BN (Hons), Grad.Dip (OR), BAppHSc (Oral Health), Oral Health Therapist
Ms Anna Ptak-Zylka is a female Oral Health Therapist who speaks Polish (as well as English).
Anna is originally from Poland. As a teenager she immigrated with her family to Toronto, Canada. In 1995 Anna graduated with honours from Bachelor of Nursing and was awarded a Post-graduate scholarship in Peri-operative Nursing. Anna enjoyed working as a Theatre and Anaesthetic Registered Nurse in various hospitals and specialist dental settings, where she began to gain interest in dentistry. In 1997 Anna specialised in Dental Anaesthesia which enabled her to assist specialists in various complex dental procedures for patients under sedation and GA.
In 2000 Anna, her husband and three children moved to Australia. Anna pursued her interest in dentistry to Graduate from The University of Queensland in 2004 with a Degree in Oral Health with various academic awards. Since graduating Anna has been employed as an Oral Health Therapist in various dental settings. She has experience in General Dentistry, has been involved in teaching at the University of Queensland and for the past 10 years has been involved in prevention and treatment of gum disease in a two prominent Gold Coast specialist clinics. Anna loves helping people to achieve an ultimate health and wellbeing. She believes that knowledge and skills she acquired through her ongoing education and experience have helped her develop a professional and enthusiastic approach to patient care.
