Dr Ian Patrick completed his undergraduate dental training at the University of Queensland. After graduation, he served as a dental officer with the rank of surgeon-lieutenant in the Royal Australian Navy. After leaving the navy, he worked as a general dentist in London & Woollahra before doing his orthodontic training at Sydney University graduating with a Masters degree in Dental Science (Orthodontics). He has practiced as an orthodontist in London and Sydney and has been a partner in this practice for over 25 years. He has taught orthodontics at the University of Sydney at both the undergraduate & postgraduate level and is a past secretary of the Australian Society of Orthodontists.