Meet Dr Torsten Steinig
Dr Torsten Steinig D.D.S. (MHH) Dr med. dent. (MHH) MS (BCD) CERT. ENDO. (BCD), ADEC Cert (Canberra), has been in full-time practice as a specialist endodontist in Sydney’s CBD since 2006.
Dr Torsten Steinig graduated from Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas, Texas (2004) with a Certificate in Endodontics, and a Master of Science degree in Oral Biology. Prior to returning to Sydney in 2006, he worked as an Endodontist in private practice in Dallas, Texas. From 2006-2016 he practiced as a full-time Endodontist in a private group practice in Sydney’s CBD.
Prior to his residency in endodontics, Dr Steinig graduated from the DDS program at the Medical College of Hanover, West-Germany (1989), and completed a concurrent post-doctoral degree in 1990 (Dr med.dent.). He worked in general dental practice in Melbourne for ten years, and held public office with the Australian Dental Association.
Torsten has published numerous scientific articles and presented at international conferences, and in 2003 was awarded the first prize by the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) for his presentation on the use of MTA® in apexification cases. The article describing the methodology developed by Dr Steinig was published in the Australian Endodontic Journal, and reprinted in other countries. He attends both local and international conferences and meetings to bring cutting edge knowledge and advances in endodontics down under. He teaches courses to share his knowledge with general dentists. He is a member of the Scientific Review Committee of the Journal of Endodontics (USA), assessing manuscripts for publication.
Dr Steinig maintains an active registration as a specialist Endodontist both for Australia and the United States of America, in the State of Texas, as well as an active membership in the following professional bodies:
