Dr Andrea Phatouros completed her Bachelor of Dental Science degree in 1991 at the University of Western Australia, where she then worked in private dental practice and subsequently became responsible for the first year dental program for undergraduate dental students. In 1994 she became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian Society of Dental Surgeons.
In 2005, Dr Phatouros completed her specialist training in Orthodontics at the University of Western Australia, where she was awarded the Postgraduate Clinical Award for Excellence in Clinical Presentation. Dr Phatouros continued working in specialist private practice in Perth, where she also continued teaching in Orthodontics for both the undergraduate dental program and the postgraduate orthodontic program.