The clinicians behind the academy.
EDA was founded by two Sydney-based clinicians who built the curriculum they wished existed when they were starting out.
Dr Docherty is a graduate of the University of Sydney Bachelor of Medical Science and Bachelor of Dentistry, completing his studies with honours and a University Medal. He has engrossed himself in postgraduate education, becoming alumni of the Fahl Cosmetic Academy and the Kois Academy, completing a two-year orthodontic mini-residency through EODO and the City of London Dental School, and has completed a Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry in Oral Implants at the University of Sydney.
Dr Docherty is passionate about mentoring and teaching and is an examiner of the postgraduate Oral Implant Diploma at the University of Sydney. He believes in a literature based approach to dentistry and is a co-author of the Wiley‑Blackwell textbook “Practical Procedures in Implant Dentistry”.
Dr Docherty is a core faculty member and lecturer of the Aesthetic Restorative Grad Dip at the ACDP. Recognised for his contributions to dentistry he was announced as a fellow for the Pierre Fauchard Academy.
Dr Kamran Ashraf is a Sydney based clinician and educator with advanced postgraduate training in prosthodontics and periodontics. He holds dual honours degrees from the University of Dundee and the University of Central Lancashire and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Pierre Fauchard Academy.
Dr Ashraf’s clinical practice focuses on advanced aesthetic and reconstructive dentistry, with particular expertise in porcelain veneers, full mouth rehabilitation and functional occlusion. His approach is grounded in evidence based, biologically respectful care and multidisciplinary treatment planning to achieve predictable long term outcomes.
In addition to private practice, Dr Ashraf is a recognised leader in postgraduate dental education. He is the course director of multiple advanced aesthetic programmes and regularly lectures nationally and internationally. He also contributes to postgraduate teaching through the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, with a focus on translating complex concepts into structured, clinically applicable systems for everyday practice.
