Kevin Ruljancich

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon

BDSc(Melb), MDSc(Melb), LDS(Vic), FDSRCS(Eng), FICD

Kevin Ruljancich obtained his undergraduate dental qualification at the University of Melbourne in 1971. His specialist training was also undertaken in Melbourne and he then did further training at Mount Vernon Hospital in London UK.

In 1978 Kevin returned to Melbourne and established a private practice which became Melbourne Oral and Facial Surgery. In 2018, Kevin, along with Andrew Heggie and Jocelyn Shand established Melbourne Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Kevin has held specialist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon appointments at the Austin Hospital and the Royal Melbourne Dental Hospital.

His special interest is dental implants, especially the management of the associated hard and soft tissues reconstruction.

Associations & Publications

The thing Kevin finds most enjoyable about his work is the satisfaction that comes from being able to help his patients to improve the quality of their lives.

In his spare time Kevin is a cricket ‘tragic’ and still plays regularly. If Kevin were not a doctor, he would be an architect as he has an abiding interest in design and functionality.

Kevin served as the President of the Australian & New Zealand Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons from 1991 -1993.

He has published a number of papers in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery literature.