Dr. Hocking completed his Bachelor of Dental Surgery at Adelaide University before moving to London where he acquired his MSc with distinction in Conservative Dentistry and his MClinDent in Prosthodontics at the Eastman Institute, University of London. He then taught Implant Dentistry at the Eastman Institute while working at the Harley Street Dental Clinic in London. Dr Hocking is a Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Sydney and has been a lecturer and examiner for the Graduate Diploma for Oral Implant at the University of Sydney.
