2016 #1

A-dec is a family owned business which begin in 1964 by co-founders Ken & Joan Austin. Half a century later A-dec are now one of the world’s largest dental manufacturers.

A-dec have strong leadership values:

Vision: To make A-dec products the preferred choice by providing a superior customer experience.

Mission: Provide a quality environment where people work together for the betterment of dentistry worldwide.

Awards & Recognition

A-dec is proud to be the recipient of a wide range of industry and community awards, one of which is the Dentaltown Townie Choice, a dental -professional honour created in 2003. Since Dentaltown's first nomination, A -dec products have been vot ed the perennial Best-in-Class winner in five dental equipment categories.

Townie Choice Awards

Dentaltown Magazine, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 & 2003.

IDEA Silver International Design Excellence Award; Medical & Scientific Products category, 2012

AAWD Best New Product for Women American Association of Women Dentists; A-dec LED Dental Light, 2012

Oregon's Most Admired Companies

Portland Business Journal, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006

Distinguished Award Society for Technical Communications International Summit awards, 2012

Awards of Excellence

Society for Technical Communications International Summit awards, 2011, 2012, 2013

Award of Merit

Society for Technical Communications International Summit awards, 2013

President’s Address Welcome

Welcome to the first Probe issue of 2016!

This year is a very important year for the University of Western Australia’s dental school, as we have seen the official graduation of the final year of Bachelor of Dental Science ( BDSc ) students in March, and our first year of Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) students will complete their final year this year. On top of this, 2016 also marks the 70th anniversary of the University of Western Australia’s dental programme, from its humble beginnings of 9 graduating dentists in 1951. Today, we have 57 first year dental students that have just joined us for an exciting and challenging start to their careers, and I would like to welcome them to the school.

The University Dental Students’ Society (UDSS) is taking a particular interest in being involved in education issues this year. We have started putting in to motion a ‘UDSS Library’ of textbooks relevant to dentistry that students can borrow for semesters at a time, using funds provided by the UWA Guild. We are also hoping to receive donations of books from alumni dental students in years to come. Our Education Representatives Natasha

Koelmeyer and Anjuli Kaney have made a particular effort to aid the first years in settling in, as well as organising information evenings for students to inform them about the different dental specialities that are available for post- graduate studies. We are also working closely with the Head of School, Professor Camile Farah, to communicate the student’s educational requests and requirements, and assisting the school with the transition to UWA’s new assessment policy.

With the move from the school from paper to digital clinical records, and the addition of digital dentistry such as digital impressions and radiographs, there has been a lot of relearning of the basics for students. Whilst this can at times be frustrating, our students should be proud that they have demonstrated such flexibility and ease of learning this year. These skills, along with the ability to manage stressful situations, are among the more important skills that we will graduate with. It is also amazing that we will graduate with a first grasp on digital dentistry, as well as traditional methods, fully equipping us to embrace everything that the dental world has to offer.

President’s Address

To help our students keep their lives in balance, our Sport Representatives Peter Terzi and Amin Ali have been working tirelessly organising sport days, marathon teams and sporting matches against rival groups, such as the Medical Students’ Association of Notre Dame. Our Junior Social Representatives have also been working hard, with Parnian Zareie and Ching Wen Tan organising a very successful Prime & Bond event (our welcome to the first years), and working on some exciting changes to our upcoming event, G.V. Black’s. Our Senior Social Representatives Sue Nguyen and Kathryn Fong have secured a very exciting brand new venue for the 2016 Dental Dinner, our most

extravagant event of the year. I would like to thank all of these people for helping our students unwind, stay healthy, and recognise the importance of a good work-life balance.

Finally, I’d like to thank our sponsors for 2016. We could not have done any of the things I have mentioned above without your help. We look forward to working with you this year, and for years to come, to ensure that the future’s dentists graduate as not only excellent dentists, but excellent people.

Bec Penco UDSS PRESIDENT

Meet the 2016 UDSS Committee

Bec Penco, 4th Year

President

Previous Degree: Bachelor of Science (Genetics & Pharmacology majors)

Cultural icon/ historical figure I would want to treat: GV Black? I’d wow him with my composite.

Another course I would do if given the chance: Perhaps the DClinDent…way down the track!

3 things I cannot live without: Friends, the internet and copious amounts of sleep.

Kanye West or Taylor Swift: Yeezy always.

Ky Anh Nguyen, 3rd Year

Secretary

Previous Degree: Bachelor of Engineering and Commerce

Cultural icon/ historical figure I would want to treat: Howard Stern

Another course I would do if given the chance: I'd enrol in the School of Hard Knocks

What scares me about becoming a dentist: Death

Kanye West or Taylor Swift: Kanye cos of Kendall

Claire Waldock, 3rd year Vice-

President

Previous Degree: Bachelor of Biomed Science

Another course I would do if given the chance: One that gets me a job?

