Paul graduated in 1976 from the University of Qld. After gaining experience at the Brisbane Dental Hospital, Dr Close traveled to England and worked in a very busy practice for 2 years before returning in 1980. 

In 1981 a younger, enthusiastic Dr Paul Close opened the doors to his own dental practice at Eagle Junction on the Northside of Brisbane which serviced his patients until 1986. Dr Close realised at this point, due to the growth and success of his practice, it was time to move to larger premises. So another space was soon transformed into a modern, functional dental practice at Clayfield Courtyard on Sandgate Road.

In 1991 Dr Ralph Kelsey joined Dr Close to form the partnership which lead to Care Dental. Eight years on, it was obvious again that to meet the needs of the patients and the changing face of dentistry, more space was desirable. The old Clayfield Post Office site was deemed suitable and allowed Dr Close and Dr Kelsey to accommodate all the features they believed were necessary for a dental practice in the 21st century.

In January 2006, Dr Kelsey moved on and it was decided Care Dental would be renamed “Close Dental”. Dr Kunal Pandya, Dr Kurt Mutzelburg, Dr Hayden Stewart joined the practice in 2006, Dr Tom Oliver in 2004 and Dr Cate Gerber in 2007. The dentists play a major role in assisting Dr Close in providing the exceptional level of service that our patients of Close Dental are accustomed to.

Dr Close started extensive training in implantology in 1991 and worked with a leading American dentist who specialized in the Restorative/Rehabilitation of complete mouths in 1992. He continues to attend education seminars, dentistry and management courses. He spends on average 10 days per year in furthering his continuing education. The latest training he has been involved in is Lumineers, Laser Dentistry and Mini Implantogy. He has been president of the Implant Society (Qld Branch) and is activity involved in his study association. He is an active member of the ADA (Qld).

Dr Close has five children (four boys and a girl) and enjoys music, golf, travel  and reading.