Dr. Trish Braga graduated from the University of Minnesota Dental School and began her career as a general dentist in 1983. Without any advanced credentials beyond DDS, she describes herself as the most common of dentists and so realized that the procedural nature of general dentistry did not suit her. However, she thrived on the business development challenges for her multi-disciplinary practice. Finding sleep was like finding a true home. She believes it is about 50% listening, 30% problem solving, 20% laying on of hands and 100% reward. She quickly shed herself of all general dental responsibilities in the practice, devoted herself to sleep and worked gratis in a hospital sleep clinic collaborating with medical colleagues. In 2017 she was asked to develop curriculum for what is now the AADSM Mastery Program. This unexpectedly became an all-consuming project that enticed her away from clinical patient care. She continues as a full-time independent contractor for the AADSM in curriculum development and is launching a practice management program in the fall of 2024.

Brendon Yee is a Senior Staff Specialist at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPA). He is a respiratory and sleep physician and a Clinical Professor at the University of Sydney. He is also the Head of the Discipline of Sleep Medicine at Sydney University. He is a senior researcher/clinician at the Sleep Research Group, at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research. Brendon has a strong interest clinical research and medical education.

BSc, BDSc (UWA), MS, Cert Orofacial Pain (UKy), Cert Oral Medicine (UPenn), MRACDS (OralMed), ABOP, FDS RCPS(Glasg), FOMAA, FADI, FPFA, FICD Ramesh Balasubramaniam is an Oral Medicine Specialist with expertise in temporomandibular disorders, orofacial pain and dental sleep medicine. He has numerous peer reviewed publications, co-authored several chapters, and co-edited and co-authored three books notably “Contemporary Oral Medicine”. In addition, he serves as a reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals. Ramesh is associate professor and discipline lead in Oral Medicine at the University of Western Australia, Dental School and is actively involved in teaching and research. He has lectured extensively both nationally and internationally. For his ongoing contributions to dentistry, he has received a number of awards including fellowships in the International College of Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry International, the Pierre Fauchard Academy and the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2021. Ramesh was president of the Oral Medicine Academy of Australasia (2019-2022). He also has public appointments at the Oral Health Centre of Western Australia and the Perth Children’s Hospital.

Dr Julia Crawford is an Australian trained Ear, Nose and Throat/Head and Neck Surgeon with a subspecialty interest in Surgery for Sleep Apnoea, Robotic Surgery and Head and Neck Cancer Surgery. Dr Crawford is appointed at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, St Vincent’s Public and Private Hospital and St George Private Hospital with consulting rooms in Darlinghurst and Kogarah. She is the Head of Department at St Vincent’s Private Hospital and holds appointments on the NSW RACS Executive Board, the NSW division of ASOHNS Executive committee and is the Vice-President of the ANZHNCS. From a training and research perspective, she is the SET Training Supervisor at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, Conjoint Lecturer at UNSW and a reviewer for the Australian Journal of Otolaryngology.

Sara Winter is a Clinical Psychologist of over 18 years' experience as a Clinician and Researcher with a special interest in sleep disorders and behavioural sleep medicine. Her primary current research interests are in the behavioural management of sleep disorders, treatment adherence and implementation science/service model redesign. Sara completed her PhD in the area of sleep disorders and health behaviour change, and completed her clinical training at the University of Queensland in the area of Clinical and Neuro Psychology. Sara’s national level committee membership with the Australasian Sleep Association is congruent with her Vision to contribute to improving population health by developing and refining behavioural sleep medicine practice guidelines, and through education and upskilling of primary care and community-based practitioners in behavioural sleep medicine.

A/Prof Sue-Ching Yeoh is an AHPRA-registered Oral Medicine Specialist. She maintains a specialist private practice in Sydney as well as a clinical appointment at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and Chris O’Brien Lifehouse where she is a member of the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Oncology Team. Sue holds an academic post with the University of Sydney and is the current Head of Training of the DClinDent (Oral Medicine) program. She is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (General and Special Fields Stream); the International College of Dentists; the Pierre Fauchard Academy; and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow. She is currently the President of the Oral Medicine Academy of Australasia (OMAA) and the Chair of the Australian Dental Association Therapeutics Committee. She is a contributing author to the Therapeutic Guidelines: Oral and Dental V3 (2019). Sue is committed to continuing professional development, having been a frequently invited speaker for the Australian Dental Association CPD programs. She has presented at national and international conferences; and has generated publications in peer-reviewed journals and has contributed to several Oral Medicine textbooks. She has significant experience in the management of oral conditions in medically compromised patients, particularly in the fields of Haemato-Oncology, Head and Neck Oncology, Immunology and Rheumatology, and Dermatology. Sue's clinical interests include oral mucosal disease particularly oral potentially malignant disorders and vesiculobullous disease, odontogenic and salivary gland pathology, orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction and dental sleep medicine. Her research is focused on autoimmune oral blistering conditions.

Dr Adelaide Withers is a respiratory and sleep consultant at Perth Children’s Hospital and a researcher in the Children’s Lung Health Team at Telethon Kids Institute. She is currently completing her PhD investigating factors predicting the onset of respiratory failure in children with neuromuscular disorders and is the respiratory clinical lead for the neuromuscular service. She is part of the complex airway team with vast experience in managing children with complex obstructive sleep apnoea, airway anomalies and those requiring tracheostomy insertion and ventilation. Her other research interests include tracheobronchomalacia in cystic fibrosis, use of humidified high flow oxygen during aeromedical transfer and novel technologies for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnoea. She is the co-host of the Child and Adolescent Health Service Podcast, Kids Health Matters, where she discusses topics such as sleep problems in children and vaping.

Dr. Alexander McDonald grew up in the Whitsundays and completed his formal dental training in Cairns at James Cook University (JCU) where he was awarded an academic medal for bachelor coursework. He then went on to work in the public dental system in Victoria and Tasmania before embarking on a career with the Royal Australian Navy, where he served for five years at the rank of Lieutenant including a position as Senior Dental Officer at HMAS Cairns. During this time Alex held a clinical supervisor role at JCU tutoring senior year dental students. As an Australian Dental Association (QLD Branch) Councillor, Alex is passionate about engaging with and educating the wider community in the interests of promoting oral health. Alex has studied with the prestigious Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons and also completed two post graduate diplomas in the fields of orthodontics and dental sleep medicine with the Excellence in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics Academy. Alex was also certified as part of the inaugural Fellowship in Dental Sleep Medicine program with the Australasian Sleep Association. Alex is currently furthering his knowledge base and is on the path to become a certified orofacial myologist. Outside of work, Alex enjoys playing golf and squash as well as hanging out at the beach and occasionally going for a sail.

Professor Peter Eastwood is Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research & Innovation at Murdoch University. Previous positions include Past President of the Australasian Sleep Association; Asia/Australasia representative on the World Sleep Society Governing Council; Immediate Past Editor in Chief of Respirology; Director of Flinders University’s Health and Medical Research Institute and Dean of Research, College of Medicine and Public Health; Director of The Raine Study; and Inaugural Director of the Centre for Sleep Science, University of Western Australia Professor Eastwood has made a significant contribution to understanding and improving the diagnosis and treatments of chronic lung disease and sleep disorders. His research is clinically-orientated and undertaken in university and public hospital settings. He has published >250 peer-reviewed research papers and supervised many postgraduate research students across a broad range of disciplines including genomics, public health, rehabilitation and exercise science, life course health studies, metabolic health, neuroscience and chronic disease.