Dr Gupta qualified from the University of Liverpool, UK in 2001 with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery. He worked as a General Dental Practitioner around the North East of England until 2004, undertaking further training in orthodontics, oral surgery and dental sedation. He accepted a post as a Senior House Officer in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham.

Dr Gupta then accepted a job at Westmead Hospital, Sydney Australia. Subsequently he then completed a Bachelor of Medicine at the University of Newcastle in 2009. He undertook medical, emergency, critical care and surgical rotations within the Hunter junior medical officer network.

He successfully completed his surgical training in 2016 within the NSW and ACT network working in Sydney and Canberra hospitals. He then accepted a Fellowship position back at Queens Medical centre in Nottingham. He furthered his skills in Temporomandibular Joint Surgery and surgical correction of sleep apnoea and complex facial deformity including cleft and distraction osteogenesis.

Dr. Deegesh Shah is the principal Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at OMS Specialists, offering high quality specialist care in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS). Dr. Deegesh operates from various hospitals in the Newcastle, Maitland, Taree, Port Macquarie and Hunter region.

Dr. Deegesh Shah also provides private Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery emergency services at the Lake Macquarie Private Hospital emergency department.

He also holds a Consultant position at the John Hunter Hospital where he is part of the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery unit. In addition to general OMS, he is also a part of the Cleft Lip & Palate, Head & Neck Oncology and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea teams. Dr. Deegesh Shah is also, the Supervisor of Training for OMS trainees in Newcastle and sits on the Regional Surgical Committee for training. He is also a conjoint senior lecturer at The University of Sydney.

Following the completion of his dental training at the University Sydney (BDS), Dr. Deegesh Shah went to the UK in a training position in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery for 3 years. In this time, he attained his Membership of the Faculty of Dentistry of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, (MFDS RCS (Eng)). Following this, he returned to Australia and completed his medical training at the University of Newcastle (BMed). After the completion of his medical training, he undertook 6 years of general and advanced medical and surgical training. He ultimately completed his advanced surgical training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and achieved his Fellowship in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, (FRACDS(OMS)) from the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons.

Dr. Deegesh Shah has a dedication to education, research and furthering the growth of the speciality whilst at the same time ensuring the provision of high quality specialist treatment for all patients. He has presented his research at multiple national and international meetings on topics passionate to him. He has also widely published in multiple peer reviewed journals.

Dr. Deegesh Shah is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons, a member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and a member of the Australian Medical Association and the Australian Dental Association. He is also a member of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and an alumni of the University of Sydney and University of Newcastle.

Dr Andrew “Wal” Watkins is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at OMS Specialists, offering high quality specialist care in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr Wal operates from various Hospitals in the greater Newcastle area. Dr Wal is a Consultant Surgeon at the John Hunter Hospital.

After finishing high school in Orange, Dr. Wal earned bachelor’s degrees in Oral Health Therapy, Dentistry, and Medicine/Surgery from the University of Sydney. Following this he completed his junior medical training in Sydney followed by specialist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery training at a number of different hospitals in NSW and ACT, including a couple of stints at The John Hunter Hospital. After surgical training, Dr. Wal undertook further subspecialty training in temporomandibular joint surgery and orthognathic/corrective jaw surgery in Sydney, however he is just as happy removing a set of wisdom teeth, plating a mandible fracture or placing a dental implant.

Following family footsteps, Dr Wal is also a passionate educator and has been appointed as an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Charles Sturt University’s Dental School, where he shares his specialist knowledge with future generations of dental professionals. He is also currently engaged in the training of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery registrars both clinically, at the John Hunter Hospital, and academically through the Australasian teaching program.

When not working, Dr. Wal enjoys hanging out with his family, swimming, golf and fishing.