Lindsay Richards

Lindsay Richards

Adelaide Dental School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.


Professor Lindsay Richards
Specialist Prosthodontist.

Joined the academic staff in the Dental School in 1982 as a lecturer in restorative dentistry. Recently involved in:

Undergraduate teaching in prosthodontics, general practice and rural practice (1998-)

Postgraduate teaching as Course Director of the specialist prosthodontics programme (2002-2015)

Research involving tooth wear, dento-facial development in twins and indigenous oral health (1977- )

Administration as Dean and Head of School (2005-6, 2015-17) and Deputy Head or Associate Dean at various times

Promoted to a Personal Chair in Dental School in 2003

Over the years has spent periods of study leave working in United States (Washington University in St Louis and University of Missouri in Columbia), Israel (Hadassah Medical School in Jerusalem), Japan (Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo in Tokyo) and the United Kingdon (Guy's Hospital in London)

Involved in both private and public dental practice in general dentistry until 1985 and then specialist practice in prosthodontics

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2023 Co-Supervisor A systematic retro-prospective approach to incorporate data mining and object detection to digital dentistry through photography and clinical colour analyses Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Qazi Farah Rashid
    2022 Co-Supervisor Digitization and computer assisted diagnostics of dental status, jaw movement and occlusion parameters Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Taseef Hasan Farook
    2021 Principal Supervisor Evaluation of the factors that Influence the durability of CAD/CAM restorations Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Naseer Shadod Nasser Almizban
    2017 Principal Supervisor The Effect of L.L.L. Therapy on the Healing of Periodontal Wounds Master of Philosophy (Dentistry) Master Full Time Dr Deena Talib Al Saady
  • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2015 - 2017 Principal Supervisor Increasing the forensic relevance of oral health records - development and evaluation of online education for the dental professional Master of Philosophy (Dentistry) Master Part Time Dr Lauren Stow
    2014 - 2019 Principal Supervisor An In Vitro Study of the Failure of Short-Fibre Reinforced Composite Post and Core Restoration of Endodontically Treated Teeth Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Fawzia Salim AlZahrani
    2014 - 2016 Principal Supervisor Maximisation of Postmortem Information for Identification of Severely Incinerated Victims Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr John Berketa
    2012 - 2017 Principal Supervisor A comparison of a proprietary and generic dental implant abutment connection using computerised microtomography (micro-CT) Doctor of Clinical Dentistry Doctorate Full Time Dr Benjamin Robert Sellick
    2012 - 2016 Principal Supervisor An investigation into surface texture and in -vitro two-body wear of CAD/CAM dental materials antagonised by acrylic denture teeth Doctor of Clinical Dentistry Doctorate Full Time Jonathan Mitchell Innes
    2011 - 2015 Co-Supervisor Implant Dentistry in Australia: The Present and Future Doctor of Clinical Dentistry Doctorate Full Time Dr Ying Nan Guo
    2010 - 2016 Principal Supervisor Investigations on the suitability of sheep as a model for endodontic revitalisation research Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Milad Talib Hamed Al-Taii
    2010 - 2013 Principal Supervisor An In Vitro Study of the Influence of Remaining Coronal Tooth Structure on the Fracture Resistance of Endodontically-Treated Maxillary Premolars Doctor of Clinical Dentistry Doctorate Full Time Dr Amal Mamdouh Bakey Rizk Ibrahim
    2010 - 2013 Principal Supervisor The Effectiveness of Exercise Therapy for Temporomandibular Disorders Doctor of Clinical Dentistry Doctorate Full Time Dr Sofie Diem Bui
    2010 - 2014 Principal Supervisor The effect of clinical polishing protocols on ceramic surface texture and wear rate of opposing enamel: A laboratory study Doctor of Clinical Dentistry Doctorate Full Time Mr Michael Zaninovich
    2010 - 2013 Co-Supervisor A Longitudinal Study of Changes in Tooth Size and Dental Arch Dimensions from the Mixed to Permanent Dentitions in Australian Aboriginals Doctor of Clinical Dentistry Doctorate Full Time Dr Wee Han Tan
    2009 - 2012 Principal Supervisor Colour Changes in Nano-Filled and Micro-Hybrid Composite Resins on Exposure to Spices Doctor of Clinical Dentistry Doctorate Full Time Miss Hsu Zenn Yew
    2008 - 2011 Principal Supervisor An in vitro study to investigate the remineralization potential of demineralized dentine under crowns Doctor of Clinical Dentistry Doctorate Full Time Dr My Anh Vu Thanh
    2008 - 2011 Principal Supervisor Genetic and environmental influences on variation in overbite, overjet and tooth wear Doctor of Clinical Dentistry Doctorate Full Time Dr Zainab Hamudi
    2008 - 2011 Principal Supervisor A new in-vitro methodology for the study of microleakage of low volume shrinkage composite resin Doctor of Clinical Dentistry Doctorate Full Time Dr Chin Nguyen
    2006 - 2011 Principal Supervisor Interaction between Enamel, Porcelain and a Gold Alloy: an In Vitro Wear Study Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Uyen Tran Kieu Ha
    2006 - 2009 Principal Supervisor The Influence of Compressive Cyclic Loading on the Retention of Cast Crown Copings Cemented to Implant Abutments Doctor of Clinical Dentistry Doctorate Full Time APrf James Dudley
    2005 - 2009 Principal Supervisor Biology of Tooth Wear: Preventative Strategies Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Sarbin Ranjitkar
    2004 - 2008 Principal Supervisor An Enhanced In Vitro Model to Study the Effectiveness of Dentinal Fluid on Remineralization Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr My Anh Vu Thanh
    2000 - 2008 Principal Supervisor The Pharmacological Management of Dentine to Protect against Plaque Microorganism Degradation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Geoffrey Macdonald Knight
    1995 - 2005 Principal Supervisor Ionic Exchanges Between Glass Ionomers and Demineralised Dentine Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time APrf Hien Ngo

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