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DR BENJAMIN RAHMEL

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Townsville Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery As an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Dr Benjamin Rahmel is both a dentist and a medical doctor. “I have spent 21 years either studying or training,” explains Dr Rahmel who, since 1993 has completed three degrees – Bachelor of Science (1997), Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (2003) and Bachelor of Dental Science (2010) – as well as four years basic surgical training and another four completing a fellowship in his specialist field. “It’s been a very long road,” he admits. It was during his training in 2013, Dr Rahmel was sent to Townsville for one year, relocating his family – wife Gina and children Ellie (10) and Atticus (6) – temporarily from Brisbane. “Townsville is a beautiful city; we loved it so much, we came back when I finished my studies.” In his specialist role at Townsville Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dr Rahmel performs surgeries on the face, jaws and teeth. “A large proportion of what we do is the surgical removal of wisdom teeth and the repair of facial trauma like broken jaws. In saying that, we have a much bigger scope of practice,” explains Dr Rahmel. “Surgery is both challenging and rewarding. No two cases are ever the same, we have to adapt quickly and deal with variations as they come up. The reward comes from being able to take away someone’s pain whether it is from an infected tooth or complex facial trauma. “I think computer assisted surgery is the way of the future in our industry,” says Dr Rahmel. “Not only can we virtually plan complex operations using three-dimensional models but also we are developing the ability to make customised replacement parts to reconstruct the face and jaw. “The potential of this technology is very exciting.”

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