Anthony Dickinson completed his BDSc (Melbourne) in 1978 and his postgraduate training in Prosthodontics at Indiana University USA in 1985; thereafter joined the Faculty at the University of Connecticut in the Department of Restorative Dentistry. For the past thirty-three years he has maintained a private specialist practice with a major emphasis on Implant, aesthetic and restorative prosthodontics. In addition, he is an Honorary Clinical Fellow at the University of Melbourne School of Dental Science.
Dr. Dickinson was admitted as a fellow of the International Team of Implantology (ITI) in 1998 and was awarded Senior Fellowship in 2021.He is a Past-Chairman of the Australasian Section and a registered ITI Speaker. He served twelve years on ITI International Administration including as a member of the Board of Directors for eight years. Recently he was appointed as a Senior Editor for the ITI Academy. Additionally, a position on the Board of Reviewers for the International Journal of Prosthodontics. He also held a position on the Dental Practice Board of Victoria (and the former Dental Board of Victoria) for approximately thirteen years – the last six years as President. In June 2015 he was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for his service to dentistry as a practitioner and as an educator in Prosthodontics and to professional associations.