Western Articulator Edition Three, 2022

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This issue What ADAWA Means to Me

The value of membership

Helping to Heal Smiles Dr Jonathan Lo and Maylands Dental Centre give back

Caring and Sharing The dentists volunteering in the WA community

T H E R E C O G N I S E D V O I C E O F O R A L H E A LT H I N WA

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PRESIDENT'S REPORT Dr Amit Gurbuxani

FROM THE MOUTHS OF MEMBERS Dr Shanash Bishnulall

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WHAT ADAWA MEANS TO ME The value of membership

Membership perks and privileges

HELPING HEAL SMILES Dr Jonathan Lo and Maylands Dental Centre give back

CARING AND SHARING IN THE COMMUNITY

MEET PROFESSOR RAYMOND WILLIAMSON Professor Raymond Williamson joins the high calibre of WA Dental CPD presenters

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GET AWAY IN THE GREAT SOUTHERN Explore Albany and The Great Southern while earning CPD hours

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ADAWA MEMBER BENEFITS

The dentists volunteering in the West Australian community

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CPD CALENDAR THE MPS FOUNDATION Introducing Dental Protection’s exciting new project

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ADA HR Important considerations for earlystage dentists

Q+A IN ORAL MEDICINE Test your knowledge with this issue's oral-medicine challenge A FUTURE IN ORAL MEDICINE It’s an excellent time to consider specialising in this varied and rewarding field

LEGAL FEATURE Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA) Commences Q+A IN ORAL MEDICINE The answer to this issue's oralmedicine challenge

CONGRATULATIONS Dr Gary Davis receives his 60-year pin

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President’s Report

DR AMIT GURBUXANI ADAWA PRESIDENT

It’s coming up to that time of the year again... ADAWA membership renewal. I was recently asked by a dentist, “What’s the benefit of being an ADAWA member?” I had myriad answers going through my mind, but I took a step back, and considered all the lobbying and preparatory work ADAWA performs behind the scenes, on behalf of its members.

The challenge is not over, but we have shown that as a community and as a group, if we work together, we can overcome any obstacle that we may face.

We have been proactive in providing our membership with timely and up-to-date COVID advice through emails, our members’ Facebook group, and via phone conversations. Our team has filtered and continues to regularly filter through a maze of information to provide dentally relevant information to ensure the practice of safe dentistry and the continued running of practices.

Furthermore, liaisons have been made with suppliers to ensure that N95 masks and RATs were made available to members at the peak of the COVID infection curve to ensure protection of our staff and community and the continued operation of dental practices.

There have been many negotiations with our indemnity insurance providers to ensure premiums in all dental categories remain as low as possible for our members.

There have been increases in some premiums, but this has been kept to an absolute minimum with many interactions with the indemnity providers.

The ADAWA council have moved into action a number of committees. The ADA committees which are currently working to fulfill the objectives of ADAWA include: • The Infection Control Committee • The Oral Health Committee 4

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• The Recent Graduates and Liaison Committee • Professional Indemnity Committee • Continuing Professional Development Committee • Country Members There has been a strategic day dedicated to these committees and budgets have been allocated to facilitate them. Each of the committees provide monthly updates to council on their progress and we will continue to see projects undertaken by these committees come to fruition.

Furthermore, ADAWA council has undertaken training with the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). Outcomes of this training have directed us to activate the Constitution committee, which will be meeting soon.

There has been the reactivation of the Distinguished Service Awards for ADAWA to honour outstanding members of our membership. This is very beneficial to ensure that our membership is aware of individuals who have dedicated much time and effort for past service to our community and the ADAWA. Despite the scare of COVID-19 closing down our practices, when Western Australia finally opened its borders, I feel our ADAWA community has become stronger. The challenge is not over, but we have shown that as a community and as a group, if we work together, we can overcome any obstacle that we may face. None of this is possible without the membership sticking together and working as one.

Our community is only strong when we speak with one voice. Your ADAWA is only as strong as its membership.

From the

MOUTHS OF MEMBERS

If not for the support, wisdom and kindness of Dr David Hallett, I would not have been able to see the amazing and life-changing career that being a dentist holds. He and the ADAWA are a pillar of the WA dental community and have helped countless of young and older (experienced!) dentists in so many aspects of personal and clinical areas.

I am incredibly proud of the volunteering spirit we have in WA, backed by the ADAWA, which has allowed me to be on the committees for both Healing Smiles and Women in Dentistry. I am excited to see what the future holds.

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President Dr Amit Gurbuxani

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What ADAWA means to me For 110 years, the Australian Dental Association of WA has been supporting West Australian dentists as they look after the oral health of the community. We spoke to four members to find out how our association has supported them.

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Dr Andrew J Bochenek PRACTICE OWNER Dr Andrew Bochenek joined ADAWA more than 40 years ago, shortly after he finished his time as a serving Dental Officer in the Royal Australian Navy. “My time in the services showed me the value of camaraderie and the sharing of knowledge, which being in the presence of like-minded individuals gave,” he says.

“It seemed only sensible to seek that same advantage by joining an association to further my networking with other dentists. At that time, the ADA was the major source of CPD for the dental profession and, being a dentist with only a few years’ experience, I was hungry for more knowledge to better my skills and give my patients the highest standard of care possible. The ADA conferences were massive events that drew the whole profession.

“The regular ADAWA meetings, back in that small house in Altona St, West Perth, were very convivial. It was a happy place to be and led to me join the many affiliated societies in the various specialities, opening the world of dentistry to me. In more recent years I have seen the transformation of the Havelock St site into the amazing venue and resource it is. We should be proud of the foresight of those who guided us in those earlier years, and also the more recent ADAWA executive members who have developed this building into this incredible centre.”

Andrew says over the years, ADAWA has given guidance through the many challenges that have confronted the profession. “I remember the HIV-AIDS crisis and the infection control guidelines that arose from that,” he recalls. “It took me from a wet-fingered, mask-less dentist to the gloved and masked profession we have become, with infection control guidelines that should make us very proud, even more so now in the COVID-19 crisis, where I constantly find myself referring to the ADAWA Facebook page to keep abreast of the correct protocols.

“I have found the ADAWA office and CEO have been valuable in the business of dentistry for me, helping with HR matters, something that never was my forte, but with their assistance I feel comfortable that all my dealings with staff are fair and proper, giving me a happy workplace.”

“I have found the ADAWA office and CEO have been valuable in the business of dentistry for me, helping with HR matters, something that never was my forte, but with their assistance I feel comfortable that all my dealings with staff are fair and proper, giving me a happy workplace.”

Andrew adds he has met many wonderful people, both on the ADAWA staff and those who are members.

“I am proud to be a member of the ADAWA and long may the association continue to give the profession all the advantages it has in its portfolio.”

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Dr Lahiru Chandraweera PRACTICE OWNER AND PRINCIPAL DENTIST Dr Lahiru Chandraweera decided to become an ADAWA member as a first-year dental student. “It was encouraging to see a strong support network provided for this profession that not only catered for all aspects of clinical work but looked after the members in terms of their CPD, insurance and guidance in all aspects of dentistry,” he recalls.

Throughout his career, Lahiru says ADAWA has been very helpful in a wide range of ways. “This includes numerous phone calls to Dr David Hallett with regards to general dental queries, reviewing employment contracts and a general ear to listen.

They are always happy to help and give their precious time to sit and listen to all the members.

“ADAWA Former President Dr Kang Kim was a crucial part of my mentoring when I first graduated and he went well beyond teaching me all aspects of dentistry,” he adds. “I am forever grateful for the strong foundations he placed.

“I have also attended numerous CPD courses that ADAWA has organised, which have helped me grow as a dentist and improved my clinical skills.”

Lahiru believes ADAWA members are the luckiest of all the ADA branches. “I doubt there are many places where you can give the CEO or the President a call when you need assistance and not only do they help you but know you on a personal level,” he says. “The COVID-19 pandemic truly demonstrated

“The COVID-19 pandemic truly demonstrated how much ADAWA does and the extent they put their own personal lives on hold to help each and every member. It’s an organisation where they actually make a difference to their members, and not just an affiliation.”

“ADAWA President Dr Amit Gurbuxani has gone above and beyond, to organising additional lectures when we were students, to helping me with advice when I was purchasing a dental practice (Hills Family Dental Practice).

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how much ADAWA does and the extent they put their own personal lives on hold to help each and every member. It’s an organisation where they actually make a difference to their members, and not just an affiliation.”

Dr Parnian Zareie

Dr Charles Tricoli

NEW PRACTITIONER

RECENT GRADUATE

Dr Parnian Zareie is an engaged member of ADAWA – she recently joined the Recent Graduates’ Committee to assist in organising the popular New Practitioner Program and Young Dentists’ Conference.

As a student, recent graduate Dr Charles Tricoli says the ADAWA team is always interested in the progression of the dental students.

