Our people

Dean

• Professor Paul Cooper

Deputy Deans

• Professor Richard Cannon (Academic)
• Professor Karl Lyons (Clinical)

Emeritus Professors

• Emeritus Professor John Broughton CNZM ED JP
• Emeritus Professor Thomas B. Kardos MDS PhD(Otago) FFOP(RCPA)
• Emeritus Professor Alison Rich, MDS FRACDS PhD FFOP (RCPA) FRCPath
• Emeritus Professor Murray Thomson, BDS MA MComDent PhD

Associate Deans

• Mr Samuel CarringtonAssociate Dean (Māori)
• Professor Warwick DuncanAssociate Dean (Research) and Director of Sir John Walsh Research Institute
• Associate Professor Dawn CoatesDeputy Associate Dean (Research)
• Associate Professor Lara FriedlanderAssociate Dean (Undergraduate Studies)
• Associate Professor Sunyoung MaAssociate Dean (Postgraduate Studies)
• Professor Andrew Tawse-Smith Associate Dean (International)
• Professor Darryl Tong Associate Dean (Pacific)

Heads of Departments

• Associate Professor Peter CathroHead of Department of Oral Rehabilitation
• Professor Darryl TongHead of Department of Oral Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences
• Professor Andrew Tawse-SmithHead of Department of Oral Sciences

Director of Clinical Education

• Professor Karl Lyons

Clinical Directors

• Dr Janine Cochrane Director Dental Hospital
• Dr Pip Macdonald Acting Clinical Director (Dunedin)
• Dr David RoesslerClinical Director (Auckland)

Faculty Administration

• Kaye Jeffries Senior Manager Client Services
• Don Brewer Services Manager, Clinical
• Shankar Chellsdurai Lead Administrator
• Clare Fitzpatrick Research Laboratory Technical Manager
• Samy Hachchane Lead Administrator
• Holly He Lead Administrator
• Jo Kennedy Lead Administrator
• Justine Moke Manager (Auckland)
• Kelly Swale Central Sterile Supply Department Manager
• Stephen Swindells Technical Services Manager
• Anita Sykes Finance Manager
• Jenine Upritchard Compliance Manager