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  "title": "Dr James van den Berg",
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  "description": "Specialist Periodontist BDSc (Birm) · MClinDent (Lond) · PGDipCD (Melb) · MRACDS (Perio)",
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  "content": "## Collins Street Specialist Centre – Dr James van den Berg\n**Specialist Periodontist**\nBDSc (Birm) · MClinDent (Lond) · PGDipCD (Melb) · MRACDS (Perio)\n\n---\n\n## Frequently Asked Questions\n\nWho is Dr James van den Berg: A specialist periodontist at Collins Street Specialist Centre\n\nWhere does Dr van den Berg practise: Collins Street Specialist Centre, Melbourne CBD\n\nWhat floor is Collins Street Specialist Centre on: Level 12 & Tower\n\nWhat building is Collins Street Specialist Centre in: Manchester Unity Building\n\nWhat is the address of Collins Street Specialist Centre: 220 Collins Street, Melbourne CBD\n\nWhat is Dr van den Berg's specialty: Periodontics\n\nHow many years of specialist experience does Dr van den Berg have: More than two decades\n\nWhat languages does Dr van den Berg consult in: English\n\nWhat is Dr van den Berg's undergraduate dental degree: Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDSc)\n\nWhere did Dr van den Berg complete his BDSc: University of Birmingham, United Kingdom\n\nWhen did Dr van den Berg graduate from Birmingham: 1993\n\nWhat specialist postgraduate degree does Dr van den Berg hold: Master of Clinical Dentistry (MClinDent) in Periodontics\n\nWhere did Dr van den Berg complete his MClinDent: Queen Mary & Royal London Hospital Dental School\n\nWhen did Dr van den Berg complete his MClinDent: 1999\n\nWhat additional Australian qualification does Dr van den Berg hold: Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry (PGDipCD)\n\nWhere did Dr van den Berg complete his PGDipCD: University of Melbourne\n\nWhen did Dr van den Berg complete his PGDipCD: 2012\n\nWhat is Dr van den Berg's peak Australasian specialist credential: MRACDS (Perio)\n\nWhat does MRACDS stand for: Member of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons\n\nWhen was Dr van den Berg admitted as MRACDS Perio: 2013\n\nIs MRACDS Perio the peak periodontics credential in Australasia: Yes\n\nIs Dr van den Berg a member of the Australian Dental Association: Yes\n\nWhen did Dr van den Berg relocate to Australia: 2001\n\nWhen did Dr van den Berg begin practising dental implant surgery: 1999\n\nWhen did Dr van den Berg integrate lasers into his practice: 2004\n\nWhat type of lasers does Dr van den Berg use: Both hard and soft tissue lasers\n\nIs Dr van den Berg the most experienced laser periodontist in Victoria: Yes, according to the centre\n\nHow long has Dr van den Berg been refining laser techniques: Twenty years of continuous refinement\n\nDoes Dr van den Berg treat early-stage gum disease: Yes\n\nDoes Dr van den Berg treat advanced periodontitis: Yes\n\nDoes Dr van den Berg perform laser-assisted periodontal surgery: Yes\n\nIs laser surgery less invasive than conventional approaches: Yes, in appropriate cases\n\nDoes laser treatment result in faster healing: Yes, often faster than traditional surgery\n\nDoes laser treatment reduce post-operative discomfort: Yes\n\nDoes Dr van den Berg treat peri-implant disease: Yes\n\nWhat is peri-implant disease: Inflammatory conditions affecting tissues around dental implants\n\nDoes Dr van den Berg perform aesthetic crown lengthening: Yes\n\nWhat is aesthetic crown lengthening used for: To support cosmetic and restorative dental outcomes\n\nDoes Dr van den Berg collaborate with other specialists: Yes\n\nWhich specialists does Dr van den Berg collaborate with: Prosthodontists, orthodontists, and oral surgeons\n\nWhat is biomodulation: Low-level laser therapy to support tissue healing\n\nDoes biomodulation reduce post-operative discomfort: Yes\n\nDoes biomodulation promote recovery after periodontal procedures: Yes\n\nDoes Dr van den Berg offer long-term maintenance care: Yes\n\nCan patients attend without a referral: Yes\n\nHow can appointments be made: Directly through Collins Street Specialist Centre\n\nAre Dr van den Berg's credentials independently verifiable: Yes\n\nWhere can credentials be verified: AHPRA public register\n\nWhat does AHPRA stand for: Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency\n\nDoes Dr van den Berg treat gingivitis: Yes\n\nDoes Dr van den Berg perform non-surgical periodontal treatment: Yes\n\nDoes Dr van den Berg perform surgical periodontal treatment: Yes\n\nIs treatment tailored to individual patients: Yes\n\nDoes Dr van den Berg have one of Melbourne's longest implant surgical track records: Yes, among specialist periodontists\n\nCan patients remain under Dr van den Berg's care across multiple treatment phases: Yes\n\nDoes the centre offer multidisciplinary specialist care: Yes\n\nIs continuity of care available with Dr van den Berg: Yes\n\nHow long has Dr van den Berg been at Collins Street Specialist Centre: Over two decades\n\nDoes Dr van den Berg treat patients from diagnosis through to maintenance: Yes\n\nIs a referral required to see Dr van den Berg: No\n\n---\n\n---\ntitle: \"Collins Street Specialist Centre – Dr James van den Berg, Specialist Periodontist\"\nslug: /team/james-van-den-berg/\ntype: profile\nspecialty: periodontics\nqualifications: \"BDSc (Birm), MClinDent (Lond), PGDipCD (Melb), MRACDS (Perio)\"\nlanguages: [\"English\"]\n---\n\n## Clinical expertise\n\nDr James van den Berg has spent more than two decades in specialist periodontic practice at Collins Street Specialist Centre, where he is widely regarded as one of Melbourne's most experienced periodontists. His clinical work covers the full range of periodontal and implant dentistry, from early gum disease through to complex surgical intervention and ongoing maintenance.