Meet The Team

Originally from North Queensland, Lisa moved to Brisbane to study dentistry at the University of Queensland.  Lisa was awarded the Deans Commendations for high achievement and graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Science (with Honours) in 2006.

After working for a number of years as a general dentist in private practice, Lisa returned to UQ in 2010 to pursue her passion for orthodontics. After 3 years of full-time specialist training, she graduated with a Doctor of Clinical Dentistry in the specialist field of Orthodontics. Lisa also undertook further examinations in Adelaide and was awarded Membership with the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (in the special stream of Orthodontics) in addition to the Membership in Orthodontics through the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.

In 2013, Lisa was awarded the Australasian Orthodontic Board UQ student prize for her clinical cases presented as a post-graduate student. Her postgraduate research regarding ergonomics in dentistry resulted in two scientific publications. Lisa is a registered specialist orthodontist and is a member of the Australian Dental Association (ADA) as well as the Australian Society of Orthodontists (ASO).

In addition to private practice, Lisa has worked in Government clinics as a specialist orthodontist where she primarily treated complex cases. She also volunteers her time as the Queensland Liaison Officer for Give a Smile^TM - a charitable branch of the ASO.

Lisa enjoys learning new orthodontic techniques and keeps up with the latest in orthodontics by attending local and international conferences, study group meetings, lectures and webinars.

When she is not practicing at Exact Orthodontics as your local Brisbane Orthodontist, Lisa enjoys outdoor activities with her husband and three boys usually running, riding and swimming. They also enjoy holidays at the beach and spending time with family and friends.

Dr Laura Barbagallo has operated her practice from Exact Orthodontics since February 2006, bringing with her credentials of the highest standard. She is originally from Innisfail in North Queensland. Dr Barbagallo completed her Bachelor of Dental Science Degree with First Class Honours at the University of Queensland. She then spent several years of general dental practice in the Royal Australian Air Force and in private practice in England.

Laura completed her Masters of Dental Science Degree in Orthodontics with Honours at the University of Sydney. She has also become a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh, in Orthodontics. When graduating from her Masters Degree, Laura was awarded the Wrigley’s Post-graduate Prize for the best overall academic and clinical performance of all the Master of Dental Science students at the University of Sydney in 2005. She also received the Young Investigator Award, presenting her Masters Thesis at the Biological Mechanisms Conference in Phuket, Thailand. Due to her high level of experience with orthodontic research at the University of Sydney, Dr Barbagallo is a regular reviewer of scientific articles submitted for publication in the Australian Orthodontic Journal.

In April 2006 Dr Barbagallo was awarded the Elsdon Storey First Research Prize from the Australian Society of Orthodontists (ASO) for the best research thesis of all the 2005 orthodontic graduates throughout Australia. In March 2008 Laura won the Milton R Sims Award from the ASO. This award is bestowed on the most meritorious student in Australia who has completed an Orthodontic Masters programme from 2005 to 2007. The decision was based upon Laura’s outstanding clinical ability, university achievements and published university research. Laura’s research has been published in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Feb 2008 and the Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Dec 2007.

Dr Laura Barbagallo is registered as a specialist orthodontist with the Dental Board of Queensland. She is also Board Certified by the Australian Orthodontic Board and is a fellow member of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons (Edinburgh). Dr Barbagallo has memberships with the Australian Dental Association, the Australian Society of Orthodontists and the Pogonian Dental Study Group.

Dr Barbagallo also regularly attends national and international conferences to keep up-to-date with new orthodontic developments. Dr Barbagallo has a particular interest in orthodontic treatment with Insignia custom braces, Damon braces, lingual braces and Invisalign and Spark clear aligners treatments. 

Laura’s other interests include Tae Kwon Do (she has her 3rd Dan Black Belt), Barre Pilates and long distance running. You may occasionally see Laura at Park Run on a Saturday. She is married to Matt, who is an aeronautical engineer, working at RAAF Base Amberley with Super Hornets.

Born and raised in Brisbane, Annie Lim graduated from Griffith University at the Gold Coast in 2009 in a Bachelor of Oral Health in Oral Health Therapy. She endeavoured to see Queensland the best she can by starting her career up in her hometown of Innisfail in North Queensland.

Annie and Laura often share stories about their time in North Queensland. Annie then moved back to Brisbane to work in Toowoomba and around Brisbane, focusing on preventative dentistry in both adults and children.

Annie has always had an interest in orthodontics having gone through the process herself when she was a teenager and wanted to impart her own wisdom and experiences of it all to the patients we see here at Exact. Having been a nervous patient when she was younger, you will feel at ease as she keeps you entertained with bad jokes, irrelevant trivia and a cheerful demeanour. 

When not treating her patients, Annie loves to spend her time cooking and experimenting with food while spending time with her young family.