Melinda completed her undergraduate dental training at the University of Western Australia in 1995, specialist training in periodontics in Melbourne (2006), was awarded the ANZAP medallion in 2007 and gained fellowship to the Academy of Dentistry International in 2017, the ITI in 2023, the Pierre Fauchard Academy in 2024 and the International College of Dentistry in 2025. Melinda established her own private practice in Ascot Vale (2024) after working as a periodontist for 19 years in private practice in the inner western suburbs of Melbourne. Melinda is the consultant periodontist at the Alfred Hospital, a clinical supervisor for the postgrad periodontics students at the University of Melbourne and is academic lead for periodontics at La Trobe University, Bendigo. She also cofounded and runs an ITI study group in Melbourne called the Women’s Implantology Network (WIN) to support women in dental implantology.

Being a periodontist treating public hospital and private patients has provided valuable opportunities to explore interests in the rehabilitation of medically compromised patients, ONJ and periodontitis, implant aesthetics and the management of peri-implantitis. Melinda is also a proud mum to two energetic boys and loves reading, cooking, gaming, resistance training and being a tourist