Alex Forrest AO

He worked in both Government and private practice before joining The University of Queensland where he lectured in both Oral Biology (School of Dentistry) and Anatomy (School of Anatomical Sciences). He moved to Griffith University in 2005 and became Associate Professor and Discipline Head of Forensic Science at Griffith University before returning to UQ as Associate Professor and Clinical Lead in Oral Surgery at the School of Dentistry in 2018. He joined the RAAF as Reserve Specialist in 2002 and retired in 2020 as Wing Commander. He has now retired from academic life but continues as Director of Forensic Odontology at Pathology Queensland Forensic and Scientific Services.

He has published numerous papers and book chapters and was principal forensic witness in R v Carroll (2000) which changed the Double Jeopardy Rules in all states and territories. He contributed to the Disaster Victim Identification operations in Bali following the Terrorist Bombing in 2002, the South Asian Tsunami in 2024, the Samoan Tsunami and Victorian Bushfires in 2009, and every domestic incident since 1990.

In 2019, Alex was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia for Distinguished Service to dentistry and teaching of anatomy.