Dr. Olaf Plotzke is a 1977 graduate of the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario. After practicing for five years in London he received his Diploma in the Specialty of Paediatric Dentistry from IUPUI (Indiana University) in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1984.

He taught at the Schulich School of Dentistry for 41 years in various roles but finished off as adjunct clinical professor in the Division of Paediatric dentistry and retired from the school in 2018.

Since 1996 he has been and currently still is the Dental Director of the Cleft Lip and Palate and Craniofacial Anomaly Team at Thames Valley Children’s Centre in London, Ontario.

He has been recognized by both the London and District Dental Society and the Ontario Dental Association for his contribution to the Specialty of Paediatric Dentistry and in 2018 was honoured with the Alumni of Distinction Award from the Schulich Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry.

He has recently ventured into the world of live theatre and earlier this year as producer was awarded the 2019 Outstanding Drama Brickenden award, for Theatre Aezir’s presentation of The Laramie Project.

Olaf is totally passionate about paediatric dentistry and feels honoured as a founding member to have been chosen in 2020 as the first president of The Canadian Society for Disability and Oral Health.