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.
Dr Leon Smith is a Specialist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with degrees in Medicine and Surgery (University of Melbourne) and Dentistry (University of Western Australia).
After completing both dental training and medical and surgical training, Dr Leon Smith completed advanced surgical training in Melbourne and achieved Fellowship with the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons as a Specialist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon.
He also completed post-fellowship training in Orthognathic (corrective jaw) surgery, Facial Trauma Surgery and Head and Neck Surgery. Leon has a special interest in orthognathic (corrective jaw) surgery, oral and craniofacial implantology (including zygoma implants) and facial trauma surgery.
Leon was born in Port Hedland (WA) and has a long history of clinical practice in Western Australian and the Northern Territory. He practiced extensively in both general dentistry and medicine prior to completing specialist surgical training.
Leon has served as Federal Councillor for the Australian and New Zealand Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He is actively involved in the training of undergraduate (dental students) and post-graduate (specialist trainees). He has taught at the Dental School at the University of Western Australia and is a consultant at the Royal Perth Hospital, which involves providing on-call surgical services.
