Oral Surgeon
Dr Raj Kan graduated from University of Sydney in 1989 with Bachelor of Dental Surgery. Following many years of general dental practice Raj dedicated his practice of dentistry to Oral Surgery since 2007.
Raj has completed postgraduate studies at the University of Sydney pertaining to oral surgery, including a Graduate Diploma in Surgical Dentistry and research studies in Cone Beam Computed Tomography leading to a Masters of Philosophy (Oral Surgery). Raj followed this with a second research studies and a course work leading to an award of Doctor of Clinical Dentistry in oral surgery and the title of specialist Oral Surgeon.
Raj is a member of several associations through which he attends lectures and continuing professional development, including British Association of Oral Surgeons, Australian and New Zealand Association of Oral Surgeons and Australian Dental Association.
Raj is currently a lecturer in oral surgery and is an academic member of the School of Dentistry that is part of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Science at the University of Sydney. He has been associated with the University of Sydney for more than twenty one years, having held various roles involving training of undergraduate and post-graduate students. He has taught at the Westmead Hospital and Nepean Hospital campuses in the past. Currently he mentors and provides clinical supervision to the oral surgery residents and registrars at the Campbelltown Hospital campus. Raj has also been a past lecturer at the School of Dentistry, Charles Sturt University, Orange.
Raj is a Visiting Dental Officer in Oral Surgery at a number of private hospitals including Campbelltown Private, Norwest Private, Westmead Private, Mayo Private, Ramsay Surgical Centre Orange and Dudley Private, providing various oral surgery procedures under general anaesthesia. Raj consults in rooms at Tuncurry, Taree, Bella Vista and Orange, also providing various oral surgery procedures under local anaesthesia at these rooms.
Raj is available to provide his professional services in all areas of oral surgery, mainly focusing on impacted teeth, difficult extractions, medically compromised patients, bone grafting, oral pathology, jaw surgery, pre-prothetic surgery and pre-orthodontic surgery.