Prof. Laurence J Walsh AO

BDSc (Hons) (Qld), DDSc (Qld), PhD (Qld), GCEd, FFOP (RCPA), FICD, FADI, FPFA, FIADFE

Specialist in Special Needs Dentistry

AUSTRALIA

Laurie Walsh is a specialist in special needs dentistry who is based at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, where he is an emeritus professor. He has been working in clinical microbiology for over 27 years, with more than 200 publications in this field and has been teaching microbiology and infection control at postgraduate level for the more than 25 years, including for the ADA and RACDS. Laurie has contributed to the development of national standards since 1992, including standards for masks, gloves, faceshields, ultrasonic cleaners and most recently, for instrument reprocessing (the AS 5369 standard). He was also involved in the development of the CDNA BBV guidelines, the second edition of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care standards and the ADA IC guidelines.

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