Rate My Professor Janice Kan

Dr. Janice Kan, BDSc (Hons) (W.Aust.), DClinDent (Pros) (Melb.), is a Clinical Senior Lecturer in the Dental School at the University of Western Australia. She graduated from the Bachelor of Dental Science (Honours) program at UWA in 2001, where she was awarded the Wyn Needham Memorial Prize for the most outstanding student. In 2007, she received commendations upon completion of the Primary Examinations of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons. Dr. Kan completed her Doctor of Clinical Dentistry in Prosthodontics at the University of Melbourne in 2010. That same year, she established Perth Prosthodontics, later rebranded as the Centre for Prosthodontics in 2011, serving as Principal Specialist Prosthodontist. The practice has expanded to multiple locations in Perth, and she founded the Centre for Prosthodontics Education to provide continuing professional development programs. Her clinical expertise encompasses reconstructive dentistry, including ceramic veneers, inlays/onlays, crown and bridgework, complete/partial dentures, implant-supported overdentures, and management of worn dentition, all grounded in evidence-based practices.

Dr. Kan's academic interests focus on dental implant biomechanics, prosthodontic management of worn dentition, aesthetic challenges, dental implant reconstructions, and complex multidisciplinary rehabilitation to restore oral health, function, and aesthetics. Notable publications include her 2014 article 'In vitro bone strain analysis of implant following occlusal overload' in Clinical Oral Implants Research (co-authored with R.B. Judge and J.E.A. Palamara), which has 29 Scopus citations, stemming from her DClinDent thesis. She also contributed a clinical case on 'Repeated Acrylic Fractures on a Mandibular Fixed Full-arch Implant-supported Metal/Acrylic Prosthesis' to ITI Treatment Guide Volume 8 (2014). Among her honors are fellowships as FAANZP, FITI, FADI, FICD, and MRACDS (Pros). Dr. Kan founded and was Past President of the Academy of Australian and New Zealand Prosthodontists (AANZP) and Women in Dentistry Society WA, and directs the Perth ITI Study Club. She lectures for the American College of Prosthodontists, International College of Prosthodontists, Australasian Osseointegration Society, Australian Dental Association, and at UWA and Melbourne undergraduate programs. Additionally, she has refereed grants for the Australian Dental Research Foundation and examined DClinDent theses at Melbourne.