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UWA Celebrations Recognising students who have achieved excellence

Cybersecurity The first instalment of our three-part special

A Pioneering Career WA’s first paediatric dentist, Dr Peter Gregory

CPD Spotlight Meet Dr Josh Graieg

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ADAWA Awards for Dental Students UWA Dental School prize giving and awards

From the Mouths of Members

ADA HR Feature

Credabl Editorial

Clinical Feature

Acknowledging the ongoing contributions of CHAT co-founder, Dr David Booth

ADAWA Advocacy

Powering Your Practice

Good News Stories

ADAWA member testimonials

A Pioneering Career WA’s first paediatric dentist, Dr Peter Gregory

Is Your Practice Cybersafe? The first instalment in our threepart cybersecurity special

A Respected Clinician

Our latest member benefit

CPD Spotlight Meet Dr Josh Graieg

Education and Training CPD Calendar

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Casual conversion update and reminder

There's more to a loan than interest rates

An overview of Syphilis

ADAWA calls for end to sugary drink sponsorships in sport

Lockdown blood donations, art at ADA House and our Country Councillor’s tour of the North-West

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ADAWA Social Club Cover image DMD4 student, Sally Tan, speaking at the UWA Dental School Teaching Clinical Renewal event (see page 41). She is also a prize recipient of the UWA Dental School prize giving and awards (see page 28).

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President’s Report Dr Sean Archibald ADAWA President

Dear Members, As our branch renewal cycle ends, I would like to thank all members for the support they have shown us by once again choosing to be members of ADAWA. Our branch staff have worked tirelessly over the last two months to make this possible and I will take this opportunity to thank them on behalf of all members for their efforts and the hundreds of support calls they have answered during renewal and throughout the year. For many members, the advocacy ADAWA provided during COVID lockdowns would have provided an insight into the work that has always occurred on your behalf – which, most recently, has included dealing with issues of vertical integration by private health insurers, and patientmatched medical devices through the TGA regulatory changes. Your individual support, combined with our association, makes this all possible. This month's magazine includes the first of a three-part feature on cybersecurity, and I cannot stress the importance of taking this seriously in your practice. I’m sure everyone has heard the stories of ransomware infecting a practice, but most will not understand the true impact. Aside from loss incurred by having no computers while you attempt to restore data, all too often we find inadequate backups, and practices are forced to use data from some weeks or months previously. Putting clinical data aside for a moment, that’s a loss of all financial billing records, appointments that occurred and most importantly, the vast majority of upcoming appointments. As previously made appointments can now arrive at any time, practices are stuck in limbo when booking new appointments and often suffer this for many months. This is just one part of the problem and I urge all members to take the time to read this month’s feature. COVID vaccination rates have made big news in recent weeks and, given our environment, it makes sense to ensure you and anyone in your practice team is vaccinated. Internationally we are now seeing moves towards vaccination requirements to work and it is not impossible to imagine a scenario where this is applied to dentistry in Australia.

Cheers,

Sean

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A pioneering career:

Dr Peter Gregory Western Australia’s first paediatric dentist WA’s first paediatric dentist recently celebrated 50 years in the dental profession. He shares his story with Brooke Evans-Butler, reminiscing on a career well spent.

Dr Peter Gregory could not have imagined becoming WA’s first registered specialist paediatric dentist when he graduated from dental school, but after ten years of general practice, he was ready for a change. “After that many years in the same room, I felt I needed new challenges,” he says. “I was still only in my early 30s and I could not see myself doing the same thing for another 30 years.” Luckily for the children (and parents) of Western Australia, Peter took the plunge when he was offered to study Paediatric Dentistry – completing his MDSc (WA) in Paediatric Dentistry in 1980. “I was trained here and even though there were no paediatric dentists in WA, I was very fortunate in that I had the support of all of the consultants in the other specialities who were visiting dental specialists at the children’s hospital,” Peter says. The consultants who helped Peter were something of a dental dream team, comprising prosthodontist Patrick Henry, oral surgeon Ted Adler, orthodontists Bill Brogan and Peter Dillon and periodontists Rob Bower and Albert Tan. “I would spend time with them, in their clinics and in the theatre, and they would also guide me with respect to literature reviews,” he recalls. “They were mentors and I ended up with exceptional training. Further to that, Professor Des Kailis, who was my supervisor, brought in an internationally renowned paediatric dentist from London, Professor Gerry Winter, to

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examine me. He did this to ensure the course I did was relevant and appropriately registerable and to also establish the fact that there was a paediatric dentist in Western Australia who had obtained the credibility of an international paediatric dentist.” At the end of his training, Peter sought international experience, so Princess Margaret Hospital and the Perth Dental Hospital assisted him financially to spend a year at The Northwestern University Dental School and Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago, USA, which Patrick Henry was instrumental in setting up, due to his many international connections. “It was a tertiary hospital and everything within the state of Illinois that was rare would be referred there,” Peter recalls. “I saw some cases there that I would never see anywhere else. The experience was immeasurable.” The decision to study paediatric dentistry is one that Peter has never regretted. “I always had an affinity to treating children, even when I was in general practice,” he says. “I felt too that I could relate to them. Once, during my period of specialist practice, I was at a familytype function, the evening before a wedding, and a five-year-old tripped and smashed his teeth. The father and I went with the child to my surgery, and I was able to manage, just with the father helping me, to give him some sedation and remove the bits and pieces of teeth. The next day at the wedding the little child came up to me at the church and grabbed my hand.

“The people around me were gobsmacked by the action of this little child, who was traumatised the night before with injections under the nose and the palate. For him to leave his parents, walk over and hold my hand amazed me. So, when I am asked why I decided on paediatrics – I like working with children and I think they like me.”

I can always remember the Christmases when a child got a new bike and an hour later, he had smashed his teeth. I would think, ‘I missed lunch, maybe I’ll get home in time for dinner’ and then another child would do the same thing in the afternoon. As well as establishing his successful practice, Peter worked for a number of years as the Director of the Dental Department at Princess Margaret Hospital. “Being on the staff of a children’s hospital, we had a lot of on-call work,” he recalls. “I can always remember the Christmases when a child got a new bike and an hour later, he had smashed his teeth. I would think ‘I missed lunch, maybe I’ll get home in time for dinner’ and then another child would do the same thing in the afternoon. I would take most Christmases at the children’s hospital because I felt other members of the

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dental team needed to be with their families, so it was something I did as head of department.” Having a good rapport with the parents as well as the child patient was also something that was incredibly important as a paediatric dentist. “We call it the paediatric dental triangle,” he explains. “There’s the parent, the child, and the paediatric dentist – and the interaction between all of those is complex. They all have to be in sync, because if any of these three are not in sync, then the whole thing doesn’t work.”

I think the most significant thing was being able to have children come in who were very anxious and being able to treat them, taking them from a negative to a positive attitude towards dentistry. Despite the challenges, Peter always found the work very rewarding. “I think of all the specialities, paediatric dentistry can be the most rewarding because it’s not just a technical thing,” he explains. “Plus, being associated with a children’s hospital, you see all the dental trauma and emergencies that present, which are usually infection, post-operative haemorrhage and dental trauma. Then, of course, you have the gamut of sick children, and those with developmental problems such as cleft lip and palate. It is such a specialised area, and it gets you out of the 40 hours a week in the one room.” In addition to the rewarding and always varied work, being able to help a child overcome fear was something Peter most enjoyed. “I think the most significant thing was being able to have children come in who were very anxious and being able to treat them, taking them from a negative to a positive attitude towards dentistry.” 8

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Over 50 years, Peter has seen many changes – one of the most significant being the ADA’s advocacy for dentists to write prescriptions. “You can imagine how many prescriptions are now written by a dentist,” he says. “Every single one of those had to go to a medical practitioner previously. ADA really pushed for that and it would not have happened if it were not for the ADA.” As well as his work at Princess Margaret Hospital and at his practice (where he saw over 20,000 patients over the years), Peter was also dedicated to teaching at the Dental School at UWA. He also gave his time to various boards and affiliated societies, serving as President of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Paediatric Dentistry, President of the Australasian Academy of Paediatric Dentistry, Examiner and Board Member for the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons and Chairman of the Finance Committee of the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry at different times during his career. He retired from clinical practice ten years ago. After more than 50 years in the profession, he’s slowing down, enjoying life and doing things that grandparents do. “We have a son who lives in Melbourne with two little children, and two daughters and two grandchildren here in Perth. I help my daughter with her two children, and I read, I exercise, and I use the computer. I don’t play golf, but I have lost a lot of weight and I feel very fit. We are a very family-orientated Greek family, so we have our Greek traditions, and I am really enjoying having the extra time. “I must admit, I didn’t realise just how stressful dentistry was at the time,” he adds. “I was in a stressful area where people are bringing their most prized possession, their child, to you, and often you have to tell them that their child needs a general anaesthetic.” Overall, he says it has been a great journey. “I guess being the first paediatric dentist – and I will always be the first paediatric dentist in WA – I feel very privileged to have been part of the dental profession, a member of the paediatric dental community and very grateful for the dental education I received at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels from the UWA Dental School.”

