BDSc (WA), MB BS (Melb), Grad.Dip OMS (Melb), FRACDS (OMS), Specialist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
Dr Leon P Smith is a male Specialist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon.
Mr Leon Smith is a dual qualified specialist oral and maxillofacial surgeon who was born in Port Hedland, Western Australia and moved to Perth to commence university.
He completed a Bachelor of Dentistry at the University of Western Australia in 2001. He then practiced in general dentistry in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Leon completed a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery at the University of Melbourne (2006, 2009). He returned to Victoria to complete his advanced surgical training at Royal Melbourne Hospital and Royal Children's Hospital of Melbourne.
Leon is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons and has completed post-fellowship training in orthognathic (corrective jaw) surgery, facial trauma surgery and head and neck surgery at Royal Melbourne Hospital and Royal Darwin Hospital. He has a special interest in orthognathic surgery, oral and facial implant surgery, facial trauma surgery and indigenous health.
Leon is a federal councillor for the Australian and New Zealand Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and is actively involved with training dentists and advanced surgical trainees at the University of Western Australia.
Leon maintains his relationship with the Northern Territory, practicing 3 days per month in a specialist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery clinic in Darwin. He is also a Specialist Consultant at Royal Perth Hospital.
