Dr Eduardo Alcaino

BDS(Hons) MDSc MRACDS(Paed) FRACDS FICD

Specialist Paediatric Dentistry

Immediate Part-president IAPD

Clinical Assocaite Lecturer, The University of Sydney

Eduardo Alcaino, was born in Santiago, Chile, where he started his university training. He then moved to Sydney, Australia in 1983 where he then again commenced his university training. After completing his Bachelor degree (BDS-Hons) in 1988 at the University of Sydney, Eduardo Alcaino worked in general dental practice for 8 years and has been involved in teaching since graduation. He works in specialist paediatric private practice since 1999. He is currently a Clinical Associate Lecturer with the University of Sydney and a visiting specialist to both the Sydney Dental Hospital and the Westmead Hospital.

His main area of interest within paediatric dentistry is sedatio and he has lectured extensively nationally and internationally on this topic.
Dr Eduardo Alcaino is immediate past-President of the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry. He has been involved in several committees within IAPD over the years. He is a past President of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Paediatric Dentistry (NSW Branch) and a past Secretary/Treasurer of the IAPD Congress held in Sydney in 2005. He has been an active member of the board of directors for the last six years.