Dr. Danesh-Meyer received a Bachelors degree in Dental Surgery and a Masters degree in Periodontics from the University of Otago. He was a member of the faculty at the University and in private practice limited to dental implants and periodontics in New Zealand. He is involved in teaching periodontics and implant dentistry to dentists, post-graduates students and dental specialists. He has conducted clinical research involving guided tissue regeneration, guided bone regeneration and dental implants since 1991. He has authored numerous articles and has lectured both nationally and internationally on topics related to tissue regeneration and dental implant therapy. In 2000 he established the Institute of Dental Implants and Periodontics and the Auckland Clinical Training Center in Newmarket, Auckland.