Dr Shaun Lajevardi was raised in Southern California, and spent his summers living with his uncle in Lyon, France, learning about the local wine culture and food etiquette.
He graduated from the University of Sydney and did his Ph.D. candidacy in Neurosciences, Motor Neuron Disease, Physiology of the Hypothalamus, and Neural Connections in the Brain. He is a lifelong learner and spent over 10 years as a postgraduate student doing research and honing in on the intricacies of the science and art of Dentistry. He learned techniques from the four corners of the world, from giants of Implant Dentistry.
Dr Shaun is honoured to be a part of the Doctors and Dentists Assisting in Solomon Islands (DAISI) Charity Organisation. He finds that getting the opportunity to use his knowledge and skills in treating the most disadvantaged communities, is in many ways very rewarding.
In his own words, the part of his work that gives him the most satisfaction is “When our anxious patients walk out with a huge smile on their faces, or when I hear patients raving about our treatment being comfortable, quick and convenient, or when they describe our team as working harmoniously together as a family. We love to treat our patients as if they were our own family! This gives us the motivation to get up every morning and help make the world a better place, one new smile at a time.”
Dr Shaun loves spending time with his family, his lovely wife (a Periodontist, whom he met in the RACDS primaries) and their two beautiful daughters, Sophia and Ariana. He is exercising at the gym daily, and also enjoys swimming, skiing, tennis and travelling.