Overview
Background
Desmond Ong is currently a Clinical Academic in the Discipline of Orthodontics at the University of Queensland School of Dentistry, where he is involved in both the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Orthodontic Programs.
Desmond is also in full-time specialist orthodontic private practice in Townsville.
Desmond received the Raj Prasad Award from the Australian Society of Orthodontists (SA) in 2016 and is a past winner of the Young Lecturer Award from the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons.
Availability
- Dr Desmond Ong is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework) of Dental Science, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Interdisciplinary Treatment
The awareness of dentofacial aesthetics and patient expectations are ever increasing. It is important to provide all reasonable and relevant treatment options, especially for challenging cases. Interdisciplinary management of complex cases can provide excellent outcomes, however, such cases require comprehensive diagnosis and treatment planning, along with close communication between all of the clinicians involved.
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Autotransplantation
Autotransplantation of teeth in growing patients has the potential to provide significant advantages from the cost-benefit perspective, provided that the relatively strict selection criteria are met and a skilled surgeon is available. This treatment option does warrant serious consideration where the long-term prognosis of a tooth is questionable, where suitable donor teeth at the ideal stage of root development are present and where restorative implant placement is not possible due to expected future facial growth and dentoalveolar change. Tooth autotransplantation is not a new concept. It is hoped that through greater clinician awareness and future technological advancement, autotransplantation will become a very reasonable and viable treatment option for appropriately selected adolescent patients.
Works
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2017
Journal Article
Interdisciplinary management of a patient with advanced dental needs
Ong, Desmond C.V. and Crasta, Kenneth (2017). Interdisciplinary management of a patient with advanced dental needs. Australasian Orthodontic Journal, 33 (2), 268-279. doi: 10.21307/aoj-2020-105
2016
Journal Article
Contemporary Management Strategies for Palatally Displaced and Impacted Maxillary Canines: Part 3
Ong, Desmond (2016). Contemporary Management Strategies for Palatally Displaced and Impacted Maxillary Canines: Part 3. ADAQ News, December 2016, 12-14.
2016
Journal Article
Autotransplantation: a viable treatment option for adolescent patients with significantly compromised teeth
Ong, D., Itskovich, Y. and Dance, G. (2016). Autotransplantation: a viable treatment option for adolescent patients with significantly compromised teeth. Australian Dental Journal, 61 (4), 396-407. doi: 10.1111/adj.12420
2016
Journal Article
Contemporary Management Strategies for Palatally Displaced and Impacted Maxillary Canines: Part 2
Ong, Desmond (2016). Contemporary Management Strategies for Palatally Displaced and Impacted Maxillary Canines: Part 2. ADAQ News, October 2016, 10-12.
2016
Journal Article
Contemporary Management Strategies for Palatally Displaced and Impacted Maxillary Canines: Part 1
Ong, Desmond (2016). Contemporary Management Strategies for Palatally Displaced and Impacted Maxillary Canines: Part 1. ADAQ News, September 2016, 10-12.
2016
Journal Article
Contemporary Clinical Management for Missing Maxillary Lateral Incisors - Part 2
Ong, Desmond (2016). Contemporary Clinical Management for Missing Maxillary Lateral Incisors - Part 2. ADAQ News, April 2016, 12-13.
2016
Journal Article
Contemporary Clinical Management for Missing Maxillary Lateral Incisors - Part 1
Ong, Desmond (2016). Contemporary Clinical Management for Missing Maxillary Lateral Incisors - Part 1. ADAQ News, March 2016, 12-13.
2016
Journal Article
Management Strategies For Significantly Compromised First Permanent Molars: Part 2
Ong, Desmond (2016). Management Strategies For Significantly Compromised First Permanent Molars: Part 2. ADAQ News, Dec 2015/Jan 2016, 12-14.
2015
Journal Article
Molar Hypomineralisation – Short and Long-Term Clinical Challenges
Ong, Desmond (2015). Molar Hypomineralisation – Short and Long-Term Clinical Challenges. ADAQ News, Nov/Dec 2015, 12-14.
2015
Journal Article
Interdisciplinary management of an adolescent patient with significant previous trauma to the upper incisors
Ong, D and Ton L (2015). Interdisciplinary management of an adolescent patient with significant previous trauma to the upper incisors. Australian Dental Journal, 60 (2), 260-269. doi: 10.1111/adj.12328
2010
Journal Article
Compromised first permanent molars: An orthodontic perspective
Ong, D. C-V. and Bleakley, J. E. (2010). Compromised first permanent molars: An orthodontic perspective. Australian Dental Journal, 55 (1), 2-14. doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2009.01176.x
2009
Journal Article
Validity, reliability and reproducibility of three methods used to measure tooth widths for Bolton analyses.
Naidu, D., Scott, J., Ong, D. C. and Ho, C. T. C. (2009). Validity, reliability and reproducibility of three methods used to measure tooth widths for Bolton analyses.. Australian Orthodontic Journal, 25 (2), 97-103.
2007
Journal Article
Evaluation of two new methods for measure tooth widths and performing a Bolton's tooth size analysis
Naidu, D., Ong, D. and Ho, C. T. C (2007). Evaluation of two new methods for measure tooth widths and performing a Bolton's tooth size analysis. Australian Dental Journal, 52 (4), S48-S48. doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2007.tb06160.x
2006
Journal Article
Severe external apical root resorption associated with orthodontic treatment
Ong, Desmond, Medland, Patricia and Ho, Chistopher T. C. (2006). Severe external apical root resorption associated with orthodontic treatment. Annals of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons, 18, 53-55.
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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