Associate Professor Tony Collett

MDSc, PhD, MRACDS (Orth), AOB Cert

Orthodontist

 

Tony Collett completed his specialist training and then held a position as a visiting research fellow at the University of Michigan for a short period. He maintains a private practice in Upper Ferntree Gully, an outer suburb of Melbourne. He has held various positions within the ASO and ADA. He is the immediate past president of ASO (Vic Branch), Victorian ASO Federal delegate, an AOB examiner and a member of the Scientific Program Committee for WFO Sydney.

Tony holds the positions of associate professor of orthodontics at the University of Melbourne and senior orthodontist at Monash Medical Centre in the Cleft and Craniofacial Clinic. He has published numerous scientific articles on topics including physiology, biochemistry, bone biology and tooth movement, dental materials, TMD, cleft palate, functional appliances, treatment effects on the facial profile and evidence based clinical decision making. Tony has lectured nationally and internationally, and is also a member of the Cleft Unit of the Vietnam Oral Health Team. On a personal note, he is married with two sons, enjoys following AFL football with his boys, and jogging. He is also a pilot.

Evidence Based Clinical Decision Making 

Date: Thursday 1 July

Time: 9:00am – 10:00am

 

Objectives:

Are orthodontists ahead or behind the other medical/dental/health disciplines in relation to having a scientific basis for what we do every day? This lecture will consider the recent emphasis for an evidence based approach and how it interacts with what we commonly refer to as clinical experience. Do we really need to embrace it or is it just a passing fad?

 

Learning outcome:

Participants should have an appreciation of evidence based practice and human factors which affect clinical decision making on a day to day basis. Consideration will be given to how an understanding of these factors can provide the framework for better clinical outcomes. Participants may be surprised how easy it is to incorporate evidence based practice into hands on clinical practice.

Controversies in Clinical Orthodontics

Date: Friday 2 July

Time: 10:30am – 11:30am

 

Objectives:

There are a number of so called controversies in orthodontics: self ligating appliances, mandibular growth stimulation and extraction versus non-extraction to name a few. The lecture will consider both clinical and theoretical aspects of these controversies; and how controversial are these areas once an evidence based approach is adopted.

 

Learning outcome:

Participants should have an awareness of the evidence relating to the so-called controversies. They should have an appreciation of what self ligating appliances may offer, the advantages and disadvantages of early Class II treatment, and facial changes in response to extraction versus non-extraction treatment strategies.