Dr Jilen Patel

BDSc (Hons) WA, DClinDent (Paed Dent), MRACDS (Paed), FADI, FICD, FPFA

Dr Jilen Patel is a specialist paediatric dentist who completed his specialist training at the University of Western Australia and Princess Margaret Hospital for Children. He is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Dentistry at the UWA Dental School and Consultant at Perth Children’s Hospital. He is passionate about improving oral health outcomes among disadvantaged populations. He received both the Royal Australasian College emerging lecturer award and Australian Dental Association/Pierre Fauchard Academy’s young lecturer award for his work and research in Paediatric Cariology.  He has been involved in providing volunteer services to remote Kimberley communities for almost ten years and was recently named the 2019 West Australian Young Achiever of the year recognising his work with vulnerable and medically compromised children.