Robert Santosa graduated with a BDS from the University of Adelaide in 1996 and completed a Master of Dental Science in Prosthodontics from The University of Sydney in 2001. In 2002 he was the recipient of an ITI scholarship at the University of Florida, Gainesville USA. For the past 19 years, he works as a private specialist prosthodontist in Sydney with an emphasis on implant dentistry.

Robert has served as Past President of Australasian Osseointegration Society (NSW Branch) and in the various position within the ITI Australasian Section Leadership Team. He is a reviewer for the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants (JOMI) and Clinical Oral Implant Research (COIR), and lectures widely nationally and overseas. Robert is a Member of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons; a Fellow of the ITI, a Fellow of Pierre Fauchard Academy and a Fellow of Academy of Dentistry International. Robert is the past immediate Chair for the ITI Australasian Section.