Dr. Michelle Heffernan is the Head of Discipline of Endodontics at the University of Sydney. She also provides surgical and non-surgical endodontic treatment for her patients in her private practice, BMA House Endodontists.  Dr. Heffernan's dental career started at the University of Pittsburgh in the USA, where she obtained a degree in dental hygiene and then her dental degree.


She obtained her Masters Degree in Endodontics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Prior to relocating to Sydney, Dr. Heffernan practiced in a private endodontic practice in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.


Dr. Heffernan is a prominent lecturer and clinical educator. Dr. Heffernan has introduced rotary endodontics and microscopes to the student clinics at the University of Sydney.  She has received multiple awards for her teaching.  She started the endodontic teaching and curriculum at Charles Sturt University in Orange, NSW.  She is the current President of the Eastern Suburbs Dental Group.  She has been awarded an honorary fellowship to the Pierre Fauchard Academy in recognition of her contribution to dentistry in Australia.  Dr. Heffernan has given numerous lectures in the USA, Australia and New Zealand. 

 

Michelle Heffernan  DMD (Univ of Pittsburgh, USA), MS (UNC Chapel Hill, USA)

Guy Shipper   BDS, MDent (Wits, South Africa), MS (UNC Chapel Hill, USA)

Dr. Guy Shipper is a Lecturer and a Clinical Instructor in Endodontics at the University of Sydney.  He also treats patients in his specialist endodontic private practice, BMA House Endodontists. 


Dr. Shipper has obtained two speciality degrees in dentistry.  First Dr. Shipper obtained his dental degree and Masters Degree in Prosthodontics at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Dr. Shipper then obtained his second specialist training in the USA. He completed his Masters Degree in Endodontics from the University of North Carolina, School of Dentistry at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.  Dr. Shipper is eligible to be a Diplomat of the American Board of Endodontics.

Dr. Shipper has lectured at endodontic meetings in the United States, Europe, and Australia. He is active in continuing education courses. He has published numerous papers in the Journal of Endodontics, International Endodontic Journal, and Dental Traumatology. Dr. Shipper’s papers have become one of the most cited in Endodontics in previous years.


Prior to relocating to Sydney, Dr. Shipper practiced in a private endodontic practice in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.

Dr. Heffernan and Dr. Shipper both studied and trained at one of the most prestigious endodontic programs in the United States.  They were trained by many world renowned endodontists including, Dr. Martin Trope and Dr. Asgeir Sigurdsson. 

Their acquired knowledge and expertise includes all areas of endodontics including managing complex dental traumas, pulp revascularization and endodontic surgery.