Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons
Fellowship is the highest academic level of achievement with the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons.
A Fellow of the College:
- Maintains high ethical standards, is a role model and demonstrates leadership in the profession.
- Is a highly skilled and proficient practitioner with comprehensive experience in general dental practice.
- Has significant depth and breadth of scientific knowledge and comprehension of evidence-based practice gained from enquiry, professional development and clinical experience.
- Completed rigorous examination and assessment, in which they displayed critical evaluation, integration of this knowledge and understanding of contemporary dental evidence into their clinical practice.
Dr Alps Thakkar got conferred a Fellowship of RACDS in 2019 and abbreviates her credentials as FRACDS.