“I decided to join the committee because I wanted to do more with my career than just be a clinician,” Parnian says. “I am particularly passionate about making everything more accessible for new grads, as the world of CPD and dentistry can be quite overwhelming when you first get out. I have really enjoyed being part of the committee so far and think we are making some good progress on upcoming projects!”

“They constantly remained in contact with our student body, ensuring we were learning all of the important fundamentals of dentistry, and organised some additional lectures to provide us with some real, ethical, case-based learning to help apply our knowledge,” Charles says. “In our final year, ADAWA organised a Graduate Guide that displayed the entire Class of 2021 to all dentists in WA, and this helped many of my classmates find dentist positions to start 2022.

Parnian’s alignment with ADAWA goes back to her student days, when she was awarded the Australian Dental Association of WA prize for excellence in leadership in dentistry.

“ADAWA also held ‘Welcome to the Profession’ dinner late last year, which served as not only a celebration of our graduation, but also as a handy networking opportunity with a range of clinicians and specialists.”

“Knowing that I am part of an organisation with members that all share a common interest in dental health highlights the importance of our career to the wider community.”

“I was always very involved in the student committee,” she recalls. “This meant that I was able to make connections with ADAWA and the dental industry that perhaps would not have been available to me otherwise.

“The support from ADAWA has been a blessing for me,” she adds. “They feel like a dental family to me, and I love that everyone is so accessible and willing to help. It’s really important in a dental world, where within the work itself, you can feel quite isolated. I also really enjoy all the ADAWA events and mingling with other members.”

Parnian says being an ADAWA member means being part of a community that supports each other. “We’ve had a very strange few years and it was comforting to know that ADAWA was with us every step of the way and advocating for us,” she says. “There’s a lot of ‘behind the scenes’ that we don’t see, but they make everything a lot easier for our community.”

Charles says becoming an ADAWA member was an easy decision. “I personally decided to join because of the support I had received as a student, especially from David Hallett, who went out of his way to review employment contracts and organise extra talks about the transition to public and private practice,” Charles says. “This made me feel that ADAWA would equally support me as a graduate dentist, and also provide further learning opportunities through CPD courses, including the New Practitioner Program that I have begun attending this year.

“Being a member of ADAWA always reminds me that dentistry is a professional career and a privilege that only a select group of people have the opportunity to pursue,” he adds. “Knowing that I am part of an organisation with members that all share a common interest in dental health highlights the importance of our career to the wider community.” adawa.com.au

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ADAWA membership THE PERKS AND THE PRIVILEGES The benefits of being an ADAWA member are plentiful, from having a hotline to our CEO in times of trouble, to having a discount card for Bunnings. Here, we round-up your ADAWA membership benefits, so you don’t miss a trick.

Staying up to date EMAILS

FACEBOOK GROUP

Our regular emails keep members up to date with news, events, education and training. Keep a look out for these ADAWA emails in your inbox, as each one contains valuable information.

The ADAWA Members’ Facebook Group is a supportive online community.

Ask questions and network with other members in the private group. To join, go to facebook.com/ groups/322615201761580/

WESTERN ARTICULATOR The Western Articulator is a high-quality magazine, created specifically for WA dental practitioners. In each edition of this six-weekly publication you’ll find stories from your dental community, plus industry news and clinical articles.

ADAWA members can list Professional Notices in the magazine, free of charge (published for three months).

You can read the Western Articulator online at Issuu, or you can receive a hard copy of the magazine by emailing Jenny Catto, adawa@adawa.com.au

WEBSITE Our new website is more user-friendly than ever. Easily book your WA Dental CPD courses, access professional resources, submit a classifieds advert, and read the latest industry news. adawa.com.au 10

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COVID-19 SUPPORT Since the start of the pandemic, we have advocated for our members and ensured they have been kept up to date every step of the way. This has been through regular updates in the Facebook Group and Facebook Live events, and filtering through Government messaging to provide specific information via EDMs. Recently, we have also liaised with industry partners to ensure access to critical resources, including RATs and N-95/P2 masks.

GENERAL MEETINGS Regular general meetings allow members to network and socialise and keep abreast of ADAWA happenings. A highlight of each meeting is a guest speaker to both engage and educate attendees.

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world-class Education CPD The WA Dental CPD program has a reputation as a world-class program, featuring in-demand speakers and interesting courses. The program doesn’t omit our regional members, with this year’s program including courses in Karratha, Darwin and Albany. For information on upcoming courses and to easily book online, go to adawa.com.au/cpd Remember, as an ADA member, you also have access to CPD opportunities via the ADA Federal Branch. Go to ada.org.au/CPD-Portal/Home

NEW PRACTITIONER PROGRAM We don’t forget our new practitioners, with the ADAWA New Practitioner Program. This program allows dentists who have graduated within the last five years to meet up at study clubs to learn in a safe and supportive setting.

The program ends with the Young Dentists’ Conference, which is an all-day education conference for new practitioners.

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resources and information ACCESSING PHARMA ADVICE Drawing on the advice of clinical pharmacist, Dr Geraldine Moses, Pharma Advice is an invaluable medical information service, allowing ADA members to seek advice on prescription, over-the-counter medicine and nutritional supplements. To access the service, go to ada.org.au/pharmaadvice

PROVIDING HR ADVICE ADA provides access to its HR Advisory Service. Through this member benefit, you can access information on workplace topics, including contracts, disciplinary and performance management, and contracts. Go to ada.org.au/membership-services/HR-Hub

OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVERTISE JOBS We understand it’s more difficult than ever to find staff, so we have a number of ways to help our members find the right team member.

Jobs Board: We have a jobs board on our website, where members can list classifieds and job advertisements, free of charge: adawa.com.au/membership/classifieds Facebook groups: In each of our Facebook groups, Monday is ‘Job-Day Monday’. Group members can post job advertisements under a specified post each week.

ACCESSING PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY PRODUCT ADAWA members have access to a quality product through MDA National and Dentolegal and risk management support through DPL.

PARTNERS IN PRACTICE Partners in Practice is a Facebook group open to everyone in the WA dental community, including dental assistants, oral health therapists and practice owners. Non-member practice staff can also sign up to receive periodic emails from ADAWA. To join go to: facebook.com/groups/757742305160879 The ADAWA website also features dental practice resources to download, including patient resources, practice resources, and social media assets. Go to adawa.com.au/pip

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the value of community VOLUNTEERISM OPPORTUNITIES Through the recent establishment of ADAWA’s own charity, Uniting Smiles, we hope to look after the oral health needs of vulnerable West Australians. Some of the other options for our members to volunteer include: • Healing Smiles: This valuable program provides pro bono treatment (provided by female dentists) to female domestic violence survivors. For details go to healingsmiles.com.au or email healingsmileswa@gmail.com • Rebuilding Smiles: The Rebuilding Smiles program supports those who have experienced domestic and family violence, referred by domestic violence support agencies. The Australian Dental Health Foundation coordinates volunteer dentists to provide pro bono dental treatment for these patients.

• Dental Rescue Days: Dental Rescue Days: A practice can allocate a full or half day to treat referred patients. Or you can allocate one chair to treat referred patients - this is a great way to enable you to volunteer while maintaining appointments for regular patients.

• Adopt a Patient: Adopt a Patient matches dentists with patients who are in need of complex dental treatment – allowing the patient to have continuity of care. For information on Rebuilding Smiles, Dental Rescue Days and Adopt a Patient, email ADHF WA State Coordinator, Andrea Paterson, adminwa@adhf.org.au ADAWA members also have opportunities to volunteer via our affiliated charitable programs. There are so many ways for our members to give back. Go to adawa.com.au/ourassociation/volunteerism for more information.

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SUPPORTING STUDENTS

DISCOUNTS

ADAWA supports members from their student days so their transition to practice is smooth. For students, ADAWA provides:

ADAWA members are also entitled to discounts on other benefits, including:

• Graduate Guide: ADAWA compiles an online Graduate Guide for final year DMD4 students. The guide aims to introduce the new graduates to the profession, and is a valuable resource for practices looking to hire a new graduate.

• Yearbooks: In collaboration with the final year students, ADAWA produces a keepsake yearbook for the graduating students.

• Welcome to the Profession: At the end of each year, ADAWA hosts a dinner, introducing the newly graduated dentists to experienced members of the profession. It is a celebration and a valuable networking opportunity.

WORKING WITH ADAWA PARTNERS ADAWA works closely with partners to provide member benefits for our members. These include: Bunnings Trade, WA Energy, Invedent, ONDA, VPG Property and AMA Finance. Go to page 46 (detailed Partnership Index) for information.

• Health cover: A 12% discount on health cover each year from HIF, when premiums are paid by direct debt.

Go to hif.com.au/adawa • Mediref: Free access to secure medical communication Mediref, which allows members to send large files, images and secure messaging for practitioners and patients. Go to mediref.com.au • Lifestyle Benefits: As an ADA member, you also have access to ADA Lifestyle Benefits – offers and discounts exclusive to ADA members. Benefits include discounts on gift cards, electronics, automotives, fitness and sports and more, with some of the in-demand brands including Apple, Garmin, endota spa and Samsung.

Go to ada.rewards-plus.com.au/

ONGOING SUPPORT As an ADAWA member you know you always have the support of the association behind you. Behind the scenes, ADAWA advocates for our members and for the improvement of the oral health of the community.

Professional support is only ever a phone call away.

TO JOIN ADAWA OR TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP, GO TO ADAWA.COM.AU

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Helping to heal smiles A long-held commitment to volunteering has seen Dr Jonathan Lo give back to the community in more ways than one. Now, as the co-owner and principal dentist of Maylands Dental Centre, he’s offering up his practice for Healing Smiles’ screening and emergency-treatment days.

Dentist Dr Jonathan Lo is no stranger to volunteering, first taking part in dental volunteering as a student. “I was lucky enough to be asked to join the committee for the National Dental Foundation almost 10 years ago, which eventually went on to become the Australian Dental Health Foundation (ADHF),” Jonathan recalls.

“There was a small group of us, led by Dr Dennis Gregory, and I was a keen student wanting to get involved.

When private practices open their doors to our patients, it helps to make patients feel part of the community and cared for by wider society.

Many of these patients have been marginalised, and their dental experiences may have been traumatising in the past, in addition to their life circumstances. A warm welcoming environment goes a long way to putting them at ease, and makes dental treatment less intimidating.

DR JACINTA VU, HEALING SMILES CLINICAL COORDINATOR.

“Volunteering was a big part of my upbringing,” he says.

“I enjoyed the idea of being able to help others. Even as a dental student, I wanted to be a part of it, which is why I joined the committee.”

Jonathan became the voluntary State coordinator for the WA branch of the National Dental Foundation, helping to organise Dental Rescue Days and establish the clinic at St Pat’s (where he became the first volunteer dentist).

Over the years, he’s also been a regular volunteer at the Homeless Connect Rockingham events. “I started this initiative with Sandra Wood, Andrea Paterson and Lisa Daw from DHS, years ago,” he recalls. “At the start, we were put in the far corner where smokers would go or be standing in the rain waiting for people to come! Now, we 16

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have a nice inside waiting area, with the outside caravan.

The Salvation Army has embraced us, and it’s been great that we’ve become such a big part of the day itself.

“It is at the point where we have regular patients, which is wonderful to see them get the treatment they need, but shows the number of people who fall through the cracks in our public health system. It has become quite comfortable and established for both the patients, Salvation Army and the volunteers.”

PRACTICE INVOLVEMENT Over a year ago, Jonathan and his business partner Dr Justin Soon acquired Maylands Dental Centre. Although he’s now busier than ever, Jonathon wasn’t prepared to sacrifice his work helping the community. As such, providing clinical space for a Healing Smiles screening and emergency-treatment day seemed like the perfect fit.

Healing Smiles volunteer dentist and committee member Dr Shanash Bishnulall volunteered for the day, assisted by dental assistant, Chika Ushijima. Over the course of the day, nine grateful patients were provided with more than $10,000 worth of treatment. While Shanash and Chika tended to patients in the designated treatment room, the practice continued their regular appointments.

“It didn’t take a lot of coordination or effort, and (adawa volunteer coordinator) Sandra Wood did most of the work on the day itself,” Jonathan says. “The room was there and wasn’t being used, and not many consumables were required because it was mainly extractions.

“This is something that I’ve always wanted to do and is one of the benefits of owning a practice. There are so many volunteers who want to offer their time and patients who need to be seen. It’s the first session we have run, and we will do more in the future.”

Jonathan also said taking part in the screening day was a very enjoyable experience for his staff.

“My biggest concern was the staff might find it disruptive because the screening day was running at the same time as our regular day,” he says. “Obviously not all practices have to do it that way; they can choose to dedicate a specific day, and that is where the flexibility comes in, but this was proof that all you need is a room.”

Practice receptionist Narin Demirel said the screening day was an amazing experience. “Of course, the patients were a little anxious in the waiting room but seeing their faces afterwards was heart-warming,” she says. “The dentist that looked after the patients was wonderful – she was very understanding with the patients without any judgement at all.

“I loved seeing the patients as they were leaving because they were so happy. I would be more than happy for the day to happen here again; it’s a great program, and it was a very rewarding feeling.”

Dental assistant Chika Ushijima says it was a valuable experience on how to interact with patients who might have been through trauma. “As a dental assistant it’s part of our job to make patients comfortable, so it was a good opportunity for me,” she says. “The patients were so grateful. What made me a bit emotional was they kept saying sorry, even though they weren’t doing anything wrong; I am glad I could help even just slightly.”

To other practice owners considering offering their clinical space for a volunteering or screening day, Jonathon says it’s a worthwhile and meaningful experience.

“I would want to hear what their concerns are and reassure them that it is not as complicated as they think it will be, because it was very simple in the end,” he says. “From a business point of view, it might be difficult finding staff who are willing to come in on their day off or to open the practice on a separate day, and the logistics behind it all, but this is proof that you can also have your regular days and run concurrently.

There’s a lot of flexibility behind how someone wants to volunteer their practice.

“We’re all in a very privileged position as dentists, to be able to help those who suffer from acute and chronic teeth related issues,” he adds. “I would encourage anyone to do it. If they don’t know what they can do, don’t be afraid to ask, because there are so many different ways to volunteer – and it might not even be in a clinical capacity. There will always be people who could use our help, especially in our local community.”

The dentist that I saw was absolutely wonderful. Honestly, I could not fault her at all, she was lovely, and made the experience virtually painless and anxiety free.

HEALING SMILES PATIENT

GET INVOLVED If you’re a practice owner considering hosting a dental emergency or screening day, please contact volunteerism coordinator Sandra Wood, sandra@adawa.com.au “We have so many women waiting for treatment that we could fill these emergency treatment days ten times over,” Sandra says. “We would appreciate if any practice is in a position to volunteer their clinical space or staff.”

If you want to learn more, or volunteer with Healing Smiles, please email Dr Jacinta Vu, Healing Smiles Clinical Coordinator, healingsmileswa@gmail.com

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Caring and sharing in the community Dentistry can be an all-consuming profession, but that doesn’t stop many of our dentists taking the time to volunteer for various causes in the West Australian community.

Dr Amanda Phoon Nguyen

Dr Kathryn Braysich

MAKING KIDS SMILE

PATROLLING OUR BEACHES

Dr Amanda Phoon Nguyen is a regular volunteer for various dental causes, but she also gives her time as a mascot for the Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation.

Away from the practice, you’ll find Dr Kathryn Braysich at the beach, volunteering as a life saver and patrol captain with Geraldton Surf Life Saving Club.

“I had been volunteering with the Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation for several years, and I initially got involved with this charity when I was an Oral Medicine registrar,” she recalls. “It was a cause close to my heart and I knew their work was something I wanted to support.

The Foundation is the official and largest funder of PCH and the wider child and adolescent health service after the government.”

Amanda says initially she started volunteering at the play areas and at fundraising drives, but then there was a call-out for volunteers to be the mascot. “There are specific height and weight requirements for the role due to the costume size, and I fell in that category. I figured it was a sign, and never looked back!”

Dressed in the mascot costume, Amanda has attended a primary school, Christmas fundraiser and a City of Perth event, as well as hospital rounds (although the amount the mascot is used has been reduced due to COVID, which she hopes will change soon). In addition to volunteering as a mascot, she also volunteers several times a year in different roles within the Foundation, including giftwrapping at Christmas and tin-shaking.

For Amanda, the volunteer work has been very rewarding. “I love seeing people smile,” she says. “I can be really silly and ham it up; it’s really rewarding to see the joy on people’s faces, both adults and children. Sometimes when I am in costume, I go up to my colleagues at PCH, and of course, they have no idea that it’s really me in there! Stitches doesn’t talk. That’s a bit of fun as well.”

Kathryn first became involved in her local surf club in 2012, when she decided to do a surf lifesaving Bronze Medallion course.

Now, during the summer, she patrols one morning every second weekend.

“The most rewarding part is giving back to the Geraldton community,” Kathryn says.

“Often I see my patients down the beach.”

Kathryn says she has a great patrol team, and it’s a good social atmosphere with people from all walks of life. “I love the beach, so when I volunteer, I get to hang out there, which is so different to my dayto-day work,” she adds.

To others considering volunteering, Kathryn says she highly recommends it. “You get as much personal satisfaction as you give to the community and your fellow patrol members,” she says.

Amanda also says volunteering in a capacity so different to her day-to-day work is great because she likes variety, and doing this brings her joy. “Through volunteerism, I’ve also made many friends,” she adds. “Many of the other volunteers are wonderful people whom I would have never met otherwise.”

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Dr Anish Shah FIGHTING FIRES Dr Anish Shah was motivated to sign up for his local bushfire brigade because he lives on acreage in the southwest, surrounded by bushfire-prone native eucalypt forest. “Part of being a responsible landowner is maintaining your property to be defensible in the event of a fire, as well as having the skills to fight fires should they come knocking on your door,” Anish says.

“Signing up for the local bush fire brigade was the easiest way to acquire these skills as well and familiarise yourself with the relevant equipment and the terrain you are responsible for.”

Anish says there are many rewarding parts of doing this kind of volunteer work. “You are generally assigned to the brigade closest to your farm, which means you get to hang out and work with your neighbours, who generally become your friends,” he says. “You get to play with some cool firefighting equipment, and you get to be outdoors and see parts of the Australian bush very few people get to see.”

Finally, and perhaps most importantly, he says your small effort can make a huge difference in the potential outcome of a fire.

When asked how he juggles this type of volunteer work around dentistry, he says thankfully, large fires that require all-handson-deck are a rarity. “Working in a regional practice means most of the people you are around understand that if you have to go, you have to go,” he adds. “Patients understand that too, so it is very straightforward.”

For others thinking of volunteering, Anish says take the plunge – you won’t look back. “I feel like a fraud because I get more out of being a volunteer than what I give (my time),” he says. “You will learn skills that are translatable to a lot of other things in your life, even your dental career.

“There is never a shortage of volunteers, but there is always a shortage of active volunteers. If you do sign up to be a volunteer, don’t do it to fluff up your profile on your practice website. Do it because you want to.”

Photo: DFES Incident Photographer Evan Collis

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Meet Professor Raymond Williamson Professor Raymond Williamson joins the high calibre of WA Dental CPD presenters this year, presenting the Catch Up in Karratha and Hands-On Extraction courses.

Professor Raymond Williamson has a long-standing reputation as a respected Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, with qualifications including BDS (Sydney), MDSc (UWA), PhD (UWA), FRANCDS (Aus), FFDRCS (Ireland), FDSRCS (England), FRACDS (OMS) and FICD. He worked at UWA and Royal Perth Hospital for 35 years, and as a member of the Specialist Medical Team for the Wallabies Rugby Union team, Western Force Rugby Union team and the WA Reds Rugby League team.

Raymond returned to Perth in 2021 after spending several years in Northern Ireland, where he was the Head of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Radiology at Queens University and Queen Victoria Hospital in Belfast. Since settling back in Perth, he has joined The Church OMS Clinic and The Park Private Hospital, Mt Lawley.

When asked what initially drew him to study dentistry, Raymond reveals his grandfather was a dentist. The decision to later specialise in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery was made because he saw OMS as providing a greater opportunity to deal with patients’ facial problems.

As well as his extensive background as an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Raymond’s resume is intriguing.

“I have also trained in Underwater Medicine, Sports Medicine and Archaeology,” he says. “I was a Royal Australian Navy Commander, now retired, and worked as a Dental Officer and Navy Diver.”

Additionally, Raymond has worked as an Archaeologist in Egypt, Mexico and Central and South America. “I worked seasonally for many years as part of the Macquarie University Egyptian Excavation Team on a site called Qift, north of Luxor, Egypt. I have been a

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member of the Ancient Egypt Society of WA since it started 26 years ago.”

With his wealth of knowledge, it isn’t surprising that Raymond is a popular educator. “Teaching has been my life’s career as I enjoy the interaction with students of all levels and passing on my extensive knowledge and experience,” he says.

Raymond will be presenting (along with Drs Lisa Bowdin and David Hallett) at Catch up in Karratha on July 9, speaking on two topics – flap design in oral surgery and interpretation of radiographs.

He will also be one of the presenters for the popular Hands-On Extraction course on July 22 – a course that allows participants the opportunity to extract a variety of teeth on human cadavers, with an oral surgeon looking over their shoulder. “Removal of teeth is an important skill required by dentists and as extractions are less often carried out these days, many dentists are keen to reinforce their skills,” he says.

“Life is a lifelong learning experience, and this is the importance of continuing education and the value of keeping up-to-date with new techniques and revision of tried-and-true dental skills.”

RAYMOND WILL BE PRESENTING

Catch up in karratha on Saturday 9 July at the Red Earth Arts Precinct

Hands-on Extraction on Friday 22 July at UWA Dental School

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Professor Raymond Williamson Which three words best describe you?

What is your favourite book?

What future plans are on the horizon for you?

Polymath, Pragmatic, Fit.

Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Auel.

Continue to swim my three kilometres a day and continue to travel extensively.

If you weren’t an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, what would you be doing for a living?

Full-time Archaeologist.

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?

Keeping fit, reading and being a handyman

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the Great Southern Are you planning on ticking off some CPD hours in Albany? If you are heading down for the CPD course, make sure you book off a couple of extra days to explore Albany and the Great Southern.

Approximately 4.5 hours south-east of Perth, Albany and the Great Southern is the largest and most diverse region in Australia’s South-West. Take in the unspoilt coastline and seaside towns as well as the national parks, ancient forests and mountains. australiassouthwest.com/region/great-southern

GO TO THE BEACH Albany is home to some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Whether you are looking for a dog-friendly beach, one to take the family or a perfect spot to throw in a fishing line, there are many to choose from.

WHALE WATCHING Late May to early October coincides with the annual migration of the Humpback and Southern Right Whales.

It’s the perfect time to go to Albany to be a part of this magical experience. whalewatchwesternaustralia.com

GRANITE SKYWALK If you are looking for a hike with a difference, head to Porongurup and experience the spectacular view of the Granite Skywalk. The Granite Skywalk is a suspended walkway on the granite outcrop of Castle Rock, and definitely one to add to your to-do list. parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au/site/granite-skywalk

DIVING CHARTERS Albany is home to a range of dive sites including HMAS Perth and Cheynes III wrecks. divealbany.com.au

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Join Dr Greg Celine and Dr Lisa Bowdin for a day of paediatric dentistry seminars. A wide variety of topics will be covered, including management of children at different ages, common paediatric conditions, dental trauma and practical tips for the whole dental team.

They will conclude the day with interesting case presentations and discussions.

THE NATIONAL ANZAC CENTRE If you haven’t visited the National ANZAC Centre yet, make sure you drop in while you are in Albany.

Experience the ANZAC Legend with the stories of service men and women during the Great War. nationalanzaccentre.com.au

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS

FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD

Photos courtesy: Tourism Western Australia

Foodies are in for a treat around Albany and the Great Southern.

Enjoy fresh produce at the many restaurants and wineries or get some fresh produce to cook your own meal from the Albany Farmers Market, which is open every Saturday morning. And if you enjoy the occasional drink, be sure to visit the Great Southern Distilling Company to try their range of craft spirits. albanyfarmersmarket.com.au

Dr Greg Celine is specialist paediatric dentist at Perth Children’s Hospital with a special interest in the treatment of medically compromised children. He is also the vice president of the WA Branch of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Paediatric Dentistry and paediatric councillor for the Dental Specialists Association of WA. Dr Lisa Bowdin is a specialist paediatric dentist operating in private practice in South Perth, WA. Lisa also works as an after-hours on-call paediatric dentist at Perth Children’s Hospital.

She is currently the WA Branch Federal Councillor for the Australian and New Zealand Society of Paediatric Dentistry and treasurer for the Dental Specialists Association of WA.

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CALENDAR 2022 Bookings & Enquiries

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The Art of Digital Photography

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Mastering Difficult Interactions

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Dr Lisa Bowdin, Professor Ray Williamson, Dr David Hallett Red Earth Arts Precinct Karratha

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DPL Webinar: Does accelerating endodontic treatment accelerate risk?

