Dr Ian Young is a dental graduate of the University of Queensland and worked for a short period in private practice before pursuing a keen interest in Rugby League in the south of France. He continued his dental career for several years in England before entering a Masters program in Oral Surgery at the Eastman Dental Hospital (London). On completing his postgraduate degree, he completed a further 18 months of training at The Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead. Ian returned to Australia in 1991 and worked as the Senior Registrar at the Royal Adelaide Hospital for two years before completing a Medical Degree at the University of Adelaide, moved then to the Sunshine Coast in Queensland where he has been in Specialist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Practice for the last 20 years. Ian also has branch practices in Rockhampton, Gladstone and Brisbane. His special interests include Orthognathic Surgery and almost 30 years experience in placing dental implants. Over the years, Ian has visited the Philippines and China on a number of occasions to perform Volunteer Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery.