Moving as One

Dr. Richard Widmer received his Master's Degree in Paediatric Dentistry from the University of Melbourne. The majority of his paediatric clinical practice over the last 40 years has been at the Westmead Centre for Oral Health and The Children's Hospital at Westmead. He holds the position of Associate Clinical Professor in Paediatric Dentistry, The University of Sydney, and Head of the Dental Department at the Children's Hospital at Westmead. He is a very active clinician and lecturer, presenting to students and graduates in all branches of the Health Sciences, both locally and internationally. Over the years he has held a number of positions within his specialty including, the Presidency of the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry, The Australasian Academy of Paediatric Dentistry and the Australian and New Zealand Society of Paediatric Dentistry. Professor Widmer co-edited both the very popular "Handbook of Pediatric Dentistry" now in its fourth edition and in seven languages and the booklet "Paediatric Dentistry: Dental Care for Children. A guide for parents".

Richard's clinical work is all about making the dental visit one to remember, from the first visit of a child and the family to the sensible decisions on the need for dental work for many others. The oral health visit is really a health visit and the dental team have to see themselves as part of the total health picture from encouraging new parents to have their child immunized, or to use appropriate restraint in their car, or encouraging prevention in sports activity and of course maintaining excellent oral health for all children especially those with co-morbidities.

Professor and Chair of Department of Pediatric Dentistry, New York University

Vice-president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

Amr M. Moursi, D.D.S., Ph.D. is Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the New York University College of Dentistry and on the Medical Staff at the New York University Langone Medical Center and the Bellevue Hospital Center in New York.

Dr. Moursi completed his D.D.S. degree at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, a pediatric dentistry residency at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and then a Ph.D. in Craniofacial Biology from the University of California at San Francisco. He is a board-certified Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). For the AAPD, Dr. Moursi currently serves as the Secretary/Treasurer, as a Fellow of the Pediatric Oral Health Research and Policy Center, and Director of the Comprehensive Review Course. Dr. Moursi also serves as an Examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

Dr. Moursi's research focuses on early childhood oral health. He has served as Principal Investigator on a number of federally-funded grants. He is the author or co-author of over 100 published articles, book chapters and policy briefs, including serving as a co-author for the 2020 US Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health. He is also Editor of the textbook "Clinical Cases in Pediatric Dentistry" (Wiley-Blackwell). In addition, Dr. Moursi is Host of the Dental Health Show on Doctor Radio, SiriusXM satellite radio. He also maintains a private practice in New York City.

Both a Pediatric Dentist and an Anesthesiologist, Dr. Ron comes to us from Long Island where he was the Chief and Program Director at the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York.

Dr. Kosinski left the Children's Medical Center in 2014 and moved to NYU College of Dentistry where he assumed the title of Director of Sedation and Anesthesia. In 2018, Dr. Kosinski was named Clinical Director of the Oral Health Center for People with Disabilities where he was instrumental in it's design and implementation.

Dr. Ron has maintained a private practice for over twenty five years. He loves what he does in the service of children, and is excited to have an online presence within the Philippines.

Neeta Prabhu is a board registered Specialist Paediatric Dentist holding appointments with Westmead Centre for Oral Health, Sydney Dental Hospital and The Children's Hospital at Westmead. She is the Head of Discipline in Paediatric Dentistry for The University of Sydney.

Neeta completed her Master of Dental Surgery in Paediatric Dentistry from India, and moved to the UK where she initially worked at King's College, London. She was then awarded the NHS R&D scholarship and successfully went on to complete an MPhil from The University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. After heading to Sydney in 2002, she became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons. She joined Westmead Centre for Oral Health and The Faculty of Dentistry in 2002.

In her current role as the postgraduate and undergraduate course co-ordinator, she teaches and assess students across all years for both the programs. She continues to be actively involved in research and is in collaboration with other institutions in the country. She supervises DMD projects and is a principal supervisor within the HDR studies. She is involved in providing continuing education courses to dental, medical and allied health professionals both nationally and internationally. She is a member of the equivalence assessment panel with AHPRA to assess overseas specialist qualifications for substantial equivalence to Australian specialist programs.

In her primary role as a senior staff specialist within the WSLHD, she is responsible for providing a high standard of oral health care to patients with complex medical and or oral health needs. She provides clinical leadership in her field and supports the state-wide specialist oral health services provided by the WSLHD. As part of this responsibility, Neeta has enjoyed treating patients in Murrumbidgee and Southern NSW Local Health Districts for well over 15 years. She is keen to reduce disparities in oral health needs of children living in remote communities by improving access to specialist services. She is actively involved in using teledentistry to support diagnosis and treatment planning for clinicians from regional areas. She also uses this platform for providing continuing dental education. Clinically, her areas of interests include early prevention, dental trauma, restorative dentistry and managing children with special needs and dental phobias.