Andrew Terry is a Senior Lecturer in Dental Hygiene working for the Newly minted Faculty of Medicine of Health, School of Dentistry. He works with both the Bachelor of Oral Health (BOH) and the Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) programs since August 2015.

He is responsible primarily for the education of Periodontal instrumentation/screening and Oral Hygiene instruction education for both the BOH1 and DMD1 & 2-year levels. He supervises clinical practice of the final year BOH3 students (Dental Hygiene stream) and the initial Clinical Periodontal treatment provided by DMD2 students. From 2017 he was appointed as a Unit of Study Co-coordinator for BOH1 students. He is responsible also for the education/appointment of Clinical Educators for DMD1&2 Periodontics department.

Andrew still works in private practice each Friday and has a special interest in providing caring treatment for HIV and Hep C positive patients. He also lecturers on this topic in the Bachelor of Oral Health Program. He undertakes volunteer oral hygiene education sessions for various HIV and HEP C positive groups from diverse back grounds and age groups. He has worked with ACON and Positive Life NSW, Australia.

He has approximately 32 years’ clinical experience first qualifying as a Dental Therapist in QLD, Australia in 1993 and then as a Dental Hygienist in London, U.K in 1998. He ratified his Australian and U.K education in Switzerland with the Swiss red cross and attained the protected title of “Dip. Dental Hygienist of Higher Education”. He completed his Masters in Education in 2019 and will enrole for a part-time PhD in 2026.

He has worked in Townsville, Brisbane, London and Zurich. He has been based in Sydney for 18 years now.

Cat Edney is a multi-award-winning Dental Therapist, educator and global Key Opinion Leader whose work centres on elevating clinical practice through collaborative, evidence-based periodontal and restorative care. With over fifteen years of experience in specialist and private practice, she is recognised for championing the integration of Dental Therapists within multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes, efficiency and clinical confidence.

Cat is the founder of The Modern Therapist, an education platform delivering hands-on training, structured mentorship, and clinical development designed to empower dental professionals to work to their full scope. Her courses influence a growing international audience and are grounded in contemporary concepts of minimally invasive care, communication-led practice, and reproducible clinical excellence.

Alongside her role as Lead KOL for NSK’s MIT framework, Cat serves on faculty for the UK’s largest private dental training organisation and collaborates widely with industry partners to support innovation, product application and clinician education. She contributes regularly to professional publications, appears on international speaking stages, and has been recognised in the Dentistry Top 50 for her influence within the profession.

With postgraduate qualifications in aesthetic and restorative dentistry, as well as coaching, mentoring and dental education, Cat’s mission is clear: to support the global dental community in delivering modern, confident and patient-centred therapy.