Meet your endodontists
Dr Tallan Chew
BDS (Adelaide), DClinDent (Adelaide), MRACDS (Endodontics)
Dr Tallan Chew completed her Bachelor of Dental Surgery Degree from the University of Adelaide in 2013. After completing her degree, Dr. Chew and her husband moved to Singapore, where she gained valuable experience working as a general dentist for a couple of years.
Inspired by her passion for endodontics, Dr. Chew returned to Adelaide in 2017 to pursue specialist studies in the field. She has contributed to the dental community through her publications in the Journal of Endodontics and the Australian Endodontic Journal.
Outside of her professional life, Dr Chew enjoys spending time with her two boys. She is also fluent in Mandarin and Bahasa Malaysia, which helps her connect with a diverse range of patients.
Dr. Tallan Chew is committed to providing compassionate and comprehensive dental care, always striving to put her patients at ease and address their individual needs.
Publications:
Chew T, Brennan D, Rossi-Fedele G. Longitudinal Study on the Impact Root Canal Treatment and Other Dental Services Have on Oral Health-related Quality of Life Using Self-reported Health Measures (Oral Health Impact Profile-14 and Global Health Measures). J Endod. 2019
Heithersay G, Chew T. Herpes Zoster and association with pulp necrosis and development of apical periodontitis – a review and presentation of two case reports. Aust Endod J,2022
Dr Hitesh Navani
BDSc (Hons), FRACDS, DClinDent (Endo), MRACDS (Endo)
Dr Hitesh Navani graduated with a BDS (Hons) in 2007 from Melbourne University. After excelling in the Primary examinations with the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (RACDS) in 2012, he gained his Fellowship with the RACDS in 2014. Hitesh graduated with a Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (DCD) in the discipline of Endodontics in 2017, from the University of Otago, New Zealand and was awarded a University of Otago postgraduate scholarship for academic proficiency at a Doctoral level. In that year, he also became a Member of the RACDS in the discipline of Endodontics.
Hitesh’s primary research interest lies in the area of regenerative endodontics, and he has presented the findings of his doctoral research both locally and internationally. He is a current member of the Australian Society of Endodontology and the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Endodontists. He is the current Federal Secretary/ Treasurer of the Australian Society of Endodontology.
Hitesh has been extensively involved in teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate dental students since 2013, both in Australia and in New Zealand. He also served as an examiner to overseas-trained dentists (New Zealand Dentist Registration Examination) in 2016.
When Hitesh is not treating patients, he ardently follows tennis and can be caught camping outside Melbourne Park in a last-ditch attempt to secure tickets to the Rod Laver Arena! Additionally, he enjoys fine dining and loves to travel.