Dr Matthew Foo

Dentist Find welcomes Dr Matthew Foo in Brookvale, for all their latest dental treatments and techniques, given gently by their caring team of dentists.

BDS (Adel), MDSc (Syd), Morth (RCS Ed) Dr Matthew Foo started the Bachelor of Dentistry at University of Adelaide in 1987 aged 16years old and started working as a general dentist in private practise in 1992. After 10 years working in as diverse locations like Woolgoolga, Nambucca Heads, Alice Springs and Hobart he pursued an interest in surgery and was accepted as an Oral Maxillofacial Surgical registrar at the Royal Hobart Hospital and Westmead Hospital. This enabled him to be involved in diverse surgical procedures as complex wisdom teeth extractions, head and neck tumour resections, Orthognathic surgery (Bilateral Sagital Split Osteotomies) to complex surgical jaw reconstructions. During this period, Dr Foo taught Oral Surgery to Sydney University dental students at the Westmead Hospital. After acquiring such extensive general dental and surgical experience Dr Foo decided to pursue and was accepted into the Orthodontic speciality at the University of Sydney. He spent 3 years of full time training and studies in orthodontics at the Sydney Dental Hospital and Westmead Hospital. His training enabled him to train in all aspects of orthodontic treatment including conventional braces, Invisalign clear aligners, lingual braces and removable orthodontic appliances. Dr Foo is a certified user of incognito, Harmony and eBrace lingual braces. Since then he has become a: Member of Australian Society of Orthodontists, Member of Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh Member of World Federation of Orthodontists Member of American Association of Orthodontists Committee member of the Australasian society of Lingual Orthodontists Dr Foo has lectured at multiple venues to general dentists and fellow orthodontists. He is actively involved in teaching of the Orthodontic postgraduates at University of Sydney.

Dr Foo is dedicated to his continuing education to provide the best orthodontic care for his patients. He regularly attends courses, meetings and conferences every year to keep up to date on the latest innovations in orthodontics and chairs a Dental Education Group in the upper north shore. He is a principal at his orthodontic practices in Pymble and in regional practice in Maitland.