What scares me about becoming a dentist: I heard of maggots in a dry socket once...

Waffles or pancakes : The mind is willing, but the gastrointestinal system weak...

Kanye West or Taylor Swift: They're both part of the spice girls right?

Joycelyn Ho, 2nd Year

Treasurer

Previous Degree: Economics

Cultural icon/ historical figure I would want to treat: Neil Gaiman

Another course I would do if given the chance: MFA

What scares me about becoming a dentist: Nothing really scares me, but there are few things I don't worry about I unwind from dentistry by : Sleeping

Meet the 2016 UDSS Committee

Natasha Koelmeyer, 2nd Year

Education representative

Previous degree: Medsci

Cultural icon/historical icon I would like to treat: Me,myself and I

Another course I would do if given the chance: art history

What scares me about becoming a dentist: myself

I unwind from dentistry by : singing in the common room, making snapchat vlogs , writing 2,79373972,79373 emails about dent related things

Peter Terzi, 2nd Year

Sports Representative

Previous Degree: Critical care nursing

What scares me about becoming a dentist: Overhangs

I unwind from dentistry by : Running in Kings park

3 things I cannot live without: iPhone, Bike & Waffles or pancakes : Pancakes with apples, lemon & sugar

Kanye West or Taylor Swift: Taylor Swift (no ego)

Anjuli Kaney, 2nd Year

Education

Representative

Previous Degree: Med Sci

Cultural icon/ historical figure I would want to treat: myself

Another course I would do if given the chance: dentistry iz lyf

What scares me about becoming a dentist: patients biting me

Kanye West or Taylor swift: Kaney ❤️ Kanye

Parnian Zareie, 2nd Year

Junior Social Rep

Previous Degree: BSc (majoring in Pharm)

Cultural icon/ historical figure I would want to treat: Audrey Hepburn

Another course I would do if given the chance: Astrophysics

What scares me about becoming a dentist: Having to make adult decisions

Kanye West or Taylor Swift: Yeezyyyyy

Meet the 2016 UDSS Committee

Ching Wen Tan, 2nd year

Junior

Social Rep

Previous Degree: Biomedical Science

Cultural icon/ historical figure I would want to treat: Kate Moss

Another course I would do if given the chance: None – would’ve travelled around the world waiting tables for a living

What scares me about becoming a dentist: Stinky breath.

I unwind from dentistry by : fleeing the country

Chin-Hang Rose Kong, 4th Year

Alumni Representative

Previous Degree: Bachelor of Science

Cultural icon/ historical figure I would want to treat: Oscar Wilde

Another course I would do if given the chance: Royal Ballet School for dance or Juilliard for music

3 things I cannot live without: Water, oxygen, antibiotics

Waffles or pancakes : Pancakes

James Dzingai, 2nd year

Media

Representative

Previous Degree: BSc (Physiology)

Cultural icon/ historical figure I would want to treat: Barack Obama

What scares me about becoming a dentist: Drilling

Waffles or pancakes : Waffles

Kanye West or Taylor Swift: Kanye is a revolutionary being

Sachin ' Sachdawgs' Gamage 2nd Year

Something to do with the website

Previous degree: Bachelor of chilling

Cultural icon/historical icon I would like to treat: James Dzingai

Another course I would do if given the chance: MBA

What scares me about becoming a dentist: Getting my fingers bitten

Waffles or pancake: Refuse to answer, I m cutting for next summer

Kanye west or Taylor swift: Kanye for president

Meet the 2016 UDSS Committee

Andrew Liang, 2nd year Committee position: ADSA Rep

Previous Degree: Bachelor of Oral Health

Cultural icon/ historical figure I would want to treat: Hitler

What scares me about becoming a dentist: Not earning enough $$

I unwind from dentistry by : Riding my motorbike under the speed limit

Waffles or pancakes : Waffles

Kanye West or Taylor Swift: Kanye Swift

Daniel Hunt, 4th year

4th Year Class Representative

Previous Degree: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

Cultural icon/ historical figure I would want to treat: Stephen Fry

Another course I would do if given the chance: otorhinolaryngology

What scares me about becoming a dentist: remaining a dentist

I unwind from dentistry by : Netflix

Adrian, 4th Year

Past President

Previous Degree: Bachelor of medical science

Cultural icon/ historical figure I would want to treat: Valentino Rossi

Another course I would do if given the chance: Is there a course in racing cars??

