Professor Robert Love, of Robina, Australia, ONZM for services to dentistry
Robert Love has held a number of senior positions with the University of Otago’s Faculty of Dentistry. He developed generalist and specialist clinical programmes that have educated New Zealanders and led to internationalisation, in particular providing higher education for practitioners from the Pacific Islands. He is a member of the editorial boards of three major journal publications and a member of the Asia Pacific Endodontic Federation. He has given national and international presentations and held governance positions with many professional organisations. He served on the Dental Council, including time as Chair. He was an inaugural member of the joint accreditation committee with the Australian Dental Council. Professor Love has been involved in international benchmarking of assessments of overseas dental practitioners to set global transparent standards.