Dr Howard Chao BDS DClinDent (Endodontics)
Howard completed his Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) from the University of Otago, graduating with first class honours, and was awarded a Gold Medal in Clinical Dentistry and the Honours Research Prize. After graduation, he practised as a general dentist in Auckland. During this time he developed an interest in Endodontics and later returned to Dunedin for his Clinical Doctorate (DClinDent). He was awarded the University of Otago Doctoral Scholarship throughout his three years of specialist training. His honours dissertation looked at the interpretation of dental imaging in Endodontics and hi