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Is your practice cybersafe?

There’s no question that Australian businesses are under threat online. Worryingly, health providers are more vulnerable than most to cybersecurity breaches.

According to Accenture, security breaches have increased by 11% since 2018 and 67% since 2014. Late last year, the Government showed us how seriously it takes cybercrime by launching an official Australian Cyber Security Centre. The national cybersecurity campaign urges Australians to strengthen their cyber defences and be alert to online threats. Minister for Defence, Senator Linda Reynolds, launched the ACSC campaign in December 2020, saying: “Cybercriminals are relentless, operating around the clock and around the world, in a bid to steal the data and money from Australian businesses and families. “Australians are reporting more than one cybercrime every 10 minutes, making it more important than ever that we all remain alert to the threat of cybercrime.” Dr David Glance, Director of the UWA Centre for Software and Security Practice, says healthcare providers have been subject to increased attacks from cyber criminals. “However, heath providers are being especially targeted by ransomware attacks because these are designed to make a business inoperable by encrypting all of the information on computers in the practice until a ransom payment is made,” he explains. “Because practices have become increasingly reliant on electronic patient records, it is impossible to treat patients without access to those records.

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“Worse still, attackers have been not only encrypting information to make it inaccessible but have been stealing data and threatening to publish it if the ransom is not paid,” he adds. “This is especially concerning when the information is personal information belonging to patients.” Most valuable to hackers is information that, if released publicly, would cause harm to the business or to its customers or patients to a hacker. “The average cost of a data breach in healthcare is the highest of any industry, at over $7 million per breach,” says Adam Gordon, ANZ Country Manager at Varonis. “This is due to the highly sensitive nature of the data healthcare organisations collect, such as confidential patient records in the case of dentists and hospitals. “Attackers know healthcare providers hold large amounts of sensitive patient data, and that they also can’t do their jobs without access to this data. Attackers are using highly targeted campaigns where they steal data, encrypt it, and extort the victim organisation – pay up, or the attackers publish sensitive information,” Adam adds. “Ransomware is also offered as a service – meaning less experienced hackers buy a toolkit and launch an attack that, if not caught, could unleash ransomware across a victim organisation.”

FEATURE ADAWA recently partnered with financial protection company eftsure, as we believe our members will benefit from their services. eftsure’s solution protects business-tobusiness payments by matching beneficiary names with their account number and BSB.

Common mistakes When asked about the common mistakes businesses and healthcare providers make when it comes to keeping sensitive data safe, David says lack of cybersecurity awareness is a problem, as well as implementing safe practices such as keeping systems updated, anti-virus software running, and maintaining regular backups of information. “Most attacks come via phishing emails – fake emails that try and trick the reader into clicking and executing a malicious program – and so being absolutely scrupulous when interacting with emails is vital,” he adds. According to Adam, having sensitive files accessible by everyone in the organisation (or more people than required), is another common mistake. “Healthcare organisations need to employ a policy of least privilege, which only gives employees access to the files which are necessary to do their jobs,” he explains. “This will limit the damage hackers can cause if an employee’s account is compromised. It also protects against insider threats, preventing employees from sharing or deleting confidential company data.” Other mistakes to be aware of include poor password hygiene: “This includes having passwords that are weak and easy to crack, passwords that rarely or never expire, and using the same password on multiple accounts,” he says – as well as leaving ‘ghost users’ enabled. “These are user and service accounts that are inactive but still enabled — which can give hackers an easy way to move through an organisations’ file structures undetected,” he explains. “Hackers often exploit this weakness to steal data or disrupt critical systems.”

We were persuaded of eftsure’s credentials by a case study of a construction and engineering firm that used eftsure’s Know Your Payee solution to prevent a payment of over $1m to a fraudster. At the beginning of February 2020, the company had been advised of a change of account details for one of their suppliers – a professional company involved in providing services to the construction industry. The requested change of banking details arrived in an email from the legitimate account of their primary contact at the supplier. In keeping with the eftsure process, the customer initiated a change request from the eftsure portal requesting the supplier provide their updated details via eftsure. Since the supplier’s email was under the control of the fraudster, the fraudster intercepted the email and completed the onboarding. This triggered eftsure alerts inside the verification system because the IP address of the fraudster didn’t match the IP address region of the supplier. As per eftsure’s process, eftsure independently sourced the phone number of the supplier and called the supplier to verify the details, subsequently discovering that fraudsters had been monitoring communication in that compromised email account and using it to attempt to defraud the supplier’s customers. Once this fraud was exposed, the supplier closed the email account completely and contacted all their other customers to warn them not to accept any changed details. Find out more: get.eftsure.com.au

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His vision for providing dental services to the disadvantaged and less-fortunate children has made it possible to help tens of thousands of children in Vietnam.

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A respected clinician In this edition of the Western Articulator, we acknowledge the ongoing contributions of oral and maxillofacial surgeon and oral pathologist and CHAT co-founder, Dr David Booth. “I was unable to study medicine in WA in 1952,” David recalls, when asked what initially drew him to study dentistry. “But if you got a dental degree, you could add a medical degree at an eastern states’ university in three years and work as a dentist to earn money to live on at the same time.” David went on to become the first oral surgery post-graduate student, before doing a further six months’ study in London and Washington DC to become an OMF pathologist and surgeon. As well as a well-respected practitioner, David also gave much to the profession in a teaching capacity as a Clinical Associate Professor at the School of Dentistry. When he retired from full-time work, he continued part-time to allow him entry overseas into part-time volunteer practice. It has been volunteering where David has made another huge impact. It was during a visit to Vietnam that David became aware that basic medical and dental care was not available to many of the Vietnamese people. In 2005, David, along with Dr Gabby Ly, founded CHAT (Christian Health Aid Team, later Children’s Health Aid Team), with the vision of providing dental services to disadvantaged children in Vietnam. “Dr David Booth is one of the founders of CHAT and he has played an integral role in establishing our organisation since 2005,” says Dr Jennifer Chan, CHAT President. “His vision for providing dental services to the disadvantaged and less-fortunate children has made it possible to help tens of thousands of children in Vietnam. Since 2007, Dr Booth facilitated a program with UWA School of Dentistry to include final-year dental students to have placements on our trips. He also established the David Booth Travel Grant to enable a dental student in financial hardship the opportunity to participate in an overseas placement with us. We are extremely grateful for all the contributions Dr David Booth has made and continues to make within the CHAT community.” The organisation’s volunteering trips are hugely popular with dental practitioners and dental students – giving participants an amazing opportunity, that also gives back so much to the Vietnamese people. When asked why volunteering opportunities in dentistry are so important, David says they allow you to set up valuable post-grad experiences before you have obtained the requisite qualification to register with the Dental Board as a specialist.

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“If you do the volunteering overseas, say in Vietnam, you contribute to that country’s specialist needs without setting up a full-time specialist practice there,” he adds. “When you go you can take dentist colleagues and dental students with you to give them appropriate experiences.” An ADAWA member for over 50 years, David has seen many changes, both for the good and the bad of the profession. “High-speed dentistry came into use while I was a dental student,” he recalls. “But the Dental School did not introduce it into the teaching program immediately because they were concerned that dental students

High-speed dentistry came into use while I was a dental student, but the Dental School did not introduce it into the teaching program immediately because they were concerned that dental students might damage teeth too much while using a high-speed drill. might damage teeth too much while using a highspeed drill. So, when I graduated as a dentist I worked with dentists in WA and in the UK, who had high-speed drills in their practices, and the dentists there taught me how to use a high-speed drill safely." He adds when he first graduated, they had to use chemical antiseptics and boiling water to sterilise their instruments. “Eventually, small steam sterilisers were introduced into dentistry, then sterilisation in the dental clinic became more reliable. “All these changes were expensive to buy so setting up a dental practice has become very expensive,” he adds. “You usually want to arrange a mortgage to buy a house as well at the same time. So many young dentists have to work for someone else or for the government until they have saved up enough money for a mortgage to set up a practice or to buy a partnership.”

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Student gratitude The experiences gained from CHAT trips are very valuable, as demonstrated in the following thank you letter from Jasmine Li (2019 David Booth Travel Grant recipient):

Dear Dr David Booth, Jasmine Li in Vietnam

As well as the changes and the challenges, there have been many rewards. “You are working to make someone’s smile better or their dentition more reliable to chew on, so the results of your work are always an improvement,” he says. “The good salaries allow you to pay off a mortgage and buy a house, get married, pay children’s school fees as well as live comfortably – if simply – at first. With the increase in dental practices and government dentistry, this gives more opportunities for paid experience as soon as one graduates.” To recent graduates entering the profession, David advises talking to experienced dentists and ADAWA to progress in dentistry financially. “The ADA looks after its members well and guards against government rules and financial constraints interfering with its members’ dental practice,” he adds.

