Wanting to make a difference in people’s lives, Dr Tan chose to enter the dental field and was awarded a scholarship to study dentistry at the University of Sydney, graduating with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (Honours) in 1994. Since then, he has completed two postgraduate degrees, one in Dental Implantology from Charles Sturt University and another in Conscious Sedation and Pain Control from the University of Sydney.

He is certified by the the Dental Board of Australia to administer intravenous sedation to dental patients. He has a special interest in treating dentally anxious patients. The majority of his work involves the surgical placement and restoration of dental implants, sedation dentistry, cosmetic dentistry and Orthodontics.