Rate My Professor Elissa Freer

Dr Elissa Freer is a Senior Lecturer in Orthodontics in the School of Dentistry at the University of Queensland, part of the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences. She holds a Bachelor of Dental Science with Honours and a Master of Dental Science (Orthodontics) from the University of Queensland. Freer has been employed at UQ since 2011, contributing to teaching in orthodontic courses such as DENT8030, DENT8050, and DENT8060, and supervising higher degree research students. Her academic career focuses on clinical orthodontics, with expertise in advanced treatment modalities.

Freer's research specializations lie in orthodontics, particularly the predictability, clinical expression, and optimization of tooth movements using clear aligner systems like Invisalign. She has authored or co-authored 30 publications between 1990 and 2025, including key works such as 'Predictability of incisal labiolingual inclination, overjet, and overbite changes, and the prevalence of open gingival embrasures in patients with mandibular incisor extraction treated with Invisalign: A retrospective cohort study' (2025, American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics), 'Predictability of mesiodistal tip of maxillary central incisors in clear aligner therapy' (2025, American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics), 'Mesiodistal tip expression of mandibular anterior teeth in patients with mandibular incisor extraction treated with Invisalign aligners' (2024, American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics), 'Evaluating dental monitoring effectiveness compared with conventional monitoring of clear aligner therapy using the Peer Assessment Rating index' (2024, American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics), 'Clinical expression of programmed maxillary buccal expansion and buccolingual crown inclination with Invisalign EX30 and SmartTrack aligners' (2024, Korean Journal of Orthodontics), 'Predictability of overbite control with the Invisalign appliance' (2021, American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics), and 'Accuracy and reliability of tooth widths and Bolton ratios measured by ClinCheck Pro' (2021, American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics). Her studies examine factors like wear protocols, attachments, interproximal enamel reduction, remote monitoring, and outcomes in extraction cases. Freer has secured funding including Align Technology Research Grants (2020-2023) for determining the accuracy of interproximal enamel reduction in aligner treatment and Australian Society of Orthodontists Foundation support for student research (2018-2019). These efforts enhance precision and efficiency in contemporary orthodontic practice.