My name is Jasmine Li and I was the recipient of the David Booth Travel Grant 2019. I travelled with CHAT to Ho Chi Minh City in November 2019. I was supporting myself and working two jobs while taking on a full study load at UWA Dental School. Without the travel grant, a Vietnam overseas placement would have been out of reach for me. Your generosity allowed me to undertake this amazing opportunity. It was truly an eyeopening experience to see how dentistry was practised away from home. Since graduation, I have developed a special interest in paediatric dentistry, and I believe this is influenced by all the amazing work by CHAT and your donation. I have been itching to get back to Vietnam. Unfortunately, I will have to wait a while before I can give back to this amazing cause. Thank you for your generous donation. I am forever grateful. Yours sincerely,

Jasmine Li

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“If they try to install solar, there are countless solar installers but very few genuine solar retailers out there. In the commercial space, it’s even more difficult as energy retailers normally charge a penalty for installing solar. Most solar companies have no experience on the regulatory requirements and customers end up paying more over the long run. Additionally, the solar companies aren’t around long enough to offer the warranties due to the stop and start nature of the game. It’s too volatile and customers get disheartened.”

CASE STUDY Big Brews Liquor

As successful liquor store operators, Big Brews recognised the need to reduce energy consumption to curtail high energy costs. Flavia and Bruno sought advice from WA Energy after receiving recommendations from the LSAWA. Flavia and Bruno’s problem was not only that they had high energy prices and large consumption, they were not happy with the service or solution from the multiple solar companies that had approached them. Upon request, WA Energy sat down and detailed a plan for Big Brews. It included renegotiating new energy contracts without penalty clauses and lower tariffs. Whilst also including 40kW of Smart Solar with Smart Metering, which gave them the capacity to monitor their loads at any given period. WA Energy continues to maintain a relationship with Big Brews as the ongoing energy management service means their investment is maintained and advice is given for many years to come.

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Customer service Sheba Tedla, WA Energy operations manager, says some customers can be apprehensive of purchasing solar products because there are so many options available, but she stresses that at WA Energy, their focus in on helping their customers make the best decision, to get the best-quality product at the best price. She adds their after-sales support is second-to-none. “We are WA owned, so our customers will know each member of our team by name,” she says. “We might be a small team, but our ambition is big – we are a premium brand, offering premium products. “We also offer monitoring, so we can keep an eye on the performance of a system, which other providers don’t offer.” According to Rosemarie Purser, WA Energy customer liaison officer, WA Energy’s point of difference is their focus on customer service. “All the staff here answer their phones after hours,” she says. “We understand that professionals such as dentists work long hours, so we are always willing to take after-hours calls. “We want our customers to be happy with our product, not only now, but in the future.”

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Dr Josh Graieg

Dr Josh Graieg has become a familiar presenter on the WA Dental CPD circuit this year, with his winning combination of general practice experience and specialist expertise. Josh with his family

Josh Graieg has had a varied career – working in a mix of private practice, government clinics, university and hospital-based dental clinics since graduating. When asked why he originally decided to pursue dentistry, Josh says it’s because he enjoys the mix of both art and science. He worked as a general dentist for 15 years before completing his specialist training, a Doctorate in Clinical Dentistry (Prosthodontics) at the University of Sydney. “After working as a dentist for about seven years, I then decided to get involved with the Royal Australasia College of Dental Surgeons and completed the primary course and examination, and then went on to complete the Fellowship,” Josh recalls. “This involvement with the RACDS really renewed a passion to learn more and improve my dentistry. This led to undertaking as many CPD courses as I could, both locally and internationally, resulting in me wanting to focus on dental reconstruction and oral rehabilitation. “Having a good grounding in general dental practice has given me a more holistic understanding of dentistry; this is particularly important in prosthodontics, which is largely involved with multidisciplinary patient care.” Josh will be presenting the Direct Veneers CPD course on September 4. “The veneer course aims to give participants understanding of how to select cases for direct composite resin veneers, contrast some different techniques (like natural layering and injectable composites), and ultimately give practitioners some protocols to plan, place and finish the restorations,” Josh explains.

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Josh will also be presenting the Crown Preparation – From Conventional to Bonded course on October 14. This course will help dental practitioners improve their clinical knowledge on when to perform a traditional crown preparation and when to use a bonded approach. The course will cover: • Ideal conventional crown preparation – reduction, taper, preparation, retentive features and margin design relating to restorative material. • Bonded crown preparation – introduction to biomimetics and adhesive protocols, preparation design IDS and DME. • Conventional vs bonded - when to prep and when to bond. • Material selection – monolithic or layered? Highperformance polymers, pressed glass, zirconia, PFM, gold.

Having a good grounding in general dental practice has given me a more holistic understanding of dentistry. “I am really passionate about biomimetic dental principles – being minimally invasive, conserving tooth structure, and carefully analysing the dental literature (both the latest research as well as historical research) to ensure that we have a good scientific base, and can provide the best dental care for our patients,” Josh says,

Direct Veneers

presented by Dr Josh Graieg and Ass Prof Glen Liddelow

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 4 9.00am–5.00pm, UWA Dental School

Crown Preparation – From Conventional to Bonded presented by Dr Josh Graieg

THURSDAY OCTOBER 14 6.30–9.30pm, Uni Club, Crawley

Josh Graieg What do you do in your spare time? I have three young kids, and I love spending time with the family. Getting outdoors and having fun with the kids… kicking balls, riding bikes, exploring the bush.

when asked what he enjoys most about lecturing. “I really enjoy sharing knowledge and discussing tips and tricks.”

When I get a chance, I enjoy playing sport, especially basketball.

Josh has also been involved in ADAWA’s New Practitioner Program, which supports recent graduates.

I like a nice beer; my favourites styles are Saison’s (which are Belgian-style farmhouse ales), or Wild Ales (which are ales brewed with wild yeasts like Brettanomyces).

“I really enjoyed my involvement with the NPP; I love the passion and enthusiasm that many young dentists have,” he says. As well as working at the Branemark Center, Josh is a prosthodontic consultant with the Craniofacial Unit at Perth Children’s Hospital. “Working at PCH is basically my dream job,” Josh says. “It is a real pleasure to help restore the oral function and aesthetics for children who have many different congenital dental problems. Seeing them smile for the first time is absolutely priceless. Giving a young boy some teeth and then seeing him come back a few months later and seeing his growth shoot up is also really rewarding.” Josh is also a self-confessed gadget obsessive. “As we all know, working in the mouth is like working in a small, dark cave and we need a lot of different gadgets for various different jobs,” he explains. “I don’t think I could practise dentistry without high magnification loupes and LED light. “One real gem that I can recommend is the Sonicflex by KaVo, which I find essential for finishing delicate margins for bonded porcelain restorations or minimally invasive direct composite resin restorations. It has fine tips that work via elliptical oscillations, which are safe-sided, where one side is non-cutting so you can get right up close to an adjacent tooth.” Next on his to-do list? Josh is launching a small multidisciplinary study group, or work group, with recently graduated dentists, and specialists he works with.

If you weren’t in the dentistry field, what would you be doing for a living? Hopefully running a craft brewery! Haha! What is your favourite book/author? I enjoy reading fantasy novels. My favourites would be Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien, The Belgariad by David Eddings, or Magician by Raymond E Feist. Is there anything people might be surprised to learn about you? My surname “Graieg” is technically an Australian name, because my Great Grandfather was an orphan, as his mother died during childbirth. He later tried to trace his roots, and with some help, actually made the name “Graieg” up! So, if you meet another person with the surname Graieg, it is likely to be a close relative of mine!

