Orthodontists
Dr Nour Tarraf
Practice Principal | Specialists Orthodontist
BDS(Hons), MDSc(Hons), PhD, MOrth RCSEd, MRACDS (Ortho)
Nour finished his BDS at Cairo University with Honours in 2001 followed by an orthodontic residency at Cairo University. He then moved to Sydney where he completed his master’s degree in Orthodontics at the University of Sydney in 2008 with Honours.
He works in private practice in both Chatswood and St Ives, Sydney and is involved in research and teaching at the University of Sydney. Nour has a special interest in invisible orthodontic techniques such as lingual orthodontics and Invisalign.
He is the past president of the Australasian Society of Lingual Orthodontics. He is also the first and only Australian to become a Titular member of the European Society of Lingual Orthodontics and an Active member of the World Society of Lingual Orthodontics.
Among his special interests are the use of digital technology in orthodontics, early orthodontics and growth modification treatment and he recently completed a PhD on the application of skeletal anchorage in maxillary growth modification for growing children.
He has lectured nationally and internationally and has number of scientific publications.
In his free time Nour like to spend time with his daughters Hana and Maryam. He loves sport and after years of doing triathlon has taken up the new challenge of Nordic biathlon in the winter.
Dr. Anastasia Bakopoulou
Specialist Orthodontist
BDS (Hons), MPhil Ortho (Hons), DClinDent Ortho, MRACDS Ortho
Dr Anastasia is originally from Caracas, Venezuela, where she received her Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree from the Santa Maria University in 2007. She worked in private practice for several years before moving to Australia where she obtained her Master of Philosophy in Orthodontics at the University of Sydney in 2011, followed by a Doctor of Clinical Dentistry Degree in Orthodontics in 2014.
Since her early days as an orthodontic registrar at University, Dr Anastasia discovered a passion for teaching while contributing with undergraduate teaching within the dentistry and hygienist cohorts.
From 2015 to 2019, Dr Anastasia held the position of Clinical Educator in the Orthodontic Department of the University of Sydney. She was involved in the development and implementation of the Bachelor of Oral Health program within the orthodontic department where she taught the clinical and didactic component within this program.
Additional teaching roles comprised of orthodontic lectures for the Doctor of Dental Medicine cohort and clinical instructor for the Orthodontic Long Course for dental practitioners.
From 2017 to 2019, Dr Anastasia held a combined teaching and clinical specialist role at the Sydney Dental hospital where she contributed with the public waiting list screening, allocation, and management of complicated and mostly interdisciplinary cases.
Dr Anastasia is a member of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (RACDS) by examination, and a Fellow of the World Federation of Orthodontists. She has submitted several scientific articles in the field of TADs and bone cements and has presented her research at professional meetings nationally and internationally.
Socially, Dr Anastasia enjoys spending time with her family and friends, and when the opportunity presents, volunteers in the UpClub social group for young adults with Down syndrome. Dr Anastasia is also tri-lingual, speaking fully fluent English, Spanish, and Greek.
Dr Oyku Dalci
Specialist Orthodontist
DDS, PhD, Senior Lecturer in Orthodontic
Dr Oyku completed her dental training in 2000 and since she always had a passion for orthodontics, she pursued specialist training in orthodontics and graduated in 2007 from Ankara University in Turkey.
She always wanted to be an academic, so she worked as a Lecturer in Orthodontics at Near East University in Cyprus. Later she moved to Australia in 2009 and continued her academic career at the Discipline of Orthodontics.
That's when Drs Nour and Oyku met back in 2009, while they were both teaching at the University.
Oyku is still involved with this role as a Senior lecturer and Orthodontic Course Coordinator as well as her private work.
She is a member of the Australasian Orthodontic Board Advisory Committee, Sydney Dental School Learning and Teaching Committee, Sydney Orthodontic Advisory Committee, and the Australian Orthodontic Education Committee.
Dr Oyku's biggest passion is treating patients with skeletal malocclusions, to not only improve their bite and give them an amazing smile, but also to help improve their function. She has also been working as part of a multidisciplinary team of medical and dental professionals that manages adult and paediatric patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea since 2009.
She has published more than 40 scientific articles in the fields of orthodontics and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and is an invited speaker nationally and internationally.
Dr Oyku has an excellent eye for detail and symmetry, which is very important for excellent orthodontic outcomes. She has been named "the eagle eye" or "the detailing queen" by her students and staff as she is so particular and always strives to give the most amazing smile and occlusion to her patients.
When she is not busy with her teaching duties at university or providing care for her patients, she loves spending time with her family and friends and travelling.
