Meet our Federal Council

President - Dr Roslyn Mayne

BDSc(Hons) DCD MRACDS(Orth) MOrthRCSEd

Dr Mayne graduated from dentistry at The University of Melbourne with honours. During her undergraduate study, she underwent officer cadet training with Melbourne University Regiment and received the S.A.F Pond scholarship.  Dr Mayne was awarded the Ernest Joske Best All Round student award, Dean’s Honours List, John Illifee prize and Rowden White prize for highest aggregate marks in 2002.

Originating from country Victoria, Dr Mayne returned to her community to work in public and private practice as a recipient of Victorian Rural Healthcare Undergraduate Scholarship. Dr Mayne is an active member of her local ADAVB group and state committees, holding many positions over the years. After completing the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons primary exams with commendations, Dr Mayne returned to The University of Melbourne for three years full-time specialist orthodontic training. Her research in demineralised enamel damage caused by debanding procedures was awarded the Elsdon Storey Research Award from ASOFRE. Dr Mayne received the John McDonald medal for best international candidate during Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) MOrtho exams in 2009.

Dr Mayne has been a hearing panel list member of AHPRA’s Professional Standards Panel since 2007 and has completed numerous panels and independent opinions regarding patient care and practitioner performance.

Dr Mayne is in private practice at Goulburn Valley Orthodontics in regional Victoria with her husband, Dr Robert Mayne. She enjoys raising their three children together and the adventures that it brings.

Treasurer - Dr Francis Wong

Dr Wong graduated from dentistry at the University of Melbourne in 2006. He worked for several years as a general dentist in Bendigo before returning to Melbourne to undertake specialty training in Orthodontics, which he completed in 2012. He has been inspired by his own experiences with braces as a young teenager and with orthognathic surgery in his early adolescence, and this is reflected in his caring approach to patients.

Dr Wong is also involved in teaching and has lectured dental students at both La Trobe University and the University of Melbourne in the past. He is currently a clinical supervisor for orthodontic specialists-in-training at the University of Melbourne. He joined the ASO Vic Branch council in 2014 and served as Secretary from 2017-19 and President from 2020-current and President from 2020-22.

Outside of work, Francis is kept busy by his two toddlers! Otherwise, he enjoys tweaking things around the practice and home when time permits.

Secretary - Dr Kip Homewood
 

Dr Homewood completed his Bachelor of Dental Science degree from the University of Melbourne in 1978. He then completed a Doctor of Dental Surgery in Canada in 1983. Following this he practiced general dentistry for 20 years before returning to complete a Masters in Dental Science degree specialising in orthodontics.

Dr Homewood has been an orthodontist since 2000 and is a widely respected lecturer at local, national and international level and an honorary fellow at the University of Melbourne. He is an examiner for the University of Melbourne at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons and the Australian Dental Course.

Dr Homewood has an intense passion for his work. He loves orthodontics and the results achieved from treatment. He is always happy to see how pleased his patient’s and their families are with the results and how treatment can improve a patient’s confidence.

His hobbies include swimming, cycling, skiing, golf, tennis, and of course spending as much time as possible with his family.

 

President Elect – Dr Sam Whittle  

Dr Whittle BDS, MDS (Adelaide), FICD graduated in dentistry from The University of Adelaide and completed his orthodontic training there, after practising as a dentist for eight years in the Royal Australian Navy. He later retired as Fleet Dental Surgeon after 13 years of Navy service. He was involved in clinical teaching of both undergraduate and postgraduate students at The University of Adelaide.

Dr Whittle practices in the ACT. He travels from Canberra to Sydney voluntarily each month to teach clinical orthodontics to the postgraduate orthodontic residents at The University of Sydney. Dr Whittle has three children and enjoys sport, particularly cricket, rugby union and snow-skiing. He is an active senior rugby referee in the ACT, coaching and mentoring school-age referees, and is Secretary of the ACT Rugby Referees Association.

Treasurer Elect – Dr Ray Te Moananui
 

Dr Ray Te Moananui gained his Master of Orthodontics (with distinction) from the University of Otago. Dr Te Moananui then went on to receive membership with the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh, and Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons.

Ray is a member of many professional associations, including the Australian Society of Orthodontics, the Australian Dental Association and has also held the position of President of the Australian Society of Orthodontics, NSW. He has also previously taught at the University of Sydney and is currently a visiting lecturer for the University of Otago in Dunedin, NZ

He co owns Supersmile Orthodontics in Canberra with three locations. 

When not working I’m a very keen rugby and mountain biker with is wife Monica and chauffeur to my children’s sporting activities most weekends.

Queensland Councillor – Dr Marcus Tod 

Dr Marcus Tod BDSc(Hons) MDSc FRACDS completed his BDSc with first class honours at the University of Queensland. He then worked for six years in private general practice in Melbourne and Brisbane. During this time, he completed his Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons by examination. After further study, Dr Tod gained his MDSc in Orthodontics from the University of Queensland and for over 27 years has worked in specialist practice in Brisbane.

Dr Tod has been active within the profession. He has been Federal Secretary of the ASO, President of the UQ Dentistry Alumni Special Interest Group, President of the Australian Society of Orthodontists QLD branch, Secretary of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (QLD) and a current member of the ASO CIC.  He has acted as External Examiner for the MDSc post-graduate students in Queensland and a reviewer for the Australian Journal of Orthodontics. Dr Tod has three sons with his wife Christine and when not at work he can be found at his cattle farm, on his bike or in the wilderness.

Western Australia Councillor - Dr Gosia Barley 

Dr Barley is the principal orthodontist and director of Smile Time Orthodontics. Dr Barley received her Bachelor of Dental Surgery at the University of Western Australia, where she was awarded numerous prizes including the Dr F J Simpson Prize in Dentistry, the UWA Graduates Association Prize for the student of the year, the Australian Dental Association Prize for the highest achieving student, and the Kenneth S G Sutherland Prize in Preventive Dentistry.

Dr Barley pursued her orthodontic training at the University of Sydney, completing her Masters in Orthodontics with Honours. She was awarded the Elsdon Storey Research Award from the Australian Society of Orthodontists Foundation for Research and Education, for the best research paper in Australia.

She is committed to continuing education, having lectured locally and nationally on numerous occasions, as well as attending national and international conferences regularly. She is particularly committed to advancing technologies within orthodontics and implementing them within her practices for the benefit of patients.

South Australia Councillor – A/Prof Maurice Meade 

DClinDent (Ortho), MDPH, LLM (Med law & ethics), BDS, MFDS RCS(Eng), MOrth RCS(Edin), FDS RCS(Edin) 

A/Prof Maurice Meade graduated in dentistry and completed his orthodontic training from University College Cork, Ireland. In between, he practiced general and hospital dentistry for many years in Ireland, the United Kingdom and Australia. In 2013 he emigrated from with his Adelaide born wife and two young daughters to South Australia. 

In 2021, he was appointed to the PR Begg Chair in Orthodontics at the University of Adelaide. He is also a visiting orthodontic consultant to the Adelaide Dental Hospital. Previously, he has served in many different membership capacities of the ASO SA State Branch Council and the ASOFRE committee. Outside of work he enjoys spending time with his family, most sports (especially playing soccer and supporting Manchester United), music and the great South Australian outdoors.