Dr Helen completed her Bachelor of Dental Surgery in Adelaide and specialist training at the highly regarded University of Melbourne, where she became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons. After years of training and traveling abroad, Dr Helen moved back to her hometown of Newcastle in 2004. She’s a Visiting Medical Officer at the John Hunter Children’s Hospital as part of their cleft palate team, and she works with the University of Newcastle as a Conjoint Senior Lecturer as a part of their Oral Health unit.