Who we are
Dr. Michelle Heffernan 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. Michelle Heffernan is the previous Head of Discipline of Endodontics at the University of Sydney. She also 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 also the past 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, Canada and New Zealand.
Dr. Guy Shipper 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 was previously a Lecturer and a Clinical Instructor in Endodontics at the University of Sydney. He also 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.