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Education & Training

Multi-disciplinary study club for young clinicians Date:

First Thursday of every month

Start time: 6pm Venue:

ADA House, 54 Havelock Street, West Perth

Cost:

No cost

Presenters: Dr Hezel Cohen (Prosthodontist) & Dr Eman Elhassan (Periodontist) RSVP:

Western Australia Dental Update 2021 hosted by Dr Nabil Khzam

Sat 8.30am - 3.00pm

NOV CPD 4

FREE 4 CPD

ADA House, West Perth

RSVP acnkperio@gmail.com DENTAL CONFERENCE TOPICS INCLUDE: Implant Abutment Selection: What, When & How? - Dr Armand Putra Peri-implant Diseases: Diagnosis & Prevention - A/Professor Leticia Miranda Sex, Drugs & Rock n' Roll - An Oral Medicine Perspective - Professor Camile Farah Paediatric Hospital Dentistry in Australia's Largest State - Dr Greg Celine Restorative Driven Endodontics: Dentine Conservation - Dr Gaurav Vasudeva Clinical Pearls - Drs Tess Matias, Vanessa Cho, Nabil Khzam

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6.5 Friday 22 Oct 2021 CPD Registration from 8.45am, Course 9am to 4pm Albany Entertainment Centre 2 Toll Place Albany Bookings & Enquiries adawa.com.au/cpd

$ inc GST

594 Dentists 396 Hygienists/Therapists/OHTS + light lunch & afternoon tea

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Red, White, Night and Bite

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Presented by Dr Amanda Phoon Nguyen COURSE OUTLINE Join Dr Amanda Phoon Nguyen for a day of practical and contemporary oral medicine seminars. From lesions in the mouth that appear red and/or white, to dental sleep medicine and orofacial pain, Amanda will discuss a variety of oral mucosal conditions, premalignant and malignant conditions, orofacial pain disorders and temporomandibular joint disorders that you will encounter in your patients. She will also discuss tips for a comprehensive head and neck examination, screening for obstructive sleep aponea, and conclude the day with interesting case presentations and discussions.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER Dr Amanda Phoon Nguyen is an oral medicine specialist in Perth and Darwin, adjunct senior lecturer and PhD candidate at the University of Western Australia. Her clinical and research interests

include oral mucosal disease, orofacial pain, temporomandibular disorders, dental sleep medicine and paediatric oral medicine. She is the Editor and an examiner for the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons, co-chair of Australasian Sleep Association Dental Sleep Medicine Council, and widely publishes for multiple journals. She also represents her specialty at multidisciplinary groups and strongly believes in team collaborations. She is an executive member of Australian Dental Association (WA), heavily involved with many professional committees, and dedicates her energy to many community volunteer causes and online oral medicine educational/ special interest groups. An international and national speaker, she is passionate about her speciality, regularly lecturing and teaching. She has a public appointment at the Oral Health Centre of Western Australia.

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CPD CALENDAR Call for Nominations Australian Dental Association (WA Branch) Inc 2018, nominations from active members are called for the election of: Executive Officers of Council

August Hands On Rotary Endodontic Course

KED FULLY BOO Australian Endodontic Society

Friday 8.30am–5.00pm

ADA House, West Perth

• President • Vice President • Treasurer

The Primary Dentition Dr Vanessa William

Nominations for Executive Officers of Council must be received at this office by noon, September 8, 2021. A ballot (if required) will close at this office at noon on Monday, September 13, 2021. 8 Ordinary Members of Council • One Country Councillor (shall practice 50km or more from the Perth GPO) • One Salaried Dental Councillor (shall hold a full-time Government salaried position) Nominations for Ordinary Members must be received at this office by noon, October 6, 2021. A ballot (if required) will close at this office at noon, Monday, October 18, 2021 and will be counted during the afternoon. Nominations for all positions must be on a form 'Appendix B', available adawa.com.au/members/regulations-guidelines/appendix-b-nominations/. The results will be announced at the ADAWA AGM on Wednesday, October 27, 2021.

Saturday 9.00am–2.00pm

UWA Dental School, Nedlands

ADAWA & ADANT Specialists in Darwin Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm

Vibe Hotel, Darwin

September Direct Veneers Dr Joshua Graieg and D Ass Prof Glen LLY BOOKE FULiddelow

Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm

UWA Dental School, Nedlands

ADAWA General Meeting Wednesday evening

Dealing with Implant Failures

ADA House, West Perth

Dr Keith Doonan

JOIN US

Thursday 9.00am–5.00pm ADA House, West Perth

for the next ADAWA general meeting, where Specialist Endodontist Dr Gaurav Vasudeva will present

Single Crown Preps: A Hands-on Course

Applications of CBCT in Endodontics

Dr Poh Hun Loh & Dr Victor Matsubara

• CBCT application in diagnostic and procedural-based scenarios, including some tips to improve reading CBCTs for endodontic applications. • Interpretation of position statements by leading associations and academies in endodontics.

Wednesday 8 September ADA House 54-58 Havelock St West Perth

7.30pm General Meeting 8.00pm Lecture

RSVP Wednesday Sept 1 to adawa@adawa.com.au Available on Zoom for those unable to attend in person

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Saturday 9.00am–3.00pm

UWA Dental School, Nedlands

It’s Not Just About the Spine Professor Peter O’Sullivan

6.15pm Eat and Meet

Friday 1.00pm–5.00pm

ADA House, West Perth

Practical Oral Surgery Dr David Booth & Dr Carolyn Stulner

Saturday 9.00am–2.00pm

CTEC, Crawley

September Dental Implants in General Practice

Dr Asheen Behari

Porcelain Veneers & Ceramic Onlays

Dr Joshua Graieg

Thursdays 6.30pm–9.30pm

CTEC, Crawley

Szabolcs Hant & Dr Graham Carmichael

Professor Lisa Heitz-Mayfield

Thursday

More details to come

Friday 9.00am–5.00pm Saturday 9.00am–5.00pm Western Australia Dental Update

March 2022

Dr Nabil Khzam

MRONJ Dinner

ADA House, West Perth

Dr Amanda Phoon Nguyen & Dr Leon Smith

ASP WA Looking Forward, Looking Back – A Tapestry of Periodontics Over 45 Years

Predictable & Easy Root Canal Instrumentation & Filling Techniques

Thursday

More details to come

Is Ice Cream a Pulp Test Dr Michael Khoury

Saturday

More details to come

W. Prof Paul Abbott

UWA Dental School, Nedlands

Albany Entertainment Centre, Albany

Public Holidays Queen’s Birthday Monday 27 Sept

ADA House, West Perth

29/30

KED Dr Kate Morlet-Brown FULLY BOO

Fri/Sat 9.00am–5.00pm More details to come

Event Types: WA Dental CPD Events ADAWA General Meetings Other CPD Events

Dr Asheen Behari & Dr Paul Gorgolis

Peri-implantitis A Risky Business

Friday 8.30am–5.00pm

Friday 9.00am–4.00pm

Introductory Course in Neuromodulators and Dermal Fillers

5/6

More details to come

ADA House, West Perth

ADAWA Annual General Meeting Wednesday evening

More details to come

Dr Albert Tan

Friday 9.00am–5.00pm

Dr Amanda Phoon Nguyen

Saturday (morning)

Saturday 8.30am–3.00pm

Saturday 9.00am–2.00pm

Red, White, Night & Bite

UWA Dental School, Nedlands

Uni Club, Crawley

The Art of Digital Photography & its Clinical Applications

Radiology in Contemporary Dentistry (TBC) Envision Medical Imaging

Uni Club, Crawley

October

Dr David Booth & Dr Carolyn LY BOOKED FULStulner

Thursdays 6.30pm–9.30pm

ADA House, West Perth

Practical Oral Surgery

Decision making for the Avulsed Tooth W. Prof. Paul Abbott & Dr Jilen Patel

Saturday 9.00am–5.00pm

Crown Preparation – from conventional to bonded

February 2022

November

Christmas Day

Saturday 25 Dec

Boxing Day

Sunday 26 Dec

WA School Holidays Satday 25 Sept- Sunday 10 Oct

Bookings & Enquiries

Additional event information and online bookings available at adawa.com.au/cpd Bookings, Course and Payment: T (08) 9211 5600 E cpd@adawa.com.au Other Enquiries to Dr Jenny Ball: M 0419 044 549 E jenny@adawa.com.au

Friday 17 Dec - Sunday 30 Jan Please note that parking is very limited for any daytime courses at ADA House, West Perth. Attendees should make themselves aware of public parking facilities in the area, or use public transport. The Red CAT bus route is conveniently located for ADA House. Online Bookings are available on the ADAWA website adawa.com.au in the CPD area. A receipt will be issued listing the course name, date and applicable CPD hours, when registrations are processed. A Certificate of Participation will be provided after attending the course. Replacement certificates cannot be provided.

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13 FRI 5 - SAT 6 Nov 2021

CPD

Registration from 8.45am, Course 9am to 5pm UWA Dental School 17 Monash Ave Nedlands Bookings & Enquiries adawa.com.au/cpd Includes lunch, morning and afternoon tea.

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Porcelain Veneers & Ceramic Onlays

A Practical Approach to Multiple Restorations Presented by Dr Asheen Behari & Dr Paul Gorgolis ABOUT THE PRESENTERS

Lecture component: 1. Recognition of appropriate cases 2. Case work-up 3. Rationale for the design of the relevant restorations 4. Material options 5. Occlusal registrations & articulation 6. Bonding and cementation protocols

Dr Asheen Behari is a general practitioner in private practice in Claremont, Perth. He graduated at the University of the Witwatersrand in 1993 and has completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry in Oral Implants at the University of Sydney. Dr Behari has also been a lecturer and tutor to final year dental students at The University of Western Australia.

