Dentist/Dental Surgeon BDSc (Melb.)
Dr John Chen is the principal dentist at Boroondara Dental. He graduated from The University of Melbourne in Year 2000 with a Bachelor of Dental Science. He is an active member of the Australian Dental Association and is currently the Chair of the Third-Party Committee of the Australia Dental Association Victorian Branch. He previously taught dental students at the University of Melbourne on a weekly basis.
Since graduation, John has provided dental care to patients in public dental clinics, school dental service and has worked in private practices in country Victoria and Melbourne. As a young dentist, he also joined the flying doctors providing dental care to Indigenous Aborigines in North Tropical Queensland and volunteered his time to teach local dentists in poor rural communities in Asia. He was also active in the Army Reserve as a Dental Officer and University of Melbourne dental school, teaching for around 4 years, contributing to the community by providing clinical supervision and mentoring to dental students. He started Boroondara Dental in the Year 2005 and has since provided exceptional dental care to his patients in his local community and throughout Melbourne and Victoria.
John furthers his dental knowledge and skills by continuously attending dental conferences and courses in Australia and overseas. This allows him to keep up to date with the latest dental procedures and brings it back to the practice and his patients. He is caring, understanding and compassionate, and strives to provide the best quality dental care to his patients in the most relaxing environment. John grew up in the local Boroondara area and attended Melbourne Grammar School. During his spare time, he spends time with his lovely wife and 3 very active boys.