QUALIFICATIONS

Dental Board Registered Specialist Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon 

• Bachelor of Dental Surgery, University of Sydney
  
• Master of Dental Surgery, Dept. of Oral Medicine & Oral Surgery, Sydney University
  
• Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons
  

PAST POSITIONS

• Private General Practice
  
• Dental Officer, Westmead Hospital Dental Clinical School
  
• Registrar in Dental Services for the intellectually and physically disabled, Westmead Hospital
  
• Honorary Tutor, Dept. of Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery, University of Sydney
  
• Registrar and Senior Registrar (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery) Westmead Hospital
  
• Staff Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery John Hunter Hospital; and the Royal Newcastle Hospital
  
• Inaugural Director of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgery, John Hunter Hospital
  
• Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon Royal Australian Air Force, Williamtown Base
  
• Visiting Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at John Hunter Hospital
  
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, 1 Health Support Battalion, Australian Army Reserve
  
• Consultant (Oncology) Newcastle Mater Hospital
  

PRESENT APPOINTMENTS

• Honorary Clinical Lecturer, School of Medicine, University of Newcastle
  
• Accredited Visiting Specialist: Lake Macquarie Private Hospital, Maitland Private Hospital, Lingard Hospital, Warners Bay Hospital
• RAAF Specialist Reserve
  

PUBLICATIONS and PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS  

• REED B. E., BARRETT A. P., SMITH M. W. The Relationship of Tattooing to Hepatitis B Virus Exposure. Aust. NZ J. Med. December, 1985, 15:769-770.
• REED B. E., BARRETT A. P., SMITH M. W. The Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Exposure in Patients Disclosing a Past History of Hepatitis Infection. Aust. NZ J. Med. April, 1986, 16:237- 238.
• BARRETT A. P., REED B. E. National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia - Guidelines for dental treatment of patients with infectious diseases. Canberra: Australian Government. Publishing Service (April 1986). Also published in "Guidelines for Successful Dentistry". Australian Dental Association. Third Edition. August 1989. pp. 1-10 to 1-15. 
• REED B. E. The Implications of Hepatitis B for Dental Practice. M.D.S. Thesis (University of Sydney 1987). 
• REED B. E., BARRETT A. P. Hepatitis B Virus Carrier Groups and the Australian Community. Aust. Dent. J. June, 1988, 33:171-176. 
• BARRETT A. P., REED B. E., BUCKLEY D. J. Hepatitis B Vaccination and Sydney Dental Practitioners. Aust. NZ. J. Med. August, 1988, 18:729-730. 
• REED B. E., BARRETT A. P., KATELARIS C., BILOUS M. Orofacial Sensitivity Reactions and the Role of Dietary Components. Aust. Dent. J. 1993, 38(4):287-91.
• DORR W, HAMILTON CS, BOYD T, REED B, DENHAM JW. Radiation-induced changes in cellularity and proliferation in human oral mucosa. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 2002; 52:911-917.
• REED B. E. The Relationship of Tattooing to Hepatitis B Virus Carriage. (abstract) J. Dent. Research April, 1986, 65(4):478.

• REED B. E., BARRETT A. P., SMITH M. W. The Seroepidemiology of Hepatitis B in Patients reporting a History of Hepatitis. (abstract) J. Dent. Research April, 1987, 66(4):825.
• BARRETT A. P., REED B. E., BUCKLEY D. J. Acceptance of Hepatitis B Vaccination by Sydney Dental Practitioners. (abstract) J. Dent. Research April 1989, 68(4):546.
• REED B. E., CAPPER B., WILSON I., BOWLER M. Anatomical Sites and Aetiology of Mandibular Fractures. (abstract) J. Dent. Research April, 1992, 71(4):983.
• REED B. E., BARTHOFER N., CAPPER B. Maxillofacial Fractures: an Analysis of Aetiology, Distribution and Management. (abstract) J. Dent Research April, 1992, 71(4):982. 
• REED B. E., THAMBY S. Maxillofacial Fractures and Concomitant Injuries. (Abstract) J. Dent. Research April, 1993.
• REED B. E. The Roles of an Army Oral and Maxillofacial Unit (abstract). British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2009.
• 5.16 REED B. E., HALE R. G. The Primary Management of Maxillofacial Injuries from IED’s (abstract). Journal of Military and Veterans Health 2009.17(2):44.
• 5.17 REED B. E., HALE R. G., GLIDDON M., ERICSON M. Maximizing outcomes from maxillofacial injuries from improvised explosive devices by deployed health care personnel. ADF Health Journal.9 (2) June 2008:36 -42.

AUDIO-VISUAL TEACHING MATERIAL 

• BARRETT A. P., REED B. E. (1986) "Infection Control in Dental Practice". This audio-visual film has received national and international distribution to private practitioners, universities and dental societies. It was endorsed by the Australian Dental Association.

RESEARCH GRANTS

• Health Services Research and Development Grant in 1986 by the Commonwealth Department of Health to fund the audio-visual film "Infection Control in Dental Practice".
• 1988 Iain McKenna Research Travel Fellowship of the Westmead Hospital Dental Officers Association for the study entitled "Acceptance of Hepatitis B Vaccination by Sydney Dental Practitioners". 
• Associate Investigator for a National Health & Medical Research Council project by Dr. C. Hamilton, Professor J. Denham, Dr. P. O.'Brien, Department of Radiation Oncology, Newcastle Mater Hospital; and Professor W. Dorr, Germany, for a unique research project commencing in 1996, for five years, entitled "Mucosal Cell Density and Kinetic Changes During Radiotherapy" investigating cellular regeneration in human mucosa during radiotherapy in oral cancer patients.
• Award of a 2009 Department of Defence Army History Research Unit research grant on the dental and oral surgical aspects of the Kokoda Track Campaign of 1942.