BDSc, FRACDS, FICD, FADI, FPFA

Professor Ian Meyers is a general dental practitioner in Brisbane who graduated from The University of Queensland School of Dentistry in 1982. He returned to the University of Queensland in 1988 and commenced as the inaugural Chair of General Dental Practice in 2001. Ian currently holds a position as Honorary Professor at UQ and continues to maintain his clinical general dental practice. With over forty years of combined experience in dental research, education, and clinical practice across private practice, university clinics, and hospital-based dental clinics, he has developed a deep understanding of patient management in general dental practice.

He is a past President of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons and the Queensland Branch of the Australian Dental Association. He is also President of the Australasian Section of the International College of Dentists, and a Fellow of the Academy of Dentistry International and the Pierre Fauchard Academy.

In 2017, Professor Meyers received the Order of Australia Medal for his services to dentistry, professional associations, and tertiary education.

He has extensive experience in comprehensive patient care, with special interests in the diagnosis and management of the worn dentition, geriatric and aged care dentistry, adhesive restorative dental materials, fibre-reinforced composites, and the management of patients through minimum intervention dentistry.