The practical component will focus on: 1. Multiple porcelain veneer tooth preparations 2. Multiple ceramic onlay/partial crown preparations 3. Predictable impression techniques 4. Provisional restoration manufacture

Dr Paul Gorgolis is a general practitioner currently in private practice in Wembley Downs, Perth. He is a Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. In London he developed the UK’s first multi-disciplinary general & specialist practice where patients could be comprehensively managed and treated “under one roof”. Dr Gorgolis has also been a lecturer and tutor to final year dental students at The University of Western Australia. N C E

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The focus will be on receiving practical tuition and guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment planning processes required to facilitate multiple restorative dentistry. This course will focus on “CERAMIC VENEERS”

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Join your ADAWA peers and colleagues for fun and companionship. To help our members achieve that all-important worklife balance, ADAWA is launching its own social club. Organiser Dr Amanda Phoon Nguyen says the Executive team has always wanted ADA House to be a space for ADAWA members. “We are very good at using ADA House for events, CPD events and meetings, so it seemed like a natural extension for us to use ADA House for some social events as well,” she says. “It started off with yoga, which has been going on for almost a year now. We recently did a pottery event, which was very well received, so we are hoping to expand on that from around September, with monthly or bi-monthly social events.” Amanda says the ADAWA team is open to suggestions of the type of social events members would like to attend. “Yoga is an ongoing activity, but we might also try things like wine tasting, life drawing and acrylic painting classes,” she says. “We will probably redo the pottery class again as that was quite popular, and a few people have suggested cooking classes or foodrelated activities. In the future, we may have some kidfriendly events, or family-friendly events as well. Events will not always be at ADA House, but it’s great to have the space readily available to us. “If members like the idea of a social club, I hope they will support it, as these activities are always dependant on numbers,” Amanda adds. “Please try to come along.” All the finer details are yet to be confirmed but interested members should keep an eye on their ADAWA emails and the ADAWA Members’ Facebook Group. In the meantime, the next event at ADA House will be “Paint & Sip” on Thursday, September 2. The cost is $75. To register your interest or suggest other social events, email AmandaP@adawa.com.au

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Recognising students who have achieved excellence Our congratulations go to the students recognised at the recent prize giving event at UWA Dental School held in July. “We are very proud of our students, and it was a great opportunity to celebrate those who have achieved excellence during their studies,” says Professor Hien Ngo, Dean and Head of School/Director of OHCWA. “We are also grateful to the donors who made these Prizes and Awards possible and hope that they will continue for many years to come. The Dental School has a rich history, and as we celebrate our 75th Anniversary this year it was wonderful to look back and remember the people who have contributed to its success.” Special congratulations go to the recipients of the Australian Dental Association (WA Branch) prizes – Selina Soc Theng Kwok, who was awarded the Australian Dental Association (WA Branch) Prize and Emma Turner, who was awarded the Australian Dental Association (WA Branch) Award for Leadership Excellence in Dentistry and the Australian Dental Association (WA Branch) Prize for Academic Excellence in Dentistry. Emma Turner says it was a very pleasant surprise to be recognised for the energy and enthusiasm that she has dedicated to student associations, dental volunteering, research, and her own learning to make herself the best possible clinician for her patients.

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“I’m a strong proponent of life being about balance, and it was through the little things that I did throughout Dental School that I felt most fulfilled,” she says. Emma was not able to attend the prize giving ceremony, as she is currently in Melbourne, so would like to express her heartfelt thanks to the clinical and academic staff who supported her along her Dental School journey. “To the nursing staff who were there to console me after tough clinical sessions, all the tutors and postgrad students who turned every mishap into a learning opportunity and reassured me when I was my own harshest critic and my fellow DMD students for being pillars of strength along the way, thank you all,” she adds. “I’d like to extend a special mention to the helping hands who made our ‘Healthy Mouths, Brighter Smiles’ outreach programme, ADSA Convention and UDSS events possible and to the staff who encouraged my pursuit of my current career trajectory. Far too many to name, but you know who you all are and please keep in touch as we move through our professional careers! The WA dental community feels like a family and David Hallett and the ADAWA team provide unwavering support to us all, as they have to me personally in my endeavours.”

Congratulations to all the prize recipients. Ms Simran Preet Bhalla

G.D. Henderson Prize in Oral Surgery

Mr Min-An Chien

Harold Baggett Memorial Prize in Histology

Mr Min-An Chien

John McGeachie Prize

Dr Jessica Lea Devlin

Ian O. Thorburn Prize

Miss Lilith Omari

Australian Society of Endodontology (WA Branch) Prize in Endodontics (Year 2)

Ms Natasha Suzanna Proud

D.J. Cock Prize in Periodontics

Mr Aston Taminsjah

Dr Daniel Mina Girgis

Dr Clive Rogers Prize in Special Needs Dentistry

Ms Anahita Haiat

The Alistair Devlin ANZSPD Prize in Paediatric Dentistry

Sally Joyston-Bechal Study Group Prize

Leonard Nathan Prize in Oral Pathology

Ms Anahita Haiat

Emma is currently working as a hospital dental resident in Melbourne. “In addition to the provision of general dental services to medically-complex patients, paediatric patients and those with special needs under local and general anaesthetic, my registrar and I collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to realise comprehensive orthodontic, surgical and prosthodontic treatment plans for patients with orofacial clefts and to provide maxillofacial reconstructions for head and neck cancer patients,” she says. “We are also involved in the diagnosis and management of a range of oral pathologies and dentofacial anomalies with the oral medicine and OMFS teams and provide oncall services to support the medical teams and to manage trauma and spreading odontogenic infections.”

Mr Cohen James Mccashney

Eric Williams Prize in Prosthodontics

Ramesh Balasubramaniam Prize in Oral Medicine

Mr Thomas Kevin Hastie

Sally Joyston-Bechal Study Group Prize

Mr Jack Lachlan Hawkesford

John Prichard Memorial Prize

Ms Claire Young-Hyun Kim

Dr F Simpson Prize in Dentistry

Ms Selina Soc Theng Kwok

Australian Dental Association (WA Branch) Prize

Mr Christopher Robert Lamb

John Prichard Memorial Prize

Ms Serena Jun-Jun Li

Tom E. Scott Memorial Prize in Prosthodontics

Mr Brendan Wei Jun Lim

John Prichard Memorial Prize

Mr Ethan John Lloyd

BDSc Class of 1979 Prize in Operative Dentistry

Mr Joseph Anthony Marino

Dr Zac Chami Memorial Prize

Ms Sally Yijin Tan

Mr Richard Yit Han Tien

Australian Society of Endodontology (WA Branch) Prize in Endodontics and Dental Traumatology (Year 3)

Mr Richard Yit Han Tien

Australian Society of Orthodontists (Western Australia Branch) Prize in Orthodontics (Year 3)

Mr Richard Yit Han Tien

Western Australian College of Dental Science Prize in Restorative Dentistry

Miss Emma Claire Turner

Australian Dental Association (WA Branch) Award for Leadership Excellence in Dentistry

Miss Emma Claire Turner

Australian Dental Association (WA Branch) Prize for Academic Excellence in Dentistry

Miss Emma Claire Turner

Kenneth J G Sutherland Prize

Mr Ruohan Zhang

Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons Prize

Mr Ruohan Zhang

Wynn Needham Memorial Prize

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ADA HR FEATURE

Casual Conversion

Update and Reminder

In March 2021, the Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2021 (Bill) passed Parliament. The Bill introduced several changes to casual employment, including providing a statutory mechanism for casual conversion. Prior to these changes, there was no universal entitlement to casual conversion, rather, employees covered by a modern award (such as the Health Professionals and Support Services Award 2020) (HPSS Award) were able to request casual conversion if they met the eligibility criteria outlined in the award. Now, the Fair Work Act 2009 (FW Act) requires employers to proactively offer casual conversion to eligible employees. This applies to all employees in the practice, not just those covered by a modern award. There is a transitional period, which ends on 27 September, to allow employers time to make assessments as to whether they need to offer casual conversion. Practices must therefore determine who is eligible, and make offers of conversion prior to this date.

Who needs to make an offer?

Who is an eligible employee?

The changes apply to national system employers, which are those that fall under the national workplace relations laws. Practices operating as sole traders, unincorporated partnerships, unincorporated trusts and incorporated associations that are not trading or financial corporations in Western Australia are covered by the Western Australia State System instead, and are therefore not covered by the changes implemented in the Bill.

The Bill defines an eligible employee as someone who: • has been employed by the employer for a period of 12 months beginning the day the employment started; and • during at least the last 6 months of that period, the employee has worked a regular pattern of hours on an ongoing basis which, without significant adjustment, the employee could continue to work as a fulltime employee or a parttime employee (as the case may be).

Small businesses, meaning practices with fewer than 15 employees, are also excluded from needing to make an offer. Employees employed in a small business retain the right to request casual conversion, however the administrative burden of having to actively offer conversion is removed.

If employees meet the above criteria, an offer of casual conversion must be made within 21 days of the employee reaching their 12 month anniversary, unless an exemption applies.

