecturer)
  • Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (Prosthodontics) (Member)
  • International College of Prosthodontists (Member and Guest Lecturer)
  • American College of Prosthodontists (Guest Lecturer)
  • Australian Prosthodontic Society (Member and Guest Lecturer)
  • Australasian Osseointegration Society (Member and Guest Lecturer)
  • Australian Dental Association (Guest Lecturer)
  • Women in Dentistry Society WA (Founder and Past President)
  • Dental Specialists Society of Western Australia (Member)

Key Conferences Presented – 2010-2023

  • International College of Prosthodontists (ICP) Conference 2021 (Virtual Biennial Meeting, USA)
  • American College of Prosthodontists – Digital Dentistry Symposium 2021 (Virtual Conference, USA)
  • The International Team for Implantology – ITI Congress Australasia 2016 (Melbourne, Australia)
  • The International Team for Implantology – ITI Education Day 2012 (Adelaide, Australia)
  • International College of Prosthodontists (ICP) Conference 2011 (Hawaii, USA)
  • International Quintessence Symposium on Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry 2010 (Sydney, Australia)
  • The Academy of Australian and New Zealand Prosthodontists (AANZP) Biennial Conference 2010 (Melbourne, Australia)

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