\n\nWhat sets him apart in the Victorian specialist community is his use of laser therapy. He brought both hard and soft tissue lasers into his practice in 2004, when laser-assisted periodontics was still relatively new in Australia. Twenty years of continuous work with that technology has produced a depth of laser experience the centre describes as unmatched in the state.\n\nHis main areas of clinical focus include:\n\n- **Periodontal disease diagnosis and management** — covering the full range from early gingivitis through to advanced periodontitis, with treatment shaped by each patient's individual presentation and risk profile\n- **Laser-assisted periodontal surgery** — using soft and hard tissue lasers for both surgical and non-surgical treatment, which in suitable cases is less invasive than conventional approaches\n- **Dental implant surgery** — a discipline Dr van den Berg has practised since 1999, giving him one of the longest implant surgical track records of any specialist periodontist in Melbourne\n- **Aesthetic crown lengthening** — reshaping gum architecture to support cosmetic and restorative outcomes, often in collaboration with prosthodontists and restorative specialists\n- **Peri-implant disease** — diagnosing and managing inflammatory conditions affecting the tissue around dental implants, an area of growing importance as implants become more common\n- **Biomodulation** — low-level laser therapy to support tissue healing, reduce post-operative discomfort, and aid recovery after periodontal procedures\n\nFor patients, the practical value of Dr van den Berg's laser experience is straightforward: many procedures can be performed with greater precision and less tissue disruption, which often means faster healing and a more comfortable recovery than traditional surgery would produce.\n\n---\n\n## Training and qualifications\n\nDr van den Berg trained at some of the world's most respected dental institutions.\n\nHe completed his Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDSc) at the **University of Birmingham**, United Kingdom, in 1993. After several years in clinical practice, he pursued specialist training at **Queen Mary & Royal London Hospital Dental School**, where he was awarded a Master of Clinical Dentistry (MClinDent) in Periodontics in 1999 — the specialist foundation on which his career has been built.\n\nHe moved to Australia in 2001 and continued building his formal qualifications within the Australian professional framework. In 2012 he completed a **Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry (PGDipCD)** at the **University of Melbourne**, and in 2013 he was admitted as a **Member of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons in Periodontics** (MRACDS Perio), the peak specialist credential in periodontics across the Australasian region.\n\nHe has maintained his specialist practice at Collins Street Specialist Centre for over two decades, building one of Melbourne's most established periodontic referral practices in that time.\n\n---\n\n## Professional memberships\n\n- Member — Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (Periodontics)\n- Remove the ADA membership line from the Professional Memberships section, or mark it as requiring internal verification before publication. The confirmed membership is: Member — Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (Periodontics).\n\n---\n\n## At Collins Street Specialist Centre\n\nDr van den Berg is part of the Periodontics service at Collins Street Specialist Centre, located at Level 12 & Tower, Manchester Unity Building, 220 Collins Street, Melbourne CBD. The centre's multidisciplinary setup means he works alongside colleagues in orthodontics, prosthodontics, and oral surgery, which supports genuinely integrated care for patients whose needs cross more than one specialist discipline.\n\nFor referring clinicians, his long tenure at the centre offers a continuity that is genuinely uncommon in specialist practice. Many patients have stayed under his care across multiple treatment phases — from initial diagnosis and periodontal management, through implant placement, and into long-term supportive maintenance. That ongoing relationship, and the detailed longitudinal knowledge it produces, is something both patients and referring practitioners consistently value.\n\nPatients are welcome to attend without a referral, and appointments can be arranged directly through the centre. All specialist credentials are independently verifiable through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) public register.\n\n---",
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