Vale Dr Mark Francis Davis Endodontist

In this edition of the Western Articulator, we pay tribute to past President, Dr Mark Davis.

Mark graduated from UWA in 1980 and went on to study Endodontics as his specialty: He was a long serving Dental Officer in the Australian Regular Army and served in that position from 1976 to 1996.

He operated an Endodontic Practice in West Perth from 1996 to 2000 and during that time, tutored in Endodontics at the University. He was President of the Australian Society of Endodontology for a year and then a Councillor for the Society.

Mark joined the ADAWA Council in 1995 and in 2000 became an Executive Officer. He was voted

Mark was passionate about health care and the training and employment of Dental Assistants and support staff. He was the ADAWA representative on many external committees including Department of Training and Employment, Chairperson of the Community Dental Needs and Auxiliaries Committee for over four years. Standards Committee, Industrial Officer and TAFE Curriculum Advisory Committee for setting the syllabus for the DAA course. He also was the ADAWA representative for a number of Federal Committees during his time serving on Council.

During his Presidency, the Preferred Provider Arrangement was introduced by one of the large Private Health Funds with no consultation with the Association. This was a huge project for the ADAWA Council and Executive to navigate and ensure the correct information was provided to the Membership so that informed decisions could be made by them for the benefit of their practices.

Mark was also heavily involved in many of the ADAWA Committees, sitting as Head of the Advisory Committee to the Head of School of Dentistry, Infection Control Committee, Media and Public Relations Committee and Chairperson of the Ad Hoc Committee for The Oral Health Centre of Western Australia.

In 2001, there was a change over when the CEO resigned, and a new dentist was appointed to the position. The support of Mark, along with Executive and Council during this time was paramount to the continued smooth running of the ADAWA.

Personally, Mark was very thoughtful and kind to ADAWA members and staff. He was always available to talk and approachable about anything professional or personal. He will be very missed.

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