BDS (Sri Lanka), Grad.Dip.Clin.Dent (Surgical Dentistry) (Syd), DClinDent (Oral Surgery) (Syd), MRACDS, Specialist Oral Surgeon
Dr Ying Shi Chang is a female Specialist Oral Surgeon who speaks Sinhalese (as well as English).
Dr Ying Shi Chang is a board registered Specialist Oral Surgeon, having obtained her specialist qualifications from the University of Sydney. Dr Chang is committed to and is passionate about teaching and equity of care. For the past 12 years she has been involved in the Oral Surgery teaching programmes at both Charles Sturt University and the University of Sydney. She currently holds the position of Lecturer in Oral Surgery at the University of Sydney (School of Dentistry) and is involved in the education and training of both graduate and post-graduate students.
Dr Chang holds the positions of Staff Specialist (Oral Surgery), Sydney Local Health District and Visiting Dental Officer (Oral Surgery) at Nepean Centre for Oral Health, Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District. She has had a range of experience, having previously held positions at the Westmead Centre for Oral Health, Orange Base Hospital, Dubbo Oral Health Clinic, Royal North Shore Hospital, and Charles Sturt University Clinics.
Dr Chang is passionate about patient-centric care, treating every person according to their individual needs with respect and compassion. She believes in and is committed to open communication and collaboration with patients, their carers, and other health practitioners (general dentists, medical doctors and both medical as well as dental specialists) to provide personalised evidence-based care to her patients.
Dr Chang practices the full scope of Oral Surgery with a particular interest in: Wisdom teeth removal, Extraction of teeth, Orthodontic exposure and bond, Oral pathology and oral medicine, Oro-antral communication and Oro-antral fistula, Dental implants, ridge augmentation and bone grafting, Pre-prosthetic surgery and Dentoalveolar trauma.