Dr Evans graduated from the University of Queensland with first class honours. After 3 years as a dentist in the Royal Australian Navy, and as a general dentist on the Mornington Peninsula, he completed a Master of Dental Science degree in Prosthodontics at Melbourne University, leading to registration as a specialist prosthodontist. He has been in specialist Private Prosthodontic Practice in Brighton, Victoria since 1997. He is a Member of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons. He maintains a branch practice in Albury, NSW, has been consultant prosthodontist to the Royal Australian Navy and a Clinical Demonstrator for the Graduate Diploma in implant dentistry at the University of Melbourne. He is a Visiting Demonstrator for Graduate Periodontics and Prosthodontic Students at Melbourne University. Dr Evans is a full member of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Prosthodontists and is an ITI Fellow. He has lectured extensively at national and international meetings on implant related topics and reconstructive dentistry, and was on the Editorial Board of Clinical Oral Implants Research for 4 years from 2008-2012. He is a past president of the Australian Prosthodontic Society, Victorian Branch and Victorian Crown and Bridge Society and a committee member of the Australian Osseo-integration Society, Victorian Branch. Dr Evans has been actively involved in clinical research projects relating to dental implants, ranging from multi-centre international research projects to local research projects.