An oral medicine specialist with expertise in temporomandibular disorders, orofacial pain and dental sleep medicine, Associate Professor Ramesh Balasubramaniam has numerous publications to his credit, in addition to co-editing and co-authoring three books notably Contemporary Oral Medicine. A/Prof. Balasubramaniam also serves as a reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals. An associate professor and discipline lead in oral medicine at the University of Western Australia Dental School and A/Prof. Balasubramaniam is actively involved in teaching and research, lecturing extensively both nationally and internationally. For his ongoing contributions to dentistry, he has received a number of awards including the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2021. He was president of the Oral Medicine Academy of Australasia (2019-2022), and he also has public appointments at the Oral Health Centre of Western Australia and the Perth Children’s Hospital.