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About Dr Joel Tuckett
Dr Joel Tuckett
Dr Tuckett is an Oral, Maxillofacial and Implant Surgeon.
At your consultation he explains the options and risks, and he looks after you from the first appointment through to discharge.
Dr Tuckett grew up in Central Queensland just south of Mackay.
Prior to completing his Medical and Dental Degrees, he undertook a Nursing degree in 2003 at the Queensland University of Technology.
He worked as a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital for five years.
He went on to complete his Medical degree at the University of Queensland in 2010.
He continued at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital to undertake his medical residency years then travelled to Ireland to undertake a year as an ENT Registrar at the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital where he also lectured at the University College Cork.
He returned to the University of Queensland in 2013 and completed his Dental degree in 2016 with first class Honours.
In 2017 he started his Oral and Maxillofacial specialist training in Queensland, where he was awarded the medal for the highest mark in the Maxillofacial Surgical Science Training exam (SST).
He went on to train at the Royal Brisbane, Princess Alexandra, Mater Public, Lady Cilento (Queensland Children's), Townsville, Ipswich, Logan and Toowoomba Hospitals.
He went on to obtain his fellowship from the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons in the field of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Dr Tuckett is an internationally published author in the fields of Facial trauma, Antibiotic stewardship, Radiotherapy induced Xerostomia, Parotid surgery and Head and Neck cancer.
He is a senior lecturer at the University of Queensland where he educates both medical and dental students.
He currently has a public appointment at the Princess Alexandra hospital where he works to train the new generation of surgeons.
He enjoys spending time with his wife and young family.
He has interests in fishing, rugby, cricket and the outdoors.
Roles and private practice
Dr Tuckett works in both the public and private systems. At the Princess Alexandra Hospital he is supervisor of Oral and Maxillofacial training. He is a member of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons Maxillofacial training committee and of a hospital Medical Advisory Committee, and a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, at the University of Queensland.
In private practice he consults at Brisbane Face and Jaw Surgery, mainly in Everton Park and on Queen Street, though he also consults at the Mater South Brisbane, the Mater Redlands and in Tarragindi, so patients and referrers can choose the rooms that suit them.
Selected publications
- Young, T., Tuckett, J., Johnson, N., Breik, O. (2023) “Rigid versus non-rigid fixation for bilateral mandibular angle fractures: a retrospective multicentre review.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, accepted September 29 2023.
- Tuckett, J., Brierly, G., Tong, J., McGowan, K., Ramalingam., L., Batstone, M. (2022) “Do post-injury prophylactic antibiotics reduce infection for isolated midface fractures: A cohort study.” Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Volume 80, Issue 11, November, pp 1769-1776.
- Tuckett, J., Glynn, R., Sheahan, P. (2015) “Impact of extent of parotid resection on postoperative wound complications: a prospective study.” Head and Neck, January, 37(1):64-68.
- O’Shea, R., Byrne, H., Taylor, E., Tuckett, J., O’Leary, G., Sheahan, P. (2015) “Impact of current smoking and alcohol on gastrostomy duration in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing definitive chemoradiotherapy.” JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, May Volume 141, No. 5, pp 463-469.
- Tuckett, J., Lynham, A., Lee, G., Perry, M., Harrington, Ú. (2014) “Maxillofacial trauma in the emergency department: a review” The Surgeon - Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, April, Vol. 12, Issue 2, pp 106-114.
- Lynham, A., Tuckett, J., Warnke, P. (2012) “Maxillofacial Trauma” Australian Family Physician, April, Vol. 41, No. 4.