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Effective Communication in the Dental Workplace: The Science and Subtle Art

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Socket And Ridge Preservation

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DPL Webinar: Sliding Doors – Just for the record

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Kristin Trafford-Wiezel and Anita Kemp

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The Bite Stuff

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Dr Asheen Behari University Club

Restoration of Endodontically Treated Teeth Dr Poh Hun Loh & Dr Victor Matsubara UWA Dental School

Paediatric Bruxism Dinner

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Biomimetic Minimal Prep Restorations Dr Paul Gorgolis & Dr Asheen Behari UWA Dental School

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Winthrop Professor Paul Abbott UWA Dental School

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Catch Up in Karratha

Dr Kang Kim ADA House

Hands-On Extraction Associate Professor Dieter Gebauer, Dr Leon Smith & Dr Ray Williamson UWA Dental School

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Managing Challenging Behaviours Alexandra Hof ADA House

Practical Oral Surgery Oral and maxillofacial surgeons CTEC

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Non-Implant Replacement

Dr Michael Frazis ADA House

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Restore My First Implant

Practical Oral Surgery

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Szabolcs Hant & Dr Graham Carmichael ADA House

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Posterior Crown Lengthening Dr Samy Francis & Dr Armand Putra University Club

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Predictable and Easy Root Canal Instrumentation and Filling Techniques

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Winthrop Professor Paul Abbott UWA Dental School

Advanced Single Implants & Introduction to Short-Span Bridges Dr Graham Carmichael & Dr Glen Liddelow Branemark Center

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It’s Not Just About the Spine

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Practical Oral Surgery

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Simple and Predictable Posterior Composite Restorations

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Professor Peter O’Sullivan ADA House

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Dr Michael Chan UWA Dental School

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Dental Implants in General Practice Dr Asheen Behari ADA House

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The Art of Digital Photography Szabolcs Hant & Dr Graham Carmichael ADA House

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Porcelain Veneers & Ceramic Onlays Dr Asheen Behari & Dr Paul Gorgolis UWA Dental School

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New Practioner Program

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Surgical Draping in the Dental Office

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Megan Reilly & Dr Roslyn Franklin UWA Dental School

The Head and Neck Cancer Story

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Dr Lalima Tiwari & Dr Ken Wan ADA House

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Dr Greg Celine & Dr Lisa Bowdin Hilton Garden Inn Albany

Suturing Workshop Dr Lee Kaing ADA House

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Drs Janina Christoforou, Melanie McAlpine & Armand Putra ADA House

Direct Veneers Dr Joshua Graieg and Clin A Prof Glen Liddelow UWA Dental School

How to work safely & effectively under IV sedation

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Dr Vivian Mascarenhas ADA House

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ADAWA Annual General Meeting

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Event Types WA Dental CPD Events ADAWA General Meetings New Practitioner Program DPL

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by changing the face of Dentistry Presented by Dr Brent Allan Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon

WESTERN AUSTRALIA DENTAL UPDATE 2022 Join Dr Nabil Khzam at the 2022 WADU dental conference held at ADA House.

A full day of presentations including: • Dr Janice Kan Evolution from All on 4 to AuDentes – Instant final full arch implant bridge at implant surgery • Dr Nabil Khzam Aa JP2 clone

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• Professor Camile Farah Real-time Digital Biopsy: endless possibilities

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ABOUT THE PRESENTER

This program will comprise a short presentation followed by a hands-on workshop. The focus will be on suture selection, instrumentation and common techniques used for dental implant surgical procedures.

Dr Asheen Behari is a general practitioner in private practice in Claremont, Perth.

He graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1993, subsequently completing a Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry in Oral Implants at the University of Sydney. Dr Behari is a Clinical Associate Lecturer in the Discipline of Oral Rehabilitation at the University of Sydney. He is actively involved in facilitating continuing education programs and in mentoring others.

His general practice is focused on restorative and implant dentistry.

Topics covered: • Suture materials • Suture techniques • Instrumentation • Tissue retraction and management The hands-on component will be on pig jaws.

Suture selection, instrumentation and common techniques used for dental implant surgical procedures.

To book, visit adawa.com.au/cpd

INTRODUCING With research and innovation playing a major role in driving new improvements in patient safety and clinician wellbeing, Dental Protection is proud to launch an exciting new project – the MPS Foundation. Adrian Jackson, Head of the MPS Foundation, looks at why this has been launched and what he hopes it will achieve .

In February this year, Dental Protection was very proud to announce the launch of the MPS Foundation – a new, global, not-for-profit research initiative that aims to help shape the future of patient safety clinician wellbeing through the funding of ambitious research. This will have a particular emphasis on applied research and a focus on alternative state health models, private hospital and outpatient environments and the dental sector.

Using this research to develop an international knowledge base that can be applied locally, the MPS Foundation seeks to help members and other healthcare professionals navigate the challenges of modern practice and find research solutions that enhance patient care, patient safety, patient outcomes and clinician wellbeing, and help to develop expertise in risk reduction and management.

The Foundation will support research in those countries and regions where we have a member base, including Australia, the UK, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and the Caribbean.

BACKGROUND At Dental Protection, we recognise how important patient care and safety, and clinician wellbeing, are to members and the healthcare profession.

The World Health Organisation has announced that the decade 2021 to 2030 is the “patient safety decade”, stating that “improving and ensuring patient safety is a growing challenge to health service delivery globally” and that “unsafe health care causes a significant level of avoidable patient harm and human suffering, places a considerable strain on health system finances and leads to a loss of trust in health systems”.

We agree with this statement and want to contribute to improving patient safety globally by funding research that can be used by members and healthcare professionals to improve patient safety locally, in their own work environments.

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Dental Protection and the MPS Foundation also recognise that the impact of the changes that are occurring within healthcare systems globally are impacting members’ wellbeing, contributing to burnout and loss of resilience. Clinician wellbeing is a growing area of research but one that needs more focus, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic. Studies in the USA, prior to the pandemic, indicated that “more than half of US physicians are experiencing substantial symptoms of burnout”. This is considerably higher than that in the wider workforce. The same study found that there were a large number of factors that contributed to burnout, including work process inefficiencies, excessive workloads and organisation climate factors.

Several studies in the USA have also identified that those working in private practice were approximately 20% more likely to suffer burnout.

THE STRATEGIC GOALS OF THE MPS FOUNDATION The MPS Foundation has five strategic goals: • To support research that makes a meaningful contribution to reducing risk for patients, Dental Protection members and medical and dental professionals • To support research that makes a meaningful contribution to improving wellbeing for Dental Protection members and the wider body of medical and dental professionals • To support research that creates and contributes to the body of knowledge that supports the improvement of patient care, safety and outcomes and clinician wellbeing • To support the generation of knowledge and understanding that informs and further develops expertise in risk reduction and management to support Dental Protection members • To support applied research that establishes ‘what works’ and can be translated into workplaces globally.

Studies have recognised that there are many factors that have a positive and adverse effect upon clinician wellbeing and patient safety, at both an individual and organisational level. The WHO states that “most adverse events can potentially be avoided with effective prevention and mitigation strategies, including, as appropriate, improved policies, data systems, redesigned processes of care (including addressing human factors, including training), environmental hygiene and infrastructure, better organizational culture to improve practices, supportive and effective regulatory systems and improved communication strategies”. The MPS Foundation is very keen to explore these areas further with the view to supporting members and will focus its research, in line with its strategic goals, on: • The impact of human factors on patient care, safety and outcomes • The impact of processes and delivery models on delivering safe care and better outcomes • Clinician wellbeing, including the personal and professional wellbeing of clinicians • Digital integration and technology from the perspective of both the opportunities and risks provided by technology.

ACTIVITIES OF THE MPS FOUNDATION • Providing research grants We will fund an annual research grant programme.

Researchers across all MPS countries will be able to submit proposals to receive funding for their research projects. This process will be managed by our online portal.

Funding is restricted both in terms of what we will fund and how much we will fund. We will only fund research proposals that meet our priorities in terms of our scope, focus and geographical interests. We will provide funding through two schemes: • Small projects – up to a total of £60,000 (or equivalent local currency) and between 3 and 24 months • Large projects – up to a total of £200,000 (or equivalent local currency) and between 12 and 36 months

Calls for proposals will be undertaken annually and there will be a two-stage process: • Initial Expression of Interest Full application for those shortlisted following the expression of interest. We anticipate the next call for proposals will be open at the beginning of 2023.

• Commissioning research The MPS Foundation will also commission research from research organisations and higher education.

Commissioned research will be research that has been identified specifically by Dental Protection colleagues and members. The research proposal, scope and focus will be tightly defined and it will address a specific strategic need, aligned with the Foundation’s priorities.

• Research competitions The MPS Foundation proposes to run annual national and international competitions.

In each MPS country a specific patient safety or patient care challenge will be identified and teams will be invited to submit their potential solutions to the challenge, demonstrating how they’ve researched the issue, identified a solution and how that solution addresses the challenge.

Teams will be judged nationally against their country’s challenge and national winners will then be judged against other national winners to determine an international winner. Teams must consist of three people and be made up of undergraduates and postgraduates. There will be no limitation to the number of teams from any single institution.

CONTACTING THE MPS FOUNDATION The MPS Foundation Board is chaired by Graham Stokes, a member of MPS Council and the Dental Protection Board. Adrian Jackson is Head of the MPS Foundation and is responsible for the day to day running of the MPS Foundation. The MPS Foundation can be contacted on info@TheMPSFoundation.org and more details about our programmes can be found at thempsfoundation.org.

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CALL-OUT FOR DENTAL RECORDS FOR THE NATIONAL DNA PROGRAM FOR UNIDENTIFIED AND MISSING PERSONS Australian dentists are being asked to go through their records to help provide closure for families of long-term missing persons.

You’ll likely be familiar with the ADAWA emails requesting dental records. These emails are highly successful, and usually quickly find dental records required for local, contemporary deaths. Now, dentists are being asked to go through their records to help provide closure for families of long-term missing persons nationally.

There are approximately 500 unidentified human remains and 2,600 long-term missing persons in Australia.

