Our Surgeons
Our Specialist Surgeons at Max Oral Surgery are both fully qualified professionals.
They have completed Bachelor Degrees in Medicine and Dentistry; prior to obtaining their Specialist Fellowship in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.
They will provide expert advice in all aspects of oral and maxillofacial surgery, including the management of:
(1) wisdom teeth
(2) dental implants
(3) corrective jaw surgery
We will strive to make your oral surgical experience as caring and comfortable as possible.
Our passion is to contribute to the significant advancement in aspects of Oral and Maxillofacial care.
Dr Bill Oberdan
Dr Oberdan established Max Oral Surgery in 2014.
He has been providing expert patient care since graduating from Medical School at the University of Adelaide in 1997.
Following his internship, he remained at the Royal Adelaide Hospital to complete postgraduate training in the Basic General Surgical Training Program.
He then returned to the University of Adelaide Dental School to pursue a career as an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon. This involved further specialty training with the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (RACDS).
Since 2011 he has been providing outstanding services as a fully qualified Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon.
He has also completed further advanced training in Dental Implantology through the Global Institute of Dental Education and the UCLA, where he finished in the top of his class.
His main interests include wisdom teeth surgery, dental implant surgery and its associated grafting procedures and Corrective Jaw Surgery.
He has contributed to the refinement of innovative 3D planning, which he utilises in all his implant surgery and corrective jaw surgery. This ensures an optimised aesthetic and functional outcome for all his patients is achieved.
Dr Oberdan understands the unique requirements of his patients, and will ensure attention to detail in every procedure he performs.
When he is not operating, Dr Oberdan enjoys spending time with his wife and family. He enjoys participating in all sports and encouraging his young family to do the same. He is also an avid photographer and is always seeking to capture the beauty of nature, in all his travels both local and abroad.
Dr Aaron Thomas
Dr Aaron Thomas is a highly trained and experienced Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon.
In addition to his rigorous Australian OMS training he has completed two subspecialty fellowships encompassing temporomandibular joint surgery (at St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne) and craniofacial surgery, corrective jaw surgery, and facial trauma surgery (at the world-renowned King’s College Hospital, London).
Aaron’s clinical interests include all aspects of oral surgery (ranging from the removal of wisdom teeth, dental implant placement and bone grafting) to the more complex corrective jaw surgery (to treat facial disproportion or obstructive sleep apnoea) and TMJ surgery (including prosthetic total joint replacement). He utilizes advanced computer 3D-planning for all his orthognathic, implant and TMJ surgery.
Aaron prides himself on having a relaxed consultation style and treating all patients with understanding and compassion, as well as performing all his surgery with the highest level of technical expertise.
Aaron is also a consultant surgeon at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and Adelaide Dental Hospital where he enjoys training the next generation of surgeons.
Outside of work, Aaron is a devoted husband and father and enjoys spending time with his family, playing and watching sports of all kinds, travelling, cinema, and sampling South Australia’s excellent food and wine.
