Dr Brent Woods
Specialist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
Services
Dental Implants
Osseointegrated dental implants to replace a missing tooth or teeth
Placement of dental implants from single teeth replacements to full arch rehabilitation. Dental implant surgery is done in consultation with your dentist from the planning phase, throughout any preparatory procedures such as bone grafting, through to the final implant insertion surgery
Jaw Surgery
Corrective jaw surgery (orthognathic surgery) for all types of jaw discrepancy conditions
Orthognathic surgery is carried out in combination with your orthodontic treatment for a number of facial patterns. An uneven pattern of growth of the jaw(s) may create an imbalance in the jaw relationship and facial proportions, or may lead to facial asymmetries. Patients may experience functional problems with chewing and speech, or cosmetic concerns around their facial appearance and profile. Small discrepancies may be treatable with braces alone, but many patients benefit significantly through a combined approach (braces + surgery) which improves facial balance and aesthetics, is more stable, and corrects functional problems.
Facial Trauma
Assessment and treatment of simple to complex facial trauma
Facial trauma has the potential for long-term functional and cosmetic problems if not dealt with appropriately. The accurate assessment, timing, surgical repair and follow-up of facial trauma is essential for a good outcome. Facial trauma has the potential to affect the bite and requires management by a suitably qualified specialist (carrying both medial and dental specialist qualifications). Dr Woods has extensive experience in the management of facial trauma including lacerations and other soft tissue trauma of the face and oral cavity, dental trauma, and bony injuries of the jaws (maxilla & mandible), nose, eye sockets (orbits), cheek bones (zygomas & orbito-zygomaticomaxillary complex), and the skull.
My Practice
Melbourne
Ballarat
Consulting at:
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Victorian Oral & Facial Surgeons, 759 Nepean Hwy, Brighton East
Operating at:
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Cabrini Hospital, Brighton
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Holmesglen Private Hospital, Moorabbin
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Monash House Private Hospital, Clayton
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Western Private Hospital, Footscray
Public Hospital Appointments:
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Austin Hospital - Director of Maxillofacial Surgery
Consulting at:
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Midwestern Dental Specialists
Operating at:
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Ballarat Day Procedure Centre
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St John of God, Ballarat
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Western Private Hospital, Footscray
The Surgeon
Dr Brent Woods
BSc MBBS BOralH DGipDent FRACDS (OMS)
Brent is a specialist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with practice locations in Melbourne and Ballarat. He holds degrees in science, medicine and dentistry and undertook surgical training within the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) then Oral & Maxillofacial surgical training within the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (RACDS). Brent subsequently undertook further sub-specialty training in facial trauma surgery at Fiona Stanley Hospital. Brent is an AHPRA-registered medical and dental specialist.
Brent has trained and worked in many hospitals across Victoria and Australia gaining experience in a wide range of Oral and Maxillofacial conditions, from minor oral pathology to complex facial reconstructive surgery.
He is experienced in treating conditions of the head, neck, face, teeth and jaws. Brent has a special interest in corrective jaw surgery (orthognathic surgery), facial trauma and dentoalveolar surgery including extraction of impacted teeth (including wisdom teeth) and dental implants. Through his medical training, Brent is able to manage patients with complex medical conditions and can coordinate with other medical and dental specialists as necessary in such cases.
Brent participates in ongoing education through regular attendance at Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery conferences and is a regular lecturer and demonstrator at a range of courses and education evenings. He is a member of the RACDS (Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons), ANZAOMS (Australian and New Zealand Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons), ADA (Australian Dental Association) and ITI (International Team for Implantology).
Brent is the Director of Maxillofacial Surgery at The Austin Hospital where he is involved in the training of the next generation of Maxillofacial Surgeons, and in the teaching of junior doctors within the unit. Private practice is with Victorian Oral & Facial Surgeons in Melbourne and via Midwestern Dental Specialists in Ballarat.
