Meet our Periodontist
Dr Nima Bazrafshan
D.C.D(Melb), MRACDS(PERIO)
Dr. Nima Bazrafshan received his first degree in dentistry in 2002. During his 6 years working as a dentist, Nima explored different fields of dentistry and found periodontics a challenging and attractive area. He received an offer for the prestigious periodontics specialist training program at the University of Melbourne in 2008 and successfully completed the D.C.D course in 2011.
Since then he has been working in private practice while maintaining his teaching role as a clinical tutor for undergraduate dental students and also periodontics registrars at the University of Melbourne.
Dr Bazrafhsan has attended more than 30 international conferences and master classes in Australia, Europe, USA and Canada to learn about new developments and the latest best practices in periodontics and implant surgery.
Dr. Bazrafshan offers referral based periodontal treatments which include: non-surgical treatments, surgical treatments, periodontal plastic surgeries, guided tissue and bone regeneration, ortho-perio treatments (un-erupted tooth exposure, frenectomy), perio- restorative treatments (functional and aesthetic crown lengthening) and also all surgical aspects of dental implants.
Outside of dentistry Nima spends time with his wife and son and is a keen soccer fan. Nima, like his father, and grandfather, barracks for FC Liverpool.
Dr Ahmed El-Hadidi
B.D.S MRACDS (GPD) D.C.D (Perio)
Ahmed completed his specialty degree in Periodontics from the University of Melbourne following his 15 years of practice as a general dentist. He graduated from Cairo and then moved to Australia in 2010, where he practiced in Launceston, then Sydney, before settling in Melbourne in 2016. While practicing all fields of dentistry, Ahmed's passion and interest were in the fields of periodontics and implant dentistry, motivating him to join the specialty program in 2020. His research thesis aimed to identify the DNA mutations increasing the susceptibility to periodontal disease. This will help build a susceptibility profile for our patients, enabling us to offer them a tailored management plan and thus apply the precision medicine principle.
Ahmed is a member of ADA, AOS, ASP, and ITI organizations, which helps continuously update his professional knowledge. Ahmed provides a range of procedures, including non-surgical/surgical periodontal therapy, regenerative procedures, hard and soft tissue grafting, aesthetic procedures (e.g. crown lengthening, managing recession defects), and all aspects of implant dentistry.
Outside dentistry, Ahmed enjoys his free time with his family. He enjoys fishing during the holidays and is always ready to play tennis.