What scares me about becoming a dentist: If we're to believe what we're being toldproductivity

Kanye West or Taylor Swift: Taylor swift. I don't even like her, but Kanye's such a fuckwit

Claudia Marino, 3rd Year

3rd Year Class Representative

Previous Degree: Bachelor of science (Psychology)

Cultural icon/ historical figure I would want to treat: Yves Saint Laurent

Another course I would do if given the chance: Interior design, fashion and travel blogger

Waffles or pancakes : Waffles - with bacon and maple syrup

Kanye West or Taylor Swift: Kanye before he met Kim

Meet the 2016 UDSS Committee

Luke Newman, 3rd Year

3rd Year Class Representative

Previous Degree: Bachelor of Science (Biomed)

Cultural icon/ historical figure I would want to treat: Sir David Attenborough

Another course I would do if given the chance: Veterinary Science

I unwind from dentistry by : Riding my bike, having a brew, trawling the internet - generally in that order

Waffles or pancakes : Waffles - with butterscotch sauce and vanilla ice cream

Cina Yaqub 2nd Year

2nd Year Class Representative

Previous Degree: Bachelor of Science (Engineering Science)

Cultural icon/ historical figure I would want to treat: Justin Bieber

What scares me about becoming a dentist: Constantly but unintentionally looking at people's teeth at social events

I unwind from dentistry by : Napping

Kanye West or Taylor Swift: Taylor Swift

Chris Bartlett, 2nd Year

2nd Year Class Representative

Previous Degree: Something sciency I think

Another course I would do if given the chance: Antibiotics

What scares me about becoming a dentist: Teeth

3 things I cannot live without: Oxygen, The Sun, Pornography

Waffles or pancakes : Like are we talking potato waffles, cause those things are the shit.

Kanye West or Taylor Swift: Can we not kill them both?

Jasmine Li, 1st Year

1st Year Class Representative

Previous Degree: Legal drug dealer - B.Pharm

Cultural icon/ historical figure I would want to treat: George Washington who had many sets of dentures made out of horse and human teeth.

What scares me about becoming a dentist: Responsibilities

3 things I cannot live without: internet, my cat and sunshine

Kanye West or Taylor Swift: Taylor Swift. I don't know about you but I am feeling 22.

Meet the 2016 UDSS Committee

Paul Chung, 1st Year

1st Year Representative

Previous Degree: BSci (Pharmacology)

Cultural icon/ historical figure I would want to treat: Tiger Woods

What scares me about becoming a dentist: Being able to eventually say that I am a dentist I unwind from dentistry by : Spending all of my money

Kanye West or Taylor Swift: Graduation Kanye, 1989 Taytay

UDSS Vegas Style Ball

UDSS Vegas Style Ball

UDSS presents Dental Dinner 2015: A night in Vegas

It's true what they say, "what happens in vegas , stays in Vegas."

What we can tell you is, Dental Dinner, as always was the largest and most highly anticipated event of our social calendar. Last year it was held at the BellaVue Ballroom in the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre with a capacity of close to 300 members of the dentistry and allied health fraternity as well as our distinguished guests.

True to the Vegas theme glamour was to a stellar standard and our guests thoroughly stunned. Entertainment was high with casino themed games, vegas - style dancers and the fifth year video production. Dental dinner 2015 is a night which will not be forgotten by most. It was an amazing night, another year was survived and what a great way for us to say goodbye to you all.

Elke and Thiviya

2015 SENIOR SOCIAL REPRESENTATIVES

Prime and Bond

WParnian Zareie UDSS JUNIOR SOCIAL REPRESENTATIVE

hat happens when you put 280 dental students and their friends into one room after 6 weeks of blood, sweat and tears (…and lots of spit)? You get a lot of priming and a lot of bonding. And boy, did everyone deliver nicely at Prime and Bond! It was great to see everyone there, having a good ol’ time and relieving some of the stresses that had accumulated since the start of semester.

We had a great mix of people from all the years….well we can only expect so much from our beloved 4th years right? ;) Nonetheless it was lovely to see everyone having a good time and grooving to the beats thanks to music from the beloved DJVR, with some interruptions of less than mediocre singing from yours truly (sorry about that….the microphone was a bad idea in hindsight).

Looking forward to seeing you all at GV Blacks, where there will be more class, more cocktails and less singing (screaming?) from me – I’ll try but I can’t make any promises about the latter.

WChing Wen Tan

UDSS JUNIOR SOCIAL REPRESENTATIVE

hen asked to write an article for the Prime and Bond, I was lost for words. What even happened at the event? Seemed like I was there only for a jiffy, and in a blink of an eye I woke up in 3am in bed, confused as ever. Apologies to all for my disappearance, but I know for a fact ya’ll had a sick time anyways !

For the brief moment that I was there, I remembered how awesome it was to see all the familiar faces outside the bubble (or hell hole) we live in that is OCHWA

I hope the event has served its purpose – welcome you first years! Dentistry ain’t all about the books, scanning documents and waiting for tutors. ;) All you

need to do is gather yourselves, throw in some drinks, some tunes, and relax! You’ll sail through the degree, or maybe, just first year?

Nonetheless, I expect to see everyone at GV Black, and as Parni mentioned – more class and cocktails. The Claremont was a nice venue to kick off the year, but wait and see what we have lined up for you guys next J

The Australian Society of Implant Dentistry