Dental Practice Board of Victoria

	Dr Gerard Condon (President) Gerard is a general dentist in a large group practice of dentists, dental hygienists and dental technicians, as well as being a Director of the Australian Dental Council and a former President of the Australian Dental Association (Victorian Branch). Gerard brings wide experience to the Board especially in the areas of teaching, accreditation and infection control, and is a member of the Australian Dental Association (Inc)'s Infection Control Committee.
	Dr John Boucher (Deputy President) John is a general practitioner dentist in a group practice in suburban Melbourne. John is a Senior Fellow of the University of Melbourne, teaching Clinical Dentistry to final year undergraduate students part time for the past 25 years. John is also an examiner for the Australian Dental Council, involved in the production and execution of seven clinical examinations each year throughout Australia. John has a background in dento-legal matters having served on the Defence Committee of the Victorian Branch of the Australian Dental Association amongst other ADAVB committees for many years. John’s main focus is on education and standards in the delivery of dental care.
	Dr Pam Dalgliesh Dr Pamela Dalgliesh started her dental career as dental therapist and now is a general dental practitioner with experience in both the private and public sector. Pamela made the shift from her private practice at Brighton Beach, to being a Manager with Dental Health Services Victoria. Currently she is working at North Yarra Community Health which has a clinical focus for those who have a drug and alcohol dependency and the homeless. Her interests lie with quality, governance, and special needs dentistry. Currently, Pamela is an Independent Director of the Health Issue Centre and Goulburn Valley Health, Shepparton. She is a past President of the Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch, was the inaugural President Victorian Women Dentists Association
	Ms Deborah Foy Deborah currently works as an in-house lawyer at Eastern Health, a metropolitan public health service. She has worked in several government departments in both South Australia and Victoria on issues of access to transport, health and welfare services by low income households. More recently, she worked as a lawyer at the Department of Human Services in Victoria, mainly on legislative developments in public health regulation and the regulation of healthcare professionals. She has a BA, LLB (Hons) and a post graduate degree in Social Administration.
	Associate Professor Mark Gussy
	Dr Vlad Hardi Vlad is a general dentist who started his dental career as a public dentist in North Queensland. Over the past 28 years he has worked in his own private dental practice in Footscray. He is a past chairman of his local Australian Dental Association group, past president of the Endodontic Society (Victorian branch), and past president of the Australian Dental Association (Victorian Branch).
	Ms Pam Leong Pam holds qualifications in both dental therapy and dental hygiene. Currently, she works in a specialist periodontal practice, the dental unit of the Royal Children's Hospital and in a rural private practice. Pam also holds a lecturer position at the School of Dental Science, University of Melbourne. She has experience in specialist orthodontic practice and has held both management and clinical positions in Community Dental Services and the School Dental Service. Pam has a keen interest in public dentistry and the education and development of Oral Health Therapy Students and is a former President of the Victorian Dental Therapist Association.
	Mr Craig McCracken Craig, a dental prosthetist, is employed as a full-time TAFE teacher in the Department of Health and Biosciences at RMIT University. Before his appointment to the Dental Practice Board he served for 15 years on the Advanced Dental Technicians Qualifications Board. His particular interests include competency-based training and the development of national standards.
	Ms Gabrielle MacTiernan Gabrielle is Chief Executive Officer of Plenty Valley Community Health Services, in which capacity she is actively involved in the management of public dentistry. Previously she had many years experience both in local government and as a consultant in the planning and management of a wide range of human services. Her qualifications include a Master of Social Work in organisational behaviour.
	Mr Peter Martin Peter Martin is a retired secondary school principal who has experience in leading professional organisations at state and national levels. He founded the Australian Principals’ Centre (the first professional organisation owned and controlled by school principals) and has international experience having been part of every International Confederation of School Principals Congress since its first in 1993. He is currently part-time Executive Officer of the Australian Secondary Principals Association. He now spends much of his time in the health industry being Chair of Stawell Regional Health. He a member of DHSV’s Consumer Advisory Committee and Ethics Committee as well as the Primary Health Carer and Community Advisory Committee. He is a Minister’s nominee representing rural health services on the Council of Board Chairs. He is a Bail Justice and a keen member of his local Lions Club.
	Professor Michael Morgan Michael teaches at the School of Dental Science, The University of Melbourne where he is currently Deputy Head of School. His teaching responsibilities cover Dental Public Health, and his research interests include clinical trials of dental caries preventive agents. Mike is a registered Specialist in Public Health Dentistry (Community Dentistry).
	Dr Andre Renzaho Dr Andre Renzaho is a Senior Research Fellow at Deakin University in the School of Health and Social Development. Prior to this he spent 4 years as Program Quality Advisor with World Vision Australia. He is a qualified and experienced Public Health specialist. Dr Renzaho is recognised for his expertise in refugees (complex humanitarian emergencies) and migrants’ health. His experience over the last 15 years has included working with United Nations agencies and non-government organisations, covering sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, the pacific (Australia) and Asia. He is a respected and passionate African migrant community leader. He has worked tirelessly to promote multiculturalism and cultural competence within the health sector while devoting much of his time speaking to services providers and on behalf of the voiceless. He was the co-founder and former president of the African Association of French and Portuguese Speaking Background of Australia (2000-present). He is the convenor and chairperson of the African Migrant Review Panel, and the founder and executive director of the African Leadership, Learning and Advocacy Group Inc.