Griffith University

Registered Dental Prosthetist and Dental Technician

Senior Lecturer  in Prosthetics, Business Development Manager

Contact details for Mr John Mackay

Professional Biography

John Mackay practised as a Dental Technician and Dental Prosthetist for 35 years before joining the staff of Griffith University School of Dentistry and Oral Health.  He owned and managed a Dental Laboratory at Southport for the majority of that time.

Between 1994 and 2003 John actively worked in a consultancy role towards the establishment of the School at the Griffith Gold Coast Campus.  This involvement included a major role in budgeting, building design and tendering for equipment.  He also played a major role in curriculum design and accreditation of the programs.

Since 2004, John has worked full time as Senior Lecturer Oral Health and Business Development Manager and currently as Convenor of the Masters of Dental Technology in Prosthetics. His role includes ongoing liaison and negotiation with suppliers and coordination of the School’s continuing professional development programs for dental and oral health professionals.

John is again involved in the design and development of the new School of Dentistry and Oral Health at the Griffith University Parklands Campus.

Responsibilities

• Convenor of the Masters of Dental Technology in Prosthetics including lecturing Clinical Prosthetics 1 and supervision of students’ clinical contact with patients referred for the construction of removable prosthetic appliances.
• Coordinator of simulation clinic and technical laboratory
• Business Development Manager
  

Qualifications

• Registered Dental Technician and Dental Prosthetist

Professional admission & memberships

• 2010   Queensland committee member of the Dental Board of Australia
• 2005-2010   Chair of the Dental Technicians and Dental Prosthetists Board of Queensland
• 2002-2005    Deputy Chair of the Dental Technicians and Dental Prosthetists Board of Queensland
• 2001-2010   Member, Council of Regulating Authorities as a representative of the Board
• 2001-2002   Chair of the Dental Technicians and Dental Prosthetists Board of Queensland
• 1990-2010   Member Association of Dental Prosthetists Queensland
• 1998-2001   Deputy Chair of the Dental Technicians and Dental Prosthetists Board of Queensland
• 1997-1998   Minister’s appointment to the Dental Technicians and Dental Prosthetists Board of Queensland
• 1997   Ministerial Advisory Committee (Oral Health Pathology Training for Dental Prosthetists)
• 1994-2005   Representative of the Association of Dental Prosthetists – Coordinator for Continuing Education
• 1994-2003  Representative of the Association of Dental Prosthetists on the Curriculum Development Advisory Committee
• 1982-1989   Queensland Confederation of Industry represented the Confederation of Australian Industry on the Dental Standards Committee (CN4).  
  

Recent Keynote Address

• 2007 Presented key note speaker at the International Oral Prosthetic Techniques Symposium, Tianjin, Peoples Republic of China

Consultancy

• 2007 Produced the Feasibility Study including a budget for a new Dental School for Charles Sturt University, NSW and contributed to the final proposal to the Commonwealth Government.
• 2009 Co-authored the feasibility documents including the budget for a new dental facility for Holmesglen  TAFE in Victoria
  

Recent Publications

• Short, L. M., Evans, J., Mackay, J., Johnson, N.W., Nulty, D. D. and Evelyn, E. (2010). Griffith University. In A. K. L. Tsang (Ed.), Oral Health Therapy Programs in Australia and New Zealand Gold Coast: Knowledge Book & Software (in press).
• Short, L.M., Johnson, N.W. and Mackay, J. Feasibility and Educational Model for Potential Dental Programs offered through Holmesglen Institute of TAFE, $31,539, July 2009.
• Evans, J.L*., Short, L., Mackay, J., Henderson, A., & Johnson, N. W. (2009). Dental Technology Education @ Griffith University: R Grads Rdy 4 Wrk? Poster presented at the Collaborating for Health, Gold Coast Health and Medical Research Conference 2009. Radisson Resort Gold Coast, 3-4 December, Abstract on page 149, Gold Coast: Griffith University.
• Evans, J., Short, L., Mackay, J., Henderson, A., & Johnson, N. W. (2009). Dental Technology
• Education @ Griffith University: Are Graduates Ready for Work? Poster presented at the Collaborating for Health, Gold Coast Health and Medical Research Conference. Radisson Resort Gold Coast, 3-4 December, Abstract on page 149, Gold Coast: Griffith University.
• Short, L.M., Johnson, N.W. and Mackay, J. Feasibility and Educational Model for Potential Dental Programs offered through Holmesglen Institute of TAFE, August 2009. Gold Coast: Griffith University.
• Evans J.L.* & Mackay J 2007, Dental Technology Education at Griffith University, International Oral Prosthetic Technology Symposium, Tianjin, China.
• Evans, J.L., Short, L., Tennant, M., Kruger, E., Coleman, H. and Mackay, J. International Association of Dental Research, Australia and New Zealand Division, 45th Annual Meeting, 25-28 September 2005, Queenstown, ‘Building the Team: Cross-Professional Education at Griffith University’.
• Cripps, A#. Johnson, N. Boocock, H. Fletcher, M. Westwood, P. Tennant, M. Coleman, H. Evans, S. Short, L. & Mackay, J. 2005 A new suite of programmes in dentistry and oral health: challenges in interprofessionalism, internationalisation and innovation, Australian International Education Conference, Gold Coast Australia Medical & Health Sciences.
• Evans, J*#., Smith, D. & Mackay, J. 2005 Effective Teaching and Learning Conference, Nov      2004 4th &    5th, Adding Value through Common Learning: Oral Health Education at Griffith University ISBN 0909291969