Practices with 15 or more employees are required to make offers of casual conversion to eligible employees.

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For further information or assistance with leave entitlements in your practice, please do not hesitate to contact the ADA HR Advisory Service on 1300 232 462.

When can a practice choose not to make an offer? There are also certain instances in which a practice with more than 15 employees is not required to offer conversion. This includes where a reasonable business ground exists. These include: • the employee’s position will cease to exist in the next 12 months; • the hours of work which the employee is required to perform will be significantly reduced; • there will be a significant change in either or both of the following: • the days on which the employee’s hours of work are required to be performed • the times at which the employee’s hours of work are required to be performed which cannot be accommodated within the days/times the employee is available to work • making an offer of conversion would not comply with a recruitment or selection process required by law. If a practice elects not to make an offer of casual conversion, it must still notify the employee of its decision in writing.

Making an offer When making an offer of casual conversion, practices must ensure the following criteria are met: • The offer must be in writing; and • Be an offer for the employee to convert to either parttime or full time employment (consistent with their hours of work during the relevant period); and • Be provided to the employee within 21 days after they reach their 12-month anniversary. Before making the offer in writing, the practice will need to meet with the employee and discuss the specific details of the offer. Once an offer is made, the employee has 21 days to accept the offer in writing. If the employee does not respond, it is taken that they have rejected the offer.

Next steps Given the transitional period comes to an end on 27 September, practices should be proactive and ensure that, if required, they undertake assessments of casual employees to assess eligibility, and make offers to eligible employees before this date. adawa.com.au

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EDITORIAL

There’s more to a loan than interest rates. Four things you need to know! When it comes to considering your options for a loan, we’re conditioned to ask “What’s the interest rate?” Sure, interest rates are important, but there are actually 4 key things you need to know in order to make a good loan decision.

1. Costs = Rates & Fees

4. Financial Covenants

Rates are rates. But, fees come in many guises and can skew your effective rate. From monthly and annual fees to account keeping fees, line fees etc... The truth is, fees can often be one of the most annoying parts of your loan because they are often hidden and sneak up on you. Do remember however, that fees are often in place to support a particular service being performed by the lender on your behalf. Always ask for a fee schedule up front to avoid any surprises later on.

These are loan conditions, and on business debts this is particularly important as it often revolves around financial reporting.  Do you need to have your financials prepped each and every year for your lender on their expected timeframe to review, assess and confirm you’re still a “satisfactory” risk? This has been more and more common with many lenders adopting this policy over recent years. Having worked with medical professionals for over two decades, at Credabl we recognise that if we had to micro manage a client and check in every year to make sure the practice is performing, we really shouldn’t be lending the money out in the first place!

This can hinder, or positively bolster your cashflow.  Not all loans and lenders are created equal and at different stages of your career, the availability of cash can be vastly different. It’s ok to have a lender that works for now, and you’ll likely have another lender more suitable to your needs in ten years’ time. You want to ask for loan terms, any residual or balloons due at term end (particularly on asset finance) and of course the monthly repayments.

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2. Cashflow = Paydown Terms

The best ways to avoid unexpected costs associated with your loan, is firstly to stay on top of your loans and secondly, but perhaps most importantly, be selective with your lender. Dig a little deeper than the interest rate alone to uncover exactly what the cost of the loan will be to you and the ultimately value the debt is going to create for you and your practice.

Getting more from my finance partner, 3. Security = what else do you have to give up? means my patients get more from me.

Whether you’re new to seeking finance or ready for a review, we’re available to chat live on our website This is often a sticking point when comparing multiple credabl.com.au or you can call Deb, Ali or Ali in the lenders. Some will fund 100% of commercial property WA team anytime on 08 6280 1255, as we would be loansProfessional without anyand additional collateral. Others willtailored only for you personal finance solutions, and turned around fast. When you partner with happy to help! entertain suchyou a high to value ratio they have Credabl, canloan expect all that andif more. With a team of experienced finance specialists, we understand the practice, thesector tenant,soasyou security too.forward Remember the dental can look to finance solutions that help you get on with business and looking this shifts the dial significantly when reducing risk to after your patients. the lender so the benefit should be a better interest You always get more with Credabl. rate right? But again, not all lenders are created equal on this front either. Same goes for your residence, is credabl.com.au your home or investment property on the line too, or 08 6280 1255 instead? Or, does your spouse need to guarantee, are 1300 CREDABL (1300 27 33 22) they on the hook too? Most of our clients prefer to keep business and personal borrowings separate so it’s imperative to know all of this when making an informed decision for a financial partner.

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Clinical Feature

An Overview of Syphilis Dr Amanda Phoon Nguyen

Oral medicine specialist

The Government of Western Australia has issued an alert due to the increase in syphilis notifications. The rate of syphilis notifications here has doubled between 2016 and 2020. Although effective therapy has been available for a long time, the incidence of syphilis has increased worldwide in the past decade. It is endemic in low-income countries and occurs at lower rates in middle-income and high-income countries.

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Communities at risk include: • People who experience homelessness • People who use methamphetamine and/or inject drugs • Culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) people • People who are 16-35 years’ old • Aboriginal communities in remote areas • Aboriginal people 16-39 years’ old, particularly in regions experiencing an ongoing outbreak of infectious syphilis (Goldfields, Kimberley and Pilbara) • Women of child-bearing age (currently represent 30% of all infectious syphilis notifications in metropolitan Perth) • Men who have sex with men (MSM) in the Perth metropolitan area

Primary Syphilis The mouth is rarely the site of primary syphilis. A chancre, a painless, indurated ulcer at the site of inoculation, develops within 1 to 3 weeks of acquisition. Primary syphilis is usually the consequence of orogenital or oroanal contact with an infectious lesion. Kissing may, very rarely, cause transmission. Primary syphilis of the mouth manifests as a solitary ulcer usually of the lip or, more rarely, the tongue. Chancres may resolve without treatment.

Secondary Syphilis (adapted from Leao 2006)

Clinical Presentation There are three main stages with different clinical presentations and infectivity. Oral lesions may occur at any of the three main stages of the clinical course, including the primary, secondary and tertiary phases. Oral manifestations of syphilis are multiple and highly variable, and often detected in secondary stage. Only the 8% of patients and the 25% had, respectively, primary and tertiary lesions. Primary syphilis is detected as ulcer in all patients, while secondary syphilis is detected as ulcer in about 50% of cases. Oral presentation may not be synchronous to cutaneous (Leuci 2013). Because of the heterogeneity of the oral clinical aspects, the differential diagnosis includes a huge group of diseases: traumatic or cancerous or nonspecific inflammatory ulcers, autoimmune (pemphigus/ pemphigoid) or immune-related lesions (lichen planus, erythema multiforme), traumatic (frictional keratosis) or hyperplastic/dysplastic plaques, and other infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, deep fungal, herpes lesions and hairy leucoplakia. Controversial/rarer presentations include mucosal patches, leukoplakia-like lesions, blistering mucositis, and necrosis of the dorsum of the tongue.

The features of secondary syphilis reflect the hematogenous spread of T. pallidum, and similarly to its other mucocutaneous features, the oral manifestations of secondary syphilis can be more extensive and/or variable than those of the primary disease. Oral lesions arise in at least 30% of patients with secondary syphilis, although very rarely oral ulceration may be the only manifestation of infection. The 2 principal oral features of secondary syphilis are mucous patches and maculopapular lesions, although nodular lesions may rarely arise. Macular syphilides: Macular lesions tend to arise on the hard palate and manifest as flat to slightly raised, firm, red lesions. Papular syphilides: These are rare. They manifest as red, raised, firm round nodules with a grey centre that may ulcerate. The papules usually arise on the anterior dorsal tongue, buccal mucosa or commissures. Mucous patches: A variety of descriptions of mucous patches have been reported. These may present as oval to crescenteric erosions or shallow ulcers of about 1cm diameter, covered by a grey mucoid exudate and with an erythematous border. Common sites include bilaterally on the mobile surfaces of the mouth. The pharynx, gingivae, tonsils, and very rarely the hard palate can be affected. At the commissures, the mucous patches may appear as split papules. The mucous patches may coalesce to give rise to, or arise de novo as, serpiginous lesions, sometimes termed snail track ulcers. Others: macroglossia, painful fissuring and/or papular lesions on the anterior 2/3 dorsum tongue.

