Dr Soukoulis graduated in a masters of periodontics in 2001 after completing a clinical residency in the Adelaide dental hospital. At that time he also worked in the medically compromised clinic giving him well rounded experience in dental trauma, dental patients with systemic diseases, and implantology. He moved into private practice and has continued to expand his practice in implantology and heavily involved in education both in Australia and abroad. Finally he has been a founding member of the DIR and to this day continues to support its activities.