Our Council
The ANZAOMS Council is made up of the President, Vice President, Immediate Past President, state representatives and the Chairman of the RACDS Board of Studies. The CEO sits on council as an ex officio member. There is also a non-voting trainee representative.
The council meets 4-6 times a year either face to face or by teleconference. TheCcouncil is responsible for the conduct of the association in conjunction with the CEO.
| President - Dr Jocelyn Shand |
Immediate Past  President - Dr Ann Collins
Dr Collins joined the Board of the ANZAOMS Research and Education Foundation and Trust in 1999 as secretary. Dr Collins is a registered Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon in New South Wales and is a half-time staff specialist at the Westmead Hospital and in private practice in Westmead and Strathfield. |
| Vice-President - Les Snape |
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Queensland Councillor - Dr John Cosson
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| New South Wales Councillor - Dr Anthony Anker |
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Victorian State Councillor - Dr Alf Nastri Mr Alf Nastri graduated in dentistry and medicine from the University of Melbourne, and completed specialty OMS training in Australia with additional fellowships in the United Kingdom and Harvard University (Boston, USA). He has been in private specialist practice in Melbourne since 1999 and is Deputy Director of OMS and a consultant at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Special interests include corrective jaw surgery, maxillofacial trauma and the management of maxillofacial tumours. Appointments include ADA Victorian Council (2006), FRACDS(OMS) Examination Co-ordinator (2004-2006), AO Asia-Pacific Faculty (2005 onwards). |
South Australian Councillor - Dr Miles Doddridge  Dr Doddridge is a visiting Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgeon to the Royal Adelaide Hospital. He conducts a private Oral and Maxillo-facial practice in Adelaide and Darwin. He is currently ANZAOMS councillor for South Australia. |
| Western Australian Councillor - Dr Clive Purcell
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New Zealand Councillor - Mr Steven Evans I am the NewZealand representive to the council .Each country has similar interests but there are also unique issues that need the councils imput and advice to advance the specialty in New Zealand and often has benefits for all members |
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Chair - Board of Studies - Dr Paul Sambrook
Senior visiting Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon to the SA Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery training programme. Private practice half time. ANZAOMS council member. Director of training in SA.Chair Advanced Surgical Training committee RACDS. Board member OMS of the RACDS. Member education committee IAOMS. I have been involved in accreditation and training formally since 1990. |
| Junior Councillor - Dr Chris Poon |
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| Trainee Representative - Dr Ricky Kumar |
| Executive Officer - Dr Greg Herring |
| ANZAOMS Secretariat |
John graduated in Dentistry from the University of Melbourne, and in medicine from Flinders University. He completed his surgical training in Brisbane. John is currently in private practice on the Gold Coast, and provides public treatment to Tweed District Hospital. John also teaches Dental students from Griffith University, and lectures for the Royal Australian College of Surgeons in EMST and CCrisp Courses.
I trained in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Perth Western Australia and Auckland New Zealand. I completed the FRACDS(OMS) in 1998. Currently I am the WA councilor and sit on the medico-legal sub-committee. In addition to ANZAOMS responsibilities I am also involved in MAC and credentialing at several Perth hospitals.
