Meet our Periodontist

Dr Samy Francis is a specialist periodontist who has been practicing at The Periodontists since November 2019. He was born in Cairo, Egypt. Dr Francis graduated in 2008 with a Bachelor of Dental Science. Following graduation, he worked in both private practice and the public sector in New Zealand, Central Queensland, Canberra, regional New South Wales and both regional and metropolitan Western Australia.

In 2016, Dr Francis commenced a postgraduate Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Periodontics) degree at UWA. During the three-year program he divided his time between treating patients referred to the UWA periodontics department, conducting research in the field of peri-implantitis management, and tutoring dental students during their training.

In 2018, during Samy’s training, he was invited to present his research at the ‘International Association of Dental Research’ (IADR) meeting in Adelaide, and at the prestigious ‘EuroPerio’ Congress in Amsterdam.  Furthermore, he spent time at the periodontology department of the renowned University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill to further enhance his knowledge of Periodontics.

Since then, he practiced periodontics in Perth, Bunbury, Darwin, and Adelaide until he decided to settle down in Perth full-time. Dr Francis is currently the treasurer of the Western Australian branch of the ‘Australian Society of Periodontology’ (ASP WA).  He is also a member of ‘Faculty of Dental Surgeons’, ‘Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh)’, and the ‘Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons’ in periodontics.

Outside of his professional achievements, Dr Francis is an avid runner and has completed multiple marathons. He enjoys entertaining friends with his culinary skills, often hosting gatherings where he showcases his cooking talents. A football enthusiast, Dr Francis never misses an opportunity to watch a football game (he means soccer and gets annoyed when people call it soccer and not football). He also enjoys reading a book on the beach on a sunny day.  His dynamic interests reflect his energetic and multifaceted personality.