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Dr Murray Thomas is a full-time private practice dentist in Canberra. He graduated from Queensland University with a Bachelor of Dental Science in 1977 and a Diploma in Dental Health in 1984.

He has held positions in health practitioner regulation since 2005 and was appointed Chair of the Dental Board of Australia in 2018.

He has held senior positions in the Australian Regular Army, the Australian Dental Council and the Australian Dental Association. He has previously worked with the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care about national safety and quality standards.

He has served on the ACT Clinical Council and worked closely with the Capital Health Network (ACT).

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Mark joined Ahpra in 2022 with extensive experience in process improvement and policy implementation, having held roles across education, health and government. Mark’s most recent roles with Ahpra have been as a Senior Policy and Project Officer before stepping into the role of Acting Executive Officer, Dental.

Before joining Ahpra, Mark worked with the Australian Dental Council as Director, Accreditation and Quality Assurance, where he was responsible for managing the ADC’s accreditation of dental education programs, implemented the most recent revisions to approved accreditation standards and worked to review the professional competencies of newly qualified practitioners.