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  "title": "Dr Jamie Foong",
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  "description": "Specialist Prosthodontist BDSc (Melb) · DClinDent — Prosthodontics (Melb)",
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  "content": "## Collins Street Specialist Centre — Dr Jamie Foong\n**Specialist Prosthodontist**\nBDSc (Melb) · DClinDent — Prosthodontics (Melb)\n\n---\n\n## Clinical expertise\n\nCollins Street Specialist Centre has Dr Jamie Foong as part of its specialist prosthodontic team. His career path is worth understanding: he built real general practice experience in Queensland first, spent time working closely with one of Australia's well-regarded prosthodontic specialist groups, then completed a three-year Doctorate of Clinical Dentistry in Prosthodontics at the University of Melbourne. That sequence matters — it means his specialist training was built on a solid clinical foundation rather than proceeding straight from undergraduate study.\n\nHis scope of practice covers the full range of specialist prosthodontic care:\n\n- **Dental crowns** — all-ceramic, zirconia, and porcelain-fused-to-metal restorations to protect and restore damaged or significantly broken-down teeth\n- **Dental bridges** — fixed prosthetic solutions for replacing one or more missing teeth, anchored to adjacent natural teeth or implants\n- **Occlusal rehabilitation** — restoring correct bite relationships in patients with significant tooth wear, occlusal collapse, or temporomandibular joint (TMJ) concerns\n- **Porcelain veneers** — aesthetic improvement of the front teeth with a conservative approach that preserves as much natural tooth structure as possible\n- **Dental implant restoration** — the prosthetic phase of implant treatment, covering the crown and supporting superstructure, coordinated with surgical colleagues\n- **Complex restorative treatment planning** — for patients where multiple teeth need carefully sequenced management across materials, timing, and occlusal considerations\n\nDr Foong's approach centres on planning and on the understanding that a successful restoration has to be durable and functionally sound, not just aesthetically pleasing. Patients can expect treatment recommendations grounded in evidence and explained clearly.\n\n---\n\n## Training pathway\n\nDr Foong completed his Bachelor of Dental Science (BDSc) at the University of Melbourne. After graduating, he moved to Queensland to develop his clinical skills in general practice, including a period working alongside a leading specialist prosthodontic referral practice — an experience that shaped both his interest in and understanding of the specialty.\n\nHe then returned to Melbourne to complete the three-year **Doctorate of Clinical Dentistry (DClinDent) in Prosthodontics** at the University of Melbourne, one of Australia's most demanding specialist prosthodontic training programmes.\n\nThat combination — broad clinical foundations followed by focused specialist training — gives Dr Foong a perspective that informs both his clinical decision-making and his working relationships with patients and referring dentists.\n\n---\n\n## Teaching and academic roles\n\n- **Visiting Lecturer and Clinical Supervisor**, University of Melbourne Dental School — contributing to prosthodontic education covering both foundational principles and applied clinical technique\n- His ongoing academic role keeps him connected to current research, evolving best practice, and the broader dental education community\n\n---\n\n## Professional memberships\n\n- Member — Australian Prosthodontic Society (APS)\n- Member — Australian Dental Association (ADA)\n\n---\n\n## At Collins Street Specialist Centre\n\nDr Foong practises within the Prosthodontics service at Collins Street Specialist Centre, located at Level 8, Manchester Unity Building, 220 Collins Street, Melbourne CBD.\n\nHis background across both general practice and specialist prosthodontics means he understands the referring dentist's perspective — and takes the specialist's responsibility seriously: communicating clearly, managing treatment collaboratively, and returning patients to their general practitioner with thorough documentation and a clear ongoing plan.\n\nCollins Street Specialist Centre also has periodontic, endodontic, and orthodontic colleagues on site, which makes coordinating multi-specialty care straightforward for patients whose needs cross disciplines. Whether a patient arrives via referral or books directly, they can expect a thorough assessment and a plain-language explanation of their options.\n\nNo referral is required. All specialist credentials are independently verifiable through AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency) public register.\n\n---",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-07-07T06:33:08.833181+00:00Z",
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    "dental implant restoration",
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