The principal sedationist and founder of Sydney Dental Sedations is Dr Robert Turnbull. Doing Dental Sedation for 15 years, in Hospital and Private Practice, in-house and visiting. His goal is to ensure that all patients have access to safe, stress free, quality dentistry, and that pain, fear, phobia or anxiety should not interfere with excellent dental care.

As a fully endorsed Dental Sedationist, he undergoes annual re-endorsement training in the management of Medical Emergencies.

He is on the council of The Australian Society of Dental Anaesthesiology, responsible for managing the Annual Scientific Meeting and Emergency Management Training provided by the Society. He also teaches IV Sedation, Medical Emergency Management, Anxiety and Pain Management, Nitrous Oxide Relative Analgesia to Dental Undergraduate and Post-Graduate students in the IV sedation department of the University of Sydney.

Dr Turnbull graduated from the University of Sydney with First Class Honours and the Pierre Fauchard Academy Dean’s Prize for Excellence in 1998. He had 9 years experience as an Royal Australian Air Force Dental Officer and 6 years as a General Dentist in Private Practice – so he knows exactly what your Dentist needs to provide the best in Dental Care.