DR BENJAMIN FU
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
BDSc (HONS), MD, MPhil, FRACDS (OMS)
Dr Benjamin Fu grew up in Brisbane and completed his dental degree with honours at The University of Queensland in 2006. He worked as a dentist servicing both private and public sectors for four years before returning to obtain his postgraduate medical degree at Griffith University and research masters degree with UQ. He completed oral and maxillofacial surgical training in Victoria and is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (RACDS).
During his extended time at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital and Royal Melbourne Hospital, Ben developed special interests in paediatric maxillofacial surgery, facial trauma, and orthognathic and jaw deformity surgery. He completed additional fellowship training at the Royal Melbourne hospital in orthognathic surgery. He subsequently took up a consultant position at the Waikato Hospital in New Zealand. In addition to further development of surgical expertise, he was also the supervisor of training at Waikato hospital, and served on the NZ regional surgical committee.
In 2024, Ben returned home to Brisbane with his wife and three young children. Ben prides himself in being an empathetic and caring doctor, and practices the full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery. He holds a consultant post at the Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital.
What is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon?
An Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon is a specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of a range of conditions affecting the mouth, face and jaws. They are highly trained experts in both medicine and dentistry, and are specialists in the removal of teeth, impacted teeth, dental surgery, dental implants and jaw reconstruction, treatment of jaw fractures, diagnosis and management of pathology affecting the mouth and jaws, orthognathic (orthodontic) surgery and temporomandibular (jaw joint) disorders.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons have obtained both dentistry and medical degrees, and completed general medical and surgical training as interns and then residents, before applying for selection into the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery training program. This speciality training takes a further four years. They are therefore medical and dental experts in the management of conditions of the face, jaws, mouth, and teeth.