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Winthrop Professor Nigel KingBDS MSc(Paed Dent) |
Winthrop Professor and Head of Paediatric Dentistry University of Western Australia |
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Nigel King is Winthrop Professor of Dentistry at the University of Western Australia and a specialist paediatric dentist who holds BDS and MSc degrees with honours from the University of London. His PhD, from the University of Hong Kong, was on developmental defects of enamel. Professor King who has published 249 scientific papers, and 16 chapters in dental text books has supervised 7 PhD, 2 MPhil students, 55 Postgraduate Diploma and Master of Dental Surgery students currently supervises 5 PhD students. He worked at the Eastman Institute of Dental Surgery in London, the London Hospital Medical and Dental College was Associate Dean for Facilities and Educational Resources, Director of the Prince Philip Dental Hospital and Director of Postgraduate Studies in Paediatric Dentistry in the University of Hong Kong. Recently, he established the DClinDent course in paediatric dentistry at the University of Western Australia. Professor King who has examined for the Dental Council of Hong Kong and Australian Dental Council, the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Australia and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is a member of the Australia Dental Research Advisory Council. |
