Dr Helen Cornwell

Dr Helen Cornwell returned home to Newcastle in 2004 after years away for training. She completed her Bachelor of Dental Surgery in Adelaide after which she worked in regional NSW, SA and Victoria. Helen then moved to Melbourne to undertake her specialist training at The University of Melbourne and The Royal Children's Hospital, going on to become a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons.

Helen is a Visiting Medical Officer at the John Hunter Children's Hospital as a part of their Cleft Palate team as well as working with the University of Newcastle as a Conjoint Senior Lecturer as a part of their Oral Health Unit.

Helen has lectured both locally and internationally on aspects of Paediatric dentistry, dental trauma and sport dentistry.

Current memberships (2015) include:

• Australian and New Zealand Society for Paediatric Dentistry
• Australasian Academy of Paediatric Dentistry
• Australian Dental Association (Newcastle Committee Member)
• International Association of Dental Traumatology

Helen is married to Tony (a physiotherapist) and together they have three infants-primary school aged children.

Interests outside dentistry include: running, swimming, sailing and camping whilst she enjoys music and theatre.