Paul Abbott

Paul Abbott is Emeritus Professor of Dentistry at The University of Western Australia. He is a Specialist Endodontist. Prior to taking a full-time University position in 2002, he spent 17 years in private specialist endodontic practice and he also held part-time academic positions at The University of Western Australia and the University of Melbourne. He was Dean and Head of the School of Dentistry at The University of Western Australia and Director of the Oral Health Centre of Western Australia from 2003-2009. He has presented over 1000 lectures and courses in 52 countries. He has over authored or co-authored 415 publications with 256 articles in refereed journals, 25 textbook chapters and 51 Newsletter articles. From 2015-2022, he was the Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Dental Traumatology. Prof. Abbott’s main research and clinical interests revolve around dental traumatology, tooth resorption, and the diagnosis and management of pulp, root canal and peri-radicular conditions, with particular emphasis on pain control and disinfection of the root canal system. Prof. Abbott has received numerous awards for excellence in teaching and service to the dental profession, particularly in education and research. His awards include all three categories of the University of Western Australia’s Excellence in Teaching Award system - for Individual Teaching, for Postgraduate Coursework Teaching and for Research Supervision. He has also been awarded by the UWA Student Guild for his teaching and he received a Commendation for Lifetime Achievement in Clinical Supervision from The WA Clinical Training Network Team. In 2015, the Governor-General of Australia appointed Prof. Abbott as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - one of the highest honours in Australia – “For distinguished service to clinical dentistry, and to higher education, as an academic, researcher and author, to endodontics as a practitioner, and to professional organisations.” In 2023, The University of Western Australia’s Dental School established the annual “Paul Abbott Oration” to recognise Prof. Abbott’s contributions to the University’s Dental School and to the dental profession over many years. In 2024, he was honored to receive the Jens O. Andreasen Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dental Traumatology from the International Association of Dental Traumatology (2024).