MB ChB 2001 Otago; FRACDS (OMS) 2005

In addition to the above medical qualifications, John Harrison also has the following dental qualifications:

BDS 1992 Otago; MDS (OMFS) 2001 Otago.

John completed his dental degree (BDS) in Otago in 1992. He then held dental house surgeon and registrar positions in Wellington for 3 years before travelling to the UK to further his professional experience.

John returned to Dunedin in 1997 to commence his postgraduate training in oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS). He moved to Christchurch the following year and completed his medical degree (MB ChB) and masters degree (MDS) in oral and maxillofacial surgery, with distinction in 2001.

In 2002 John worked at Tauranga Hospital before moving to Auckland to complete his specialist training. He gained his Australasian Fellowship (FRACDS) in Melbourne in 2004 and returned there the following year as an OMS fellow. John then returned to Auckland in 2006 to join the team at Auckland OMS Group and take up a consultant OMS position at Auckland City and Middlemore Hospitals.

John practices the full scope of OMS. He has a special interest in orthognathic surgery, the management of facial trauma, dental implant surgery, and the treatment of benign pathology of the mouth and jaws.

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon

24 January 2003

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

General, Vocational