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ULCERONODULAR DISEASE (LUES MALIGNA) Ulceronodular disease is an explosive generalised form of secondary syphilis characterised by fever, headache, and myalgia, followed by a papulopustular eruption that rapidly transforms into necrotic, sharply demarcated ulcers with hemorrhagic brown crusts, organized in rupioid layers commonly on the face and scalp. The mucosa is involved in about onethird of affected patients. Lues maligna gives rise to crateriform or shallow ulcers on the gingivae, palate or buccal mucosa, with multiple erosions on the hard and soft palates, tongue and lower lip. NODULAR DISEASE Rarely, secondary syphilis can manifest as nodules alone. This nodular eruption of syphilis has a predilection for the face, mucous membranes, palms of the hands and soles of the feet. Lesions may occur on the vermillion, mimicking squamous cell carcinoma or keratoacanthoma. LATENT SYPHILIS In early latent syphilis, usually the first 12 months after secondary disease, affected patients are infectious. In late latent syphilis the infectivity falls. TERTIARY SYPHILIS Clinical disease arises in about one third of patients with untreated secondary syphilis. The oral complications of tertiary syphilis center upon gumma formation, and much more rarely, syphilitic leukoplakia (and controversial risk of oral squamous cell carcinoma) and neurosyphilis. Gummas tend to arise on the hard palate and tongue, although very rarely they may occur on the soft palate, lower alveolus, and parotid gland. Gumma manifests radiologically as ill-defined radiolucencies that may resemble malignancy. The areas of ulceration eventually heal, although the resultant scarring can, at least on the tongue, cause fissuring. NEUROSYPHILIS Argyll Robertson pupil, both unilateral and bilateral trigeminal neuropathy and facial nerve palsy. Potentially, syphilitic osteomyelitis may give rise to trigeminal neuropathy.

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CONGENITAL SYPHILIS Early features include diffuse maculopapular rash, periostitis (frontal bossing), and rhinitis. Late features, manifesting at least 24 months after birth, comprise the Hutchinsonian triad of interstitial keratitis of the cornea, sensorineural hearing loss, and dental anomalies.

Diagnosis The diagnosis of syphilis may require a knowledge of the patient’s sexual history, physical examination, and an interpretation of serological and microbiological findings. The diagnosis is often made on clinical and serological grounds without recourse to biopsy. Histopathology is not always helpful, as there are no specific histopathological features, though some histological features may be indicative. An immunohistochemical reaction using an antitreponemal antibody is highly specific, with specificity ranging from 74% to 94%. If you suspect your patient has oral lesion due to a syphilis infection, the following steps can be taken: • Swab for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing by rotating a DRY swab near the centre of the ulcer for 5 seconds. Apply pressure to express tissue fluid from the wound bed. Send the swab without transport medium to a pathology provider and request a syphilis PCR • Alternatively, refer the patient • Ensure the patient’s GP/primary health care provider (eg Aboriginal health service, Homeless Healthcare) receives a copy of the SYPHILIS PCR test result For serological testing, the non-treponemal tests become positive 1–4 weeks after the appearance of the primary lesion, and 6 weeks after exposure. The most commonly used is the VDRL (Venereal Disease Research Laboratory) test which is the method of choice for follow-up testing during and after treatment. The treponemal tests are used mainly as confirmatory tests to verify reactivity in non-treponemal tests. The most common is the FTA-ABS test. Management includes benzathine penicillin G, tetracycline, azithromycin, or doxycycline. However, resistance to azithromycin has emerged rapidly. References available via amanda@pomds.com.au

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ADAWA calls for end to sugarydrink sponsorships in sport The Australian Dental Association of WA has united with WA’s peak public health and medical experts to call for an end to the sponsorship of sport by junk food companies, with one of the largest junk food companies in the world granted official sponsorship of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics in Japan.

Cancer Council WA CEO, Ashley Reid, said the time has come to question unhealthy sponsorship of sport by junk food and sugary drink companies; a call backed by ADAWA. “With Coca-Cola being granted ‘Worldwide Olympic Partner’ of this year’s Olympic Games in Japan, millions of children and families around the world are being exposed to marketing messages pushing these sugarladen products,” Mr Reid said. ADAWA Chief Executive Officer Dr David Hallett said that tooth decay is the most common chronic disease in Australian adults and children, commonly caused by added sugars. This type of sponsorship of elite and community sports normalises the consumption of sugary drinks.

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“Consumption of added sugars is the main contributor to tooth decay in children, young people and adults,” Dr Hallett said. “Given nearly half of Australian children have tooth decay, it’s clear that we need to do more to raise awareness of how these products are ruining our WA smiles, but also to have an environment that makes healthy choices easier. “In 2021, with what we know about protecting teeth, we should have eradicated tooth decay. Instead, not only is tooth decay common, but our members are reporting that these cases of severe decay are far too frequent.” Telethon Kids Institute Executive Director, Professor Jonathan Carapetis AM, said we need to protect the community from industry

tactics designed to maximise profits and support children and families in their efforts to be healthy. “Our elite athletes are role models for our kids, and recent studies have shown that endorsement of a product by an athlete increases brand recognition and sales, particularly by children,” Professor Carapetis said. “It is clear from what happened with Cristiano Ronaldo at the Euros that the world’s best athletes understand that associating themselves with unhealthy products like

It is a conflicting message, especially for children; celebrating athleticism and physical activity on one hand, while being bombarded by junk food and sugary drink marketing on the other. sugary drinks and junk food sends the wrong message to their millions of followers, but it shouldn’t have to be up to the athletes to take this on by themselves. “It is a conflicting message, especially for children; celebrating athleticism and physical activity on one hand, while being bombarded by junk food and sugary drink marketing on the other. “As we did when tobacco sponsorship was ended, we need Government to step in and find alternative ways to support and promote sport and our athletes. The impact of junk food and sugary drinks on our children, our families and inevitably our health system is a high price to pay.”

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GOOD NEWS STORIES Art at ADA House Various restrictions were still in place coming out of lockdown, but the first Art at ADA House was still able to go ahead, with appropriate social distancing measures and mask wearing. There were some wonderful creations from the DIY pottery session, proving once again that dentists are a very artistic bunch!

July General Meeting It was wonderful to see so many members at July’s General Meeting at ADA House – and what a full evening it was! The Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons unveiled an Honour Board, featuring their WA Regional Committee Chairpersons. We were honoured to reveal a tribute to former ADAWA CEO, President and Honorary Life Member, Dr Stuart Gairns. The photograph of an evening over Albany Harbour is a scene close to Stuart’s heart, and is now on display in the lecture theatre. Thank you to oral and maxillofacial surgeon Dr Ken Wan, who presented on Zygomatic implants for the severely atrophic, radiotherapied or resected maxilla. We look forward to seeing members at the next ADAWA General Meeting on September 8, where specialist endodontist Dr Gaurav Vasudeva will present Applications of CBCT in Endodontics.

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Generous Blood Donations During the June lockdown, we were heartened to hear from dentists, Drs Sam Cheung and Lisa Bowdin, who were donating blood and plasma.

Healthier Smiles Grants Congratulations to the 2021 recipients of the Mars Wrigley Foundation and Australian Dental Health Foundation (ADHF) Healthier Smiles Community Service Grants program.

UWA Dental School Teaching Clinic Renewal The UWA Dental School Teaching Clinic Renewal event was a great success. Attendees were shown the new dental chairs in the teaching clinic and were introduced to the next new project, upgrading the Clinical Simulation Laboratory (OpTech).

This year, the Mars Wrigley Foundation has awarded approximately $111,000 in grant funding to 10 projects. Special mention goes to the WA recipients: University of Western Australia: Smiling Signs Auslan Resource This grant will help fund a publicly-available digital resource in Auslan (Australian Sign Language) to improve the standard of care for deaf patients. University of Western Australia: Healthy Mouths, Brighter Smiles Healthy Mouths, Brighter Smiles will host interactive sessions at schools to improve the oral health outcomes for children from low socio-economic areas. Shalom House: Shalom House Dental Rehabilitation Program The Dental Rehabilitation Program will deliver free screening, treatment and education to improve the dental health of residents at rehabilitation program, Shalom House.

Healing Smiles Healing Smiles recently held their first meeting for their volunteers for this year. A speaker discussed trauma-informed care in the dental setting, specifically regarding survivors of family and domestic violence. The informative presentation gave many practical tips, most importantly from the patient’s perspective. The Healing Smiles team is looking for more general dentists to volunteer; if you’re interested, please email Dr Jacinta Vu, healingsmileswa@gmail.com adawa.com.au

Our country councillor goes north ADAWA Country Councillor Dr Tim Crofts has been busy touring around the north west, meeting with local dentists along the way. His stops included Karratha, Newman, Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie.

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ADHF Dental Rescue Day The team from Diamond Smiles Dental in Carramar recently volunteered their time on a Sunday to hold their first Australian Dental Health Foundation Dental Rescue Day. Despite strong winds and heavy rain, they had a successful turn-out, treating eight grateful patients. In a wonderful show of community spirit, Dandelions WA donated thoughtful kindness kits to send home with each patient, and the local Knit and Natter group personally knitted beanies and mittens for the patients to take home as well.