In July 2020, the Australian Federal Police’s National Missing Persons Coordination Centre launched the National DNA Program for Unidentified and Missing Persons, with the aim of identifying unidentified human remains, and solving long-term missing-persons cases.

We spoke to two members of the forensic odontology team who work with Missing Persons in investigating dental data that has been received: Dr Helen Vaughan and Dr Jenny Ball.

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THE VALUE OF DENTAL RECORDS As the name of the National DNA Program for Unidentified and Missing Persons would suggest, the program has a strong DNA focus. However, forensic odontology provides quick identification when fingerprints are not present, which is why having dental records in the National Missing Person database is so valuable.

“When remains are found it is often all bone, and if the remains have been out in the sun for a long time, the DNA is degraded,” Jenny explains. “Often all you have is bone with teeth.”

“You don’t always get the lower jaw because they often get separated once the tendons and soft tissues have gone, so we often just get an upper jaw,” Helen adds.

“We’ll examine the jaw and take x-rays and make notes of everything about those teeth and supporting structures.”

INFORMATION FROM DENTISTS Someone is classed as a long-term missing person once they have been reported missing for more than three months. Helen implores dentists to please check their records for names on the list on page 32, in the hope of providing families with closure. “I understand that we are all at the point where we don’t open half our emails,” she says. “But what we really want people to do is look through their old records and see if they have information on this group of people, because that will give us information that could well be the thing that identifies people when remains are found.”

Although digital data is typically easy to find because it is on file or archived, Helen says even if a practice has limited older records, the information can be very valuable. Helpful information may include: • X-rays

• OPG reports

• Clinical notes

• Models

• Referral letters

• 3D scans

She says even a record that says the person came in just once and had a tooth extracted can give valuable information. “If the notes say something like they had their 36 extracted but it was noted that their 37 had an amalgam filling that needed repairing, then it may be that we find something where all that fits in.”

“We had a lady that went missing some time ago and we don’t have her dental records, but the wife of the dentist, who was the dental receptionist, remembered that the

missing lady had a huge amount of crown and bridge work done,” Jenny adds. “Having that information is enough to be helpful, because if we found someone that only had one or two fillings, we could say it wasn’t her. It could be 99 other people, but we would know it isn’t her, and excluding someone is just as important as being able to say it might be someone.”

Even anecdotal information can be valuable. “We tend to remember our really nice patients or our really difficult patients,” Helen says. “However, if someone at the practice remembers Joe Bloggs ‘because we did all those root canals and he didn’t want to pay’, even that anecdotal memory can help to put a piece in the jigsaw.”

Any information can help to identify someone and provide answers to families with missing relatives.

“We would be so grateful if you could find some time to have a look through your records and provide anything, no matter how small and how insignificant you may think it is,” Helen says.

“Everyone is entitled to have their name when they pass.

You have your identity in life; you are entitled to have your identity when you die. If someone passes away and they are not able to be identified, or if someone goes missing, their loved ones cannot get on with their lives; there is no closure. We need that closure as human beings to complete the grieving process and to be able to move forward.

“With the information from this program, when remains do turn up, we can look nationally to be able to identify these people and give them back to their families.”

SPREAD THE WORD Even if you do not have records for the group of long-term missing persons listed, you can still assist the program by spreading the word to your colleagues and patients.

If a patient tells you about a missing family member, tell them about the program. Families of missing persons are encouraged to come forward and register with the program so WA Police have current information, records and samples.

“Sometimes your dentist may be the person you have told about your missing loved one if you have come into the practice and had a bad day,” Helen says. “We want families of missing persons to know about this program.”

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Do you have any information on the following missing persons?

Dental records or anecdotal information could assist.

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

BIRTH YEAR

MISSING

Carlton

TITTUMS

1977

2011

Bryn

MARTIN

1947

2011

Paul

YORK

1966

2011

Martin

FRODSHAM

1968

2012

Michael

GRAHAM

1966

2013

Thomas

LEVINGE

1940

2013

Sebastian

POULSON

1975

2014

Chad

FAIRLEY

1985

2015

Rohan

WILSON

1985

2016

Roly

NIXON

1973

2018

Nathan

GAUNT

1993

2018

Victoria

MCCLOY

1997

2019

Phillip

JONES

1964

2019

Kichae

KWON

1963

2021

Bradley

MCLENNAN

1966

2002

James

NORMAN

1982

2015

Mason

CARTER

1988

2015

Paul

VICKERY

1940

1999

Mark

BECKMANN

1960

1982

Patrick

BOHAN

1905

1982

Paul

GAVRANICH

1954

1981

Tojo

WANDARAGAH

1938

1991

Dinh Loi

HO

1990

2020

David

THEAKER

1979

2010

Troy

WOODS

1972

2020

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IF YOU HAVE DENTAL RECORDS Do you have any records or information that you think might help in a missing persons case?

CONTACT Detective Sergeant Jude Seivwright, jude.seivwright@police.wa.gov.au For more information about the program, go to: missingpersons.gov. au/support/national-dna-programunidentified-and-missing-persons

There are many considerations for employees at any stage in their career. The early stages, however, are potentially the most important as the first years can lay the foundations and groundwork for later career progression. At the start of your career, it is important to know the rights and obligations under a particular contract as well, considering the different forms that exist in the dental industry. In addition, you should be focused on what you want out of your career.

GETTING THE RIGHT SUPPORT AND MENTORING Ensuring that you have the right support when you start your career is essential. There are many things to navigate, from patient relationships to other industry obligations, and it’s important that you are able to get the appropriate support when you need it. Because of this, early-stage dentists should consider whether the practice at which they are working can offer the support needed. This may be in the form of a more senior dentist mentoring you or ‘buddying up’ with you to ensure that you have the resources available to transition into the workforce. Finding the right support may also include investigating if your employer has an Employee Assistance Program: the beginning of a career can be stressful, and these support services can often be useful in helping you to cope with new pressures.

DEVELOPMENT – WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM YOUR CAREER? In any occupation, career progression is a key consideration. If you are someone who is interested in management and potentially opening your own practice, this can be something to consider during the early stages of your career. Many employers do provide additional training in areas and can give you an opportunity to practice these skills within your employment. You may also look at business management courses to upskill yourself. Further specialisation is also an opportunity in the dental profession. Although there are many options, knowing what your particular interests and skills are can assist you in making decisions about how you want your career to progress.

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS UNDER A CONTRACT Depending on what type of contract has been issued, obligations and entitlements can be different. There are many different types of engagement in the dental profession, including employment relationships, independent contracting and Services and Facilities Agreements. Each engagement has different rights and obligations, and therefore may not be appropriate in all circumstances. The ADA HR Advisory Service has a range of fact sheets which outline the different models and members can also call the HR Hotline to discuss whether the engagement is right for them. The ADA HR Hotline is here to help memberss understand how certain contract clauses in your contract operate and can give additional guidance as to the rights and obligations arising out of the particular contract.

The start of a new career is an exciting time and taking the time to understand what is required of you and where you want to go is key to setting yourself up for a successful future.

For more information on this article please call the ADA HR Advisory Service on 1300 232 462.

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Question

Clinical Q+A in Oral Medicine Dr Amanda Phoon Nguyen | Oral Medicine Specialist

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A 30-year-old Asian male presented with multiple, sessile, firm polypoid lesions involving his bilateral tongue. These were of the same colour as the surrounding mucosal epithelium. He tells me that these have been present for over eight years and there is no pain associated. He has noted no recent changes in size or other presentation of these papules. His medical history was unremarkable. He has never smoked and recently ceased heavy alcohol use.

WHAT IS HIS MOST LIKELY DIAGNOSIS? Squamous papilloma Verruca vulgaris Condyloma acuminatum

Figure 3

Multifocal epithelial hyperplasia, otherwise known as Heck’s disease

KNOW THE ANSWER? Turn to page 39 to see if you're right.

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A Future in Oral Medicine With a distinct shortage of Oral Medicine specialists in WA, it’s an excellent time to consider specialising in this varied and rewarding field.

Each year, the Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Oral Medicine) course at UWA Dental School accepts two to three new students.

Currently, there’s a shortage of Oral Medicine specialists across Australia, as Oral Medicine was not recognised as a speciality until 2009 in Western Australia, after Program Convenor, Associate Professor Ramesh Balasubramaniam OAM, advocated for the speciality to be recognised in WA. “Associate Professor Agnieszka Frydrych, myself, and Dr David Booth visited Nicola Roxon, the Minister for Health at the time, to get Oral Medicine a speciality recognition in the State,” Ramesh recalls. “In 2010, it was nationally recognised.”

More Oral Medicine specialists are required to improve access to care. “Even in Western Australia, where we have nine registered Oral Medicine specialists in the State, my personal waiting list in private practice is seven months,” Ramesh says.

“Even the first-year graduates in Oral Medicine are booked up a few weeks ahead. If patients have delayed access to care, it could mean a delay in diagnosis, which means delayed treatment, and ultimately an increase in morbidity and mortality.

That’s why access to care is so critical.”

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THE ORAL MEDICINE COURSE The three-year program is led by Ramesh and other academic staff, including Associate Professor Agnieszka Frydrych and Research Supervisor Dr Omar Kujan. The program is supported by adjunct staff and clinical supervisors, Oral Medicine specialists Drs Alissa Jacobs, Amanda Phoon Nguyen and Lalima Tiwari. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Dr Frank Chang assists students with the surgical procedures.

The course curriculum includes oral and maxillofacial diseases, oral oncology, salivary gland disorders, orofacial pain, temporomandibular disorders, and dental sleep medicine.

“The best thing about our program at UWA is we have a very strong didactic component, with seminars in orofacial pain, oral disease, oral biology and histopathology,” Ramesh says. “We also have histopathology sessions, and five to six clinical sessions a week of patient care in the first and second years. As part of the program, you are also expected to publish two papers – one review paper and one experimental paper on a study that you have conducted.

“In your third year you will be seconded to various medical rotations, as well as required to spend time in other Oral Medicine centres, such as The University of Sydney, The University of Melbourne and The University of Queensland, and the medical rotations include pathology, rheumatology, psychiatry, sleep medicine, pain medicine, neurology, radiology, paediatrics, dermatology and oncology.”

HEAD AND NECK CANCER Associate Professor Agnieszka Frydrych says the course has a strong presence in the head and neck cancer space, with the students having the opportunity to participate in the diagnosis, treatment planning and management of patients with head and neck cancers.

“The students have the opportunity to attend multidisciplinary clinics and interact with specialists involved in the care of head and neck cancer patients,” she says.

“This includes medical and radiation oncologists, head and neck surgeons, speech pathologists, dietitians – a large group of people that participate in very complex management of these patients.

“From the oral medicine point of view, we see these patients with the aim of initially preparing them for cancer treatment, particularly the radiation therapy.

Cancer treatments are associated with all sorts of shortand long-term adverse effects, which we help to manage.

“We have two dedicated clinics per week to look after the head and neck cancer patients, as well as the weekly multi-disciplinary meetings, so there is extensive exposure during the course of the program to these patients.

“Management of head and neck cancer patients is extremely complex, and our students are able to interact with highly specialised clinicians. They find this rewarding and interesting,” she adds. “The students are able to see complex cases through our association with Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.”

A STUDENT’S PERSPECTIVE Dr Jeremy Lau is a first-year Oral Medicine student, who was drawn to the puzzle-solving aspect of the speciality.

“A lot of patients present with signs and symptoms that can be unexpected. When you can solve the puzzle and see the patient’s conditions can be treated or managed, it is very fulfilling,” he says.

“Oral Medicine is a holistic speciality where we are not just dealing with a condition,” he adds. “Instead, a lot of patients have complex medical and psychosocial histories, which will also need to be considered.

Often, we are part of a larger multi-disciplinary team that involves general dentists, GPs, medical and dental specialists.

“It is a very rewarding speciality; no doubt it is challenging in terms of the knowledge you need to have, and you appreciate the importance of oral medicine and the difference it can make to patients,” he adds. “The course has been very enjoyable so far and I can see it is a very comprehensive course, covering all aspects of oral medicine very thoroughly.”

THE REWARDS Ramesh says specialising in Oral Medicine offers a great range of career opportunities, including in private practice, hospitals and academia, and offers economic comfort.

The difference the speciality can make to patients is also greatly rewarding. “I think there are not many areas of dentistry where you truly can save someone’s life; for example by picking up a cancer early,” Ramesh says.

APPLYING “If you are considering applying, you need to ask yourself if you enjoy the process of thinking, as this speciality is very much a thinking sport,” Ramesh says.

“To enhance your chances of getting into a program it is important that you express your interest early, get to know the local oral medicine specialists, spend some time rotating through the oral medicine clinics, and perhaps even in private practice or a local hospital. You could also consider writing a paper with one of the Oral Medicine specialists.”

For more details visit uwa.edu.au/study/d/clinicaldentistry or contact Ramesh directly at ramesh.balasubramaniam@uwa.edu.au The course accepts between two to three students each year. Interested applicants for the 2023 intake can apply before 30 June 2022, to start in January 2023. Apply at uwa.edu.au/apply

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L E G A L F E AT U R E

Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA) Commences

BY K AT H R Y N M A R I C S P E C I A L C O U N S E L

OFFICER DUTIES On 31 March 2022, the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA) (WHS Act) commenced. Therefore, it is likely that many members of the ADA will have new obligations under the WHS Act. We set out below a brief summary of the new features of the WHS Act.

CHANGED DEFINITIONS Persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) Instead of the employer, the primary health and safety duty under the WHS Act will now be placed on all PCBUs: • whether alone or with others; • whether for profit or gain.

• Workers not employees A PCBU’s primary health and safety duty will not be limited to just employees but all workers, which means a person who carries out work in any capacity for a PCBU, including as: • an employee; • a contractor or subcontractor (or an employee of a contractor or subcontractor); • an employee of a labour hire company; • an outworker;

Officers of a PCBU must exercise due diligence to ensure that the PCBU complies with each duty or obligation it has under the WHS Act. Due diligence includes taking steps to: • acquire and keep up to date knowledge of WHS matters; • gain an understanding of the nature of the operations of the PCBU and generally of the hazards • and risks associated with those operations; • ensure that the PCBU has available for use, and uses, appropriate resources and processes to eliminate or minimise risks to health safety from work carried out; • ensure the PCBU has appropriate resources for receiving and considering information regarding incidents, hazards and risks and responding in a timely way to that information; • ensure that the PCBU has and implements processes for complying with any duty or obligation of the PCBU under the WHS Act; and • verify the provision and use of such resources.

INCREASED PENALTIES Category 1 (failure causes death or serious harm)

• an apprentice or trainee;

Individual

• work experience students; or

(including as an officer)

• volunteers.

5 years imprisonment

“Health” is defined in the WHS Act to mean both physical and psychological health.

$680,000 fine

Body Corporate $3.5 million fine

Category 2 (failure exposes individual to risk of death or serious harm)

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Individual

Body Corporate

Individual Officer of PCBU

$170,000 fine

$1.8 million fine

$350,000 fine

Category 3 (failure to comply with duty) Individual

Body Corporate

Individual Officer of PCBU

$55,000 fine

$570,000 fine

$120,000 fine

Answer INDUSTRIAL MANSLAUGHTER A person commits industrial manslaughter (a crime) if: • The person engages in conduct that causes the death of an individual; • The conduct constitutes a failure to comply with a health and safety duty; and • The person engages in the conduct: • Knowing that the conduct is likely to cause the death of, or serious harm to, an individual; and • In disregard of that likelihood.

Individual (including as an officer)

20 years imprisonment $5 million fine

Body Corporate $10 million fine

CONSULTATION WITH WORKERS PCBUs must, so far as is reasonably practicable, consult with workers who are, or are likely to be, directly affected by WHS matter, including when: • identifying hazards and assessing risks to health and safety from work to be carried out; • making decisions about ways to eliminate or minimise those risks; • making decisions about the adequacy of facilities for the welfare of workers; • proposing changes that may affect the health and safety of workers; • making decisions about procedures for: consulting with workers; resolving WHS issues at the workplace; monitoring the health of workers; monitoring conditions at any workplace under the control of the PCBU; providing information and training for workers; • carrying out any other activity prescribed by the regulations.

PROHIBITION ON INSURANCE FOR WHS FINES PCBUs are prohibited from obtaining insurance coverage for fines issued under the WHS Act for breaches of the WHS Act.

Clinical Q+A in Oral Medicine THE CORRECT DIAGNOSES IS: Multifocal epithelial hyperplasia, otherwise known as Heck’s disease The human papilloma virus (HPV) can cause a contagious infection when there is transmission from an infected person via skin or mucosa contact. It is common. HPV infection can induce proliferative lesions on the skin and mucosa. Over 120 genotypes have been identified in the HPV family, among which several are deemed high risk subtypes owing to their malignant potential. The most well-known of these are HPV types 16 and 18.

Benign oral lesions associated with HPV include squamous papilloma, verruca vulgaris, condyloma acuminatum, and multifocal epithelial hyperplasia.

Multifocal epithelial hyperplasia clinically presents as multiple, well circumscribed papules on the oral mucosa, primarily involving the tongue, gingiva, buccal, or labial mucosa. This has been reported to be present in up to 35% of certain populations such as the Indigenous populations of the world and more common in the European region. HPV 13 and HPV 32 subtypes appear to be causal in patients with a genetic predisposition to multifocal epithelial hyperplasia. It has been reported to be more common in children and in females.

Different treatment options include no treatment, surgical or laser excision, oral tretinoin application, topical keratinolytic agents, interferon-a or β, and trichloroacetic acid. Cryotherapy and radiotherapy have shown mixed results.

