Restoring Single Tooth Implants With The Straumann Implant System

Dr Stella Lee

Dr Stella Lee obtained her Bachelor of Dental Science with Honours from the University of Melbourne in 2012. She subsequently worked as a general dentist for nine years across both private and public clinics in Victoria, gaining broad experience in comprehensive patient care. She completed a Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry (Implants) and subsequently undertook dental specialist training in Periodontics through the Doctor of Clinical Dentistry program at the University of Melbourne, where she was awarded the Straumann Group Award for highest academic achievement.

Dr Lee has a strong commitment to research and education. Her research interests developed early in her training, during which she received the GC Prize and the Australian Dental Research Foundation (ADRF) Undergraduate Research Grant. Her early work on lysine acetylation and deacetylation in the periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis was presented at the IADR General Session in Brazil in 2012. More recently, her research has focused on the surgical and restorative aspects of guided implant surgery, as well as the use of salivary biomarkers to distinguish periodontal health from disease and to monitor treatment response. These findings were presented at the IADR General Session in Barcelona in 2025.

She is actively involved in dental education, with extensive experience as a clinical demonstrator, lecturer and examiner of undergraduate dental students. She currently teaches within the Doctor of Dental Surgery program at the University of Melbourne and holds a position as Senior Professional Practice Fellow at the University of Otago Faculty of Dentistry. Dr Lee is also passionate about mentorship, supporting dental students and clinicians at various stages of their professional journey in developing clinical competence, advancing their skills and strengthening evidence-based practice.

Dr Lee is a registered specialist periodontist with both the Dental Council of New Zealand and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). She is a member of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Periodontists (ANZAP), the New Zealand Society of Periodontology (NZSP), the New Zealand Dental Association (NZDA), the Auckland Dental Association (ADA), the International Team for Implantology (ITI), and the New Zealand Society for Sedation in Dentistry (NZSSD). She also serves as a board member of the Ora Study Club.

Dr Michael Danesh-Meyer

Dr Michael Danesh-Meyer is a registered specialist in periodontics and dental implants and returned to New Zealand in 2000 following two years in the USA where he was Clinical Assistant Professor in Periodontology and Associate Scientist in the Laboratory for Applied Periodontal and Cranio-facial Regeneration at Temple University, School of Dentistry in Philadelphia. While in the USA, he was involved teaching implant dentistry and periodontics at postgraduate level.

Dr Danesh-Meyer graduated with his BDS (with credit) and MDS (with distinction) from University of Otago, School of Dentistry in Dunedin. He worked as a specialist in dental implants and periodontics in Dunedin and Christchurch prior to his departure to the USA.

Dr Danesh-Meyer has been involved in pre-clinical and clinical research involving guided tissue regeneration/guided bone regeneration and dental implants since 1991, he has authored numerous scientific articles, and lectures both nationally and internationally on topics related to implant dentistry and tissue regeneration therapy.

Most recently, he has been involved in research using Bone Morphogenic Proteins (BMP's) for periodontal and alveolar regeneration. Since returning to New Zealand, Dr Danesh-Meyer founded the Institute of Dental Implants and Periodontics in Newmarket, Auckland.
He lectures extensively, both nationally and internationally and presents numerous hands-on training programs including live surgical demonstrations on the topics of dental implants and advanced periodontal therapies including regenerative techniques. With 30 years of experience in dental implant placement and having placed thousands of implants, Dr Danesh-Meyer is one of the most experienced dental implant surgeons in New Zealand. His clinic was recently recognised a Centre of Excellence for providing All-on-4 full arch tooth replacement with dental implants. , 
Dr Danesh-Meyer is a Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI), Past-President of the Auckland Implant Study Group, and formerly the Secretary of the Australasian Osseointegration Society (NZ). He is a member of the American Academy of Periodontology, American Academy of Implant Dentistry, Australian Society of Implant Dentistry, Foundation member of the NZ Academy for Cosmetic Dentistry, International Academy of Periodontology, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Periodontists and a member of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons. He was a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Periodontology at Temple University in the USA, where he taught graduate periodontics and implant dentistry. He is the founder of the Auckland Dental Implant Forums. Dr Danesh-Meyer is also Director of the Dental Education Continuum which provides regular continuing dental education courses for dentists, dental specialists, hygienists and dental assistants at the Auckland clinical training centre. He is a Fellow of the ITI (International Team for Implantology) and a Co-director of the Auckland Central ITI Study Group.

Dr Danesh-Meyer is a specialist in Dental Implants and Periodontology and has been performing dental implant surgery for well over a decade. He presently uses Nobel BioCare (Branemark,NobelSpeedy, NobelReplace, NobelParallel, N1 implants), Straumman and Biomet 3i Implant systems in his clinical practice.