Homeless Connect Rockingham Dental Health Week was also Homelessness Week, so we were thrilled to be a part of an amazing day at Homeless Connect Rockingham on Tuesday August 3, hosted at Salvation Army Rockingham. The hardworking volunteer team, which included dentists Drs Jonathan Lo, Villas Menon, Sahara Saeedi and Femi Moradi, and dental assistants, Jane and Suzanne, treated 21 grateful patients. The day was made possible thanks to the combined efforts of Dental Health Services, Australian Dental Health Foundation and ADAWA. A huge thanks goes to sponsors Henry Schein Cares, Colgate and Wrigley’s. Thanks also to Coates Hire Kwinana for providing the hire of the generator. Special thanks also to Lisa Daw from Dental Health Services and Sandra Wood and Andrea Paterson from ADAWA.

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Celebrating the Class of 1990 By Dr Tim Crofts The class of 1990 and friends recently held a reunion at ADA House in Perth. Joining them on this special occasion was honoured guests Winthrop Professor Paul Abbott and Dr Jacky Castro. Also in attendance were Dr Brent Allan and Dr Jane Connor. Classmates in attendance were Dr Allison Kale, Dr Tim Crofts (ADAWA Country Councillor), Dr Joe Muscara, Dr Lisa Standing, Dr Fritz Heitz (Periodontist), Dr Jon Swain (Periodontist), Dr Chris Wholley (Orthodontist), Dr Denise Wilson (Orthodontist), Dr Ed Tay, Dr Gerry Wong and Dr Andrew Ziepe. Unable to attend but sorely missed were: Dr Dax Calder (Periodontist), Dr Winston Hee (OMFS in NSW), Dr Jenny Lee, Dr Noel Lobo (dec.), Drs Alessandra and Glen Liddelow (Prothodontist), Dr Hyun Mun, Dr Aun Oh, Dr Mindy Oxley-Long (QLD), Dr Mong Pham, Dr Clive Purcell (retired Oral Surgeon), Dr Ravi Sandhu, Dr Sivarajah Sathyendran (Singapore), Dr Tim Silbert (Endodontist), Dr Stuart Smith (retired), Dr Ralston Tennekoon (NZ), Dr Gavin Steinberg, Dr Geoff McGlaughlin, Dr Guido Darmago, Dr Vincent Lok, Helen Clune (now in a Monastery!). Classmates were tasked with sharing a lesson from dentistry, which included: • You can learn more at lunchtime at a CPD event than during the lectures. • Don’t put away the impression material until you know the impression has worked. • Treat all patients how you want to be treated. And if they are crazy, demanding and all together irrational, refer them to Dr Delcanho. • If a patient says they have trouble going numb, believe them! • Don’t be afraid to fire a bad patient. Life is too short.

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WADA GOLF

Coming up Winter afternoon

Sept 24

Vines Resort

Oct 20

Country Trip

Nov 19

Lake Karrinyup

Joondalup Golf Club A stunning June winter afternoon was enjoyed by another large contingent of WADA golfers at the outstanding Joondalup Golf Resort. Thirty-one players met to take on the challenging Dunes and Lakes combined layout. An early start meant the best of the day was enjoyed by all, with most playing in summer attire due to the unseasonably warm weather. Indeed, a few sunburnt faces were noted during the post-round gathering. We were joined by representatives from our corporate sponsors in Brad Potter from The Healthlinc, Russel Redpath from Dentsply Sirona, Garry Bishop from Health Practice Brokers and David Owen from Swan Valley Dental Laboratory. Scoring was high, reflecting the perfect conditions. Seven players managed to at least play to their handicap or better. Third place required a countback of results between three players. Competition for nearest the pin and long drive competitions was similarly fierce. Results were as follows:

Nearest the Pin and Long Drive Swan Valley Dental Laboratory - 3rd hole

Gary Wood

Health Practice Brokers - 8TH hole Ian McCarrey Dentsply-Sirona - 7th hole The Health Linc - 8th hole WADA - longest drive 9th hole

John Scully Graeme Washbourne Charles Angliss

Results: 1st

Charles Angliss

40 stableford points

2nd

John Whyte

38 stableford points

3rd

Michael Welten

37 stableford points

Notable results Craig Lewis

37 stableford points

Jane McCarthy

37 stableford points

Gary Wood

36 stableford points

Keenan Inderjeeth

36 stableford points

Good golfing,

Michael Whitford WADA Golf Captain dentalgolf@gmail.com

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Professional Notices

Dr Julio Rincon

Dr Shahrzad Nazari

Dr Ahmed Saleh and Dr Albert Tan are

Specialist Endodontist

Registered Specialist Periodontist

delighted to welcome Dr Julio Rincon

DDS (Irn), MSC (Endo) Irn, DCD (Endo) UWA,

BDS, MSc (Infectious Diseases) UWA,

to the Perio Perth team. Dr Rincon’s

MRACDS (Endo)

DClinDent (Perio) UWA, MRACDS (Perio)

Dr Shahrzad Nazari has joined

We are pleased to announce that

30 years of clinical and academic experience is an invaluable addition to our practice. We look forward to welcoming and caring for your patients’ periodontal and implant needs.

Dr Nish Bhargava

the team at Cambridge Specialists.

Dr Nish Bhargava has commenced

Emergency appointments are available

specialist periodontal practice with

at short notice.

Dr Samy Francis at Applecross Periodontics. He is welcoming referrals for anything periodontal including dental implants.

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New Location Announcement PAEDIATRIC DENTAL SPECIALISTS Dr John Camacho and Dr Robert Anthonappa are delighted to inform all our friends and colleagues that we have opened rooms in Karrinyup and Mount Hawthorn. We

Suite 2, 38 Meadowvale Ave

will now be available in all three locations: South Perth, Mount Hawthorn & Karrinyup.

South Perth WA 6151

Feel free to contact our reception on the details below if you would like any business

(08) 6184 7145

cards and referral pads sent to your clinics, or if you have any queries regarding

admin@pdswa.com

referral of patients.

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New Opening Times THE ENDODONTIC PRACTICE PERTH Specialist Endodontist The Endodontic Practice Perth will remain open Monday to Thursday, 8:30am to 5:30pm, and Fridays and Saturdays by appointments from mid-

811 Canning Highway

August 2021.

Applecross WA 6153

We have made provisions to accept emergency patients/referrals on all

working days within 24- to 48-hours’ notice.

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Professional Notices

Relocation Announcement

Dr Ken Wan

Dr Adam Hamilton

CENTRE FOR PROSTHODONTICS

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon

Specialist Prosthodontist

The Centre for Prosthodontics Perth has

Head & Neck Cancer Surgeon

BDSc Hons (WA), FRACDS, DCD Pros (Melb)

relocated its South Perth practice to a

MBBS (1stHons), BDSc (Hons), FRACDS (OMS)

Centre For Prosthodontics is pleased

West Perth Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

to announce the return of our

is pleased to announce that Dr Ken Wan

Prosthodontist, Dr Adam Hamilton.

joined our practice in November 2020.

Dr Hamilton took sabbatical leave and

brand-new, purpose-built centre. Our new facility has been fitted with advanced technology and equipment, on-site laboratory and has improved parking with easier access off the freeway.

He has had three years of overseas and interstate subspecialised fellowship

Drs Adam Hamilton, Armand Putra,

training in head & neck cancer, free

Janice Kan, and Thomas Elliott will look

flap reconstructive and salivary gland

forward to supporting your patients

removal surgery. His interest is in oral

with their prosthodontic needs at this

pathology, oral cancer and free flap

new South Perth location, whilst Dr

reconstructive surgery but also accepts

Hezel Cohen will be primarily based at

referrals for general oral surgery.

our recently opened Midland practice.

Relocating back to Perth in 2021, Dr Hamilton has been appointed the Discipline Lead of Prosthodontics at UWA and has reunited with the Centre for Prosthodontics to continue private

MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY

specialist practice.

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He remains a lecturer for its Advanced Graduate Implant Dentistry program.

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20 Lyall Street South Perth WA

joined the faculty at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine in Boston in 2016.

Dr Hamilton will be based at our South Perth practice and is accepting referrals for all aspect of prosthodontic care, with a special interest in implant dentistry.

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Dr Lisa Bowdin at New Location FIRST SMILES is excited to share the news that Dr Lisa Bowdin, Specialist Paediatric Dentist, will be providing care for patients in Jandakot and Claremont. Dr John Winters and Dr Lisa Bowdin will continue to see patients for paediatric

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dental care at the FIRST SMILES clinic in South Perth. We welcome referrals for all aspects of paediatric dental care at all three locations. Please contact our office if you need business cards for Dr Bowdin for the new locations.

Relocation Announcement Periodontics & Implants moved on the

CLAREMONT

15 July 2021. There is ample parking

Suite 9, 40 St Quentin Ave Claremont

at the rear of the building; along with

JANDAKOT

shopping centre carparking nearby.

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Peter Kerrisk and his team look forward to working with you and your patients at this new location. 72 Farrington Road Leeming T (08) 9417 3008 W periodonticsimplants.com.au

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