References: amanda@pomds.com.au

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Congratulations Dr Gary Davis Earlier this year, Dr Gary Davis received his 60-year pin for continuous membership of ADAWA, celebrating an impressive career in dentistry.

the dental world. ADAWA kept us up to date with what was happening in the State and what was happening interstate and with the federal body.”

Graduating in 1960, Gary Davis began his career with the School Dental Service. “I was way out in the country, so I did not have much communication with the ADA at that stage,” Gary recalls. “In 1962 I started my practice in Bayswater, so I joined the association around that time.”

Gary has seen many changes in the association over the years – significantly, the attainment of the first ADA House.

In the mid-60s, Gary was invited to join the Dental Study Group of WA (of which he is still a member), and around that time, also joined the Australian Prosthodontic Society and the Australian Society of Endodontology.

He spent his practising life in Bayswater, but was also a respected educator – tutoring at the Dental School in Perth from 1965 to 1995, with a year in 1974 tutoring at Northwestern University, Chicago, in Professor Gilbert Brinsden’s Crown and Bridge Department.

“When I graduated, ADAWA did not own any premises in Perth,” Gary says. “We had meetings in various halls around West Perth, always a different one each month.

It was only through the foresight of some of our senior members at the time that they went guarantor, so ADAWA was able to purchase their first ADA House (in Altona St, West Perth). If those guys hadn’t stepped up and gone guarantor, ADAWA wouldn’t have got the foothold they got in real estate in West Perth.

I think it is important that the younger members realise we haven’t always lived in such splendid circumstance – the ADA wasn’t always in such a lovely big building as it is now.

Over the 60 years of his ADAWA membership, Gary has known nothing but support. “I have always felt it was good to have a professional backing,” he explains. “It was good that if you got into any problems with your practice there were people to help, and the fact you could get insurance.

“I think access to postgraduate education was also important to all of us, so there were lots of reasons to join and I never regretted being a member; I always felt it was good to keep in touch with what was going on in

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“I think it is important that the younger members realise we haven’t always lived in such splendid circumstance – the ADA wasn’t always in such a lovely big building as it is now.”

Laughing at the speed at which the previous 60 years has gone by, Gary hopes the next 60 pass in a slower fashion. Fishing, golf, and family now fill his time.

Congratulations, Dr Davis.

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Prepare yourself for a future in Oral Medicine

The Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Oral Medicine) course at the UWA Dental School equips you with the skills needed to become a leader in the field of Oral Medicine. Oral Medicine remains a specialty of unmet need with career opportunities available throughout the country. The training program seamlessly blends didactic and clinical Oral Medicine philosophies, with a modern curriculum incorporating oral and maxillofacial diseases, oral oncology, salivary gland disorders, orofacial pain, temporomandibular disorders, and dental sleep medicine.

The three-year program provides dentists with the opportunity to specialise in Oral Medicine within teaching and clinical facilities at the Oral Health Centre of Western Australia.

The program involves didactic teaching, weekly seminars, journal club, histopathology sessions, multidisciplinary medical meetings and clinics, combined with a supervised research project. You’ll gain clinical training with experienced specialists in Oral Medicine, with opportunities for rotations in paediatrics, rheumatology, oncology, neurology, pain medicine, sleep medicine, radiology, pathology, dermatology, immunology and psychiatry.

You will work under the leadership of the program convenor A/Professor Ramesh Balasubramaniam OAM and other academic staff including A/Professor Agnieszka Frydrych and Dr Omar Kujan (research supervisor). Also, the program will be supported by adjunct staff and clinical supervisors including Dr Alissa Jacobs, Dr Amanda Phoon Nguyen and Dr Lalima Tiwari.

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WADA GOLF

Gosnells Golf Club WADA GOLF 2022 FIXTURES 13 May

Hartfield Golf Club

17 June

Joondalup Resort Golf Course

5 August

Royal Perth Golf Club

23 September

Kwinana Golf Club

21 October

Country Trip

18 November

Lake Karrinyup Country Club

The second WADA Golf fixture for the year was held at the Gosnells Golf Club on Friday, March 25. Glorious autumn weather and a challenging course in excellent condition were enjoyed by 24 keen golfers.

1st

Russell Gordon

2

Ian McCarrey

3rd

Graeme Washbourne

nd

The day was generously sponsored by Dentsply-Sirona.

Russel Redpath from Dentsply joined us for golf.

We subsequently enjoyed the company of Dentsply representatives Leanne Patrick, Tom Teo and Gerald Koning for a post-match catch up. Leanne kindly presented the Dentsply winner’s prize to Russell Gordon.

Our thanks to Dentsply-Sirona for their ongoing support of WADA Golf.

Nearest the pin prizes for the day, sponsored by our corporate partners, were won by the following:

Scoring for the day was strong and tight, with the winner and place getters being determined on a count back. Congratulations to Russell Gordon for his victory on a fantastic score of 39 stableford points.

Commiserations to Ian McCarrey who also scored 39 points but was unable to match Russell on the back nine and consequently took second place on a countback. Graeme Washbourne showed a return to form after a debilitating wrist injury to take third place on 37 stableford points, on a countback from Dean Martin. Garry Bishop from Health Practice Brokers secured fifth place with a fine score of 36 points.

Health Practice Brokers 4th hole

Michael Whitford

The Healthlinc 7th hole

Simon Tee

Dentsply-Sirona 11th hole

Terry Pitsikas

Swan Valley Dental Lab 14th hole

Patrick Douglas

Finally, it was terrific to welcome Ann-Marie Potts back to the course after an absence of several years from WADA Golf. I encourage other interested dental golfers to dust off the clubs and join us for our next fixture at Hartfield Golf Club on Friday, May 13.

Good golfing,

MICHAEL WHITFORD WADA Golf Captain dentalgolf@gmail.com

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ICE-CREAM MAKES WA DENTAL CPD SWEETER Attendees of the recent WA Dental CPD course: ‘Is Ice-cream a pulp test?’ were treated to delicious ice-cream tastings.

Thank you to Il Gelato for providing the selection of ice-creams and sorbets.

SOURCING MASKS FOR ADAWA MEMBERS ADAWA has worked closely with both AMA Medical Products and Amare Safety to obtain masks for our dentists during the Omicron outbreak.

WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY World No Tobacco Day is May 31 – a great reminder to check out the resources for oral health professionals from Quit to support clients to help quit smoking: quit.org.au/resources/oral-health/trainingresources-oral-health-professionals/

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HENRY SCHEIN DONATION TO ST PATS Henry Schein, through their Henry Schein Cares Foundation, recently installed a VK401 Radic8 Virus Killer Air Purifier in the oral health clinic at St Pats.

It comes following a visit from Henry Schein Halas state manager Margy O’Connor and product manager Sthen Boisen to St Pats, when they kindly took the time to determine how they could help the St Pats’ volunteers, patients, and staff with the anticipated surge in COVID-19 cases following the opening of our borders.

Thank you also to Nichola Meehan (who was a driving force leading up to this donation), and everyone at Henry Schein for helping to provide a safer environment at St Pats.

GOVERNANCE TRAINING AND TEAM BUILDING TO STRENGTH OUR COUNCIL You may have seen on the ADAWA Facebook page that our council recently undertook the Australian Institute of Company Director’s good governance training, followed by an intense strategy day and team building exercises.

ADAWA President Dr Amit Gurbuxani says the decision by council and executive to improve governance was for the benefit of all ADAWA members.

“It is important that everyone who comes on to council and executive understands their roles and responsibilities,” he says. “ADAWA has changed a lot from what it used to be many years ago to what it is now. We are a growing association, and we need to keep up with the times.

“What I want members to know is that we are taking the responsibility that they have given us of running this association very seriously and any decisions we make are being done in a very structured and futureproof manner.

“Each and every member of the board has a voice, and the team building, in addition to the governance training, was fantastic because it demonstrated how fortunate we are to have people with different personalities and skills on council to get the job done.”

Partner Index

ADAWA works closely with a number of partners and affiliates, resulting in strong relationships with like-minded organisations and associations. We also work with partners to provide member benefits for ADAWA members, including discounts on advantageous products and services.

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Professional Notices

DR MAY LAM

DR NANDIKA MANCHANDA

ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL RADIOLOGIST

SPECIALIST PAEDIATRIC DENTIST

Dr May Lam, oral and maxillofacial radiologist, has joined

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Clin Prof Bernard Koong and Drs Tom Huang and Dayea Oh

Prime Children’s Dental Care is delighted to welcome Dr

at Envision Medical Imaging. She is also Senior Lecturer at the UWA Dental School.

May is available to assist with all aspects of dental, oral and maxillofacial radiology.

Nandika Manchanda to our practice.

Dr Manchanda graduated from Specialist Paediatric Dentistry training at UWA, having practised across OHCWA, PMH and Perth Children’s Hospital.

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