BDSc (Qld), MDSc (Melb), FRACDS, Specialist Orthodontist
Dr Gavin J Lenz is a male Specialist Orthodontist.
Dr Gavin Lenz graduated as a dentist from the University of Queensland in December 1990. He then joined the Royal Australian Air Force and worked as a Dental Officer for 6 years in general practice dentistry. During this time he resided in Townsville, Canberra, Adelaide and Sydney.
In 1996, Dr Lenz was awarded Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons: a qualification awarded to a small percentage of Australian dentists. In 1997, Dr Lenz was accepted to the orthodontic program at the University of Melbourne from which he graduated in 1999 with a Master of Dental Science.
Dr Lenz has since worked as an orthodontist for short periods of time in Rockhampton, Queensland; Wellington, New Zealand; Cambridge, U.K.; and Toronto, Canada. In Toronto he worked at the Hospital for Sick Children, aiding in the treatment of complex patients including those with Cleft Lip and Palate, and other craniofacial anomalies. Dr Lenz worked for a number of years at the Queensland Children’s Hospital where he was part of the team treating patients within this specialised area. Dr Lenz has remained associated with the University of Queensland School of Dentistry, teaching at both the undergraduate and post-graduate level. He is a member of the Australian Dental Association, Australian Society of Orthodontists and American Association of Orthodontists.
