Dr Benjamin Oteng-Boateng (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon)
- Name
- Dr Benjamin Kofi Amoako Oteng-Boateng
- Qualifications
- BDS University of Otago New Zealand 2001
- Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery University of Auckland New Zealand 2009
- FRACDS (OMS) Australia 2014
- Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (Oral Maxillofacial Surgery) Australia 2015
- Occupation
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
- Gender
- Male
Dr Oteng-Boateng is a specialist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon trained in Australia and New Zealand. He holds both general and specialist registrations with the medical and dental boards of both countries. He is comprehensively trained in and practices the full scope of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) including: Wisdom teeth removal; Dental extractions; Dental implants, ridge augmentation, bone grafting; All-on-four dental implants; Orthognathic and corrective jaw surgery; Surgical management of facial trauma; Surgical and nonsurgical management of TMJ disorders; Salivary gland surgery; Management of oral pathology; Obstructive Sleep Apnoea surgery; Treatment of oral cancer. Dr Oteng-Boateng completed a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) with honours from University of Otago in Dunedin New Zealand, being one of a handful of students in his class to achieve an honours. He worked full-time for four years as a dentist before completing his medical degree (Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery, MBChB) at the University of Auckland. In his final year of medical school, he was one of the few students to be awarded a distinction. He spent two years working as a medical doctor in New Zealand, completing rotations in General and Emergency Medicine, Ear Nose and Throat Surgery, Orthopaedic and General Surgery. He then moved to Australia and completed four years of Advanced Surgical Training in OMFS, while simultaneously completing a Master of Surgery degree through the University of Sydney. He was awarded the Fellowship in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in February 2015. Dr Oteng-Boateng has completed post fellowship surgical training in the surgical management of oral cancer, in addition to Orthognathic surgery. He is one of the few Oral & Maxilllofacial surgeons in Australia to hold a Master’s degree in Surgery. Dr Oteng-Boateng takes pride in being an excellent surgeon. He keeps up to date with the latest literature in surgery, medicine and dentistry. He always provides the highest standard of care to his patients in a compassionate and considerate manner. Dr Oteng-Boateng has clinical and teaching roles at Westmead Hospital where he treats patients and helps train surgeons, dentist and doctors. He is also an honorary clinical lecturer at University of Wollongong where he is involved with teaching of medical students.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Shellharbour Private Hospital
- Nowra Private Hospital
- Kingsway Day Surgery
- Sydney South West Private Hospital
- Wollongong Private Hospital
- Westmead Hospital
- Macquarie University Hospital
- Campbelltown Private Hospital
- Affiliated Clinics
- Southern Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Barrack Heights
- Southern Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Bowral
- Southern Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Nowra
- StarCare Dental Specialists
- Affiliated Organisations
- Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (RACDS)
Practice Locations
NSW
- StarCare Dental Specialists
- Address
- Commercial Tower
Level 9
200 Crown Street
Wollongong NSW 2500
Australia
- Phone
- 02 9601 5111
- Fax
- 02 9601 2222
- Southern Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Barrack Heights
- Address
- 27 Captain Cook Drive
Barrack Heights NSW 2528
Australia
- Phone
- 02 4647 8301
- Fax
- 02 4647 0307
- Southern Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Bowral
- Address
- Suite 10 70 Bowral Street
Bowral NSW 2576
Australia
- Phone
- 02 4647 8301
- Fax
- 02 4647 0307
- Southern Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Nowra
- Address
- Weerona Place
Nowra NSW 2541
Australia
- Phone
- 02 4647 8301
- Fax
- 02 4647 0307
