Mr Ian Poker is a registered specialist Maxillofacial Oral Surgeon he received his specialist training in Melbourne, Australia followed by post-doctoral fellowship training in San Diego, USA and in the Queen Victoria Hospital, England.

He was the recipient of the College Medal for the highest result in the final examination in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in Australasia. He is a past examiner in the final examinations to complete the Fellowship in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons, and Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland.

His interests are in Oral and Head and Neck pathology, facial trauma, jaw/facial deformity, oral implants and dento-alveolar surgery.