BDS (Otago), Grad.Dip.Clin.Dent (Perio), DClinDent (Perio) (Otago), MRACDS (PDS), Specialist Periodontist
Dr Ellie T Knight is a female Specialist Periodontist.
Ellie is a Specialist Periodontist, who diagnoses and treats various issues related to the “gums” or the periodontium. She graduated from the University of Otago in 2005 and worked in both private and public sectors in New Zealand and Australia. Ellie completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Periodontology with Distinction in 2010, and a Doctorate in Clinical Periodontology in 2013 with Sir Thomas A. Hunter and University of Otago Doctoral Scholarships. She was also awarded First Prize in Postgraduate Research Presentation Award by the Sir John Walsh Research Institute.
Her field of research is in periodontal epidemiology and oral health quality-of-life; with several peer-reviewed publications. Ellie is called upon as a reviewer for the Clinical Oral Implants Research Journal, globally the most cited paper in implant dentistry.
Ellie is heavily involved in providing continuing education for dental professionals, with various teaching/speaking engagements in both New Zealand and overseas. She is the Australasian Team Leader for a prestigious international educational group, The Osteology Foundation. Ellie is a past Colgate Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago, and is a Professional Practice Fellow, providing clinical postgraduate training.
She particularly enjoys the artistic aspects of periodontology, such as periodontal plastic surgery (root coverage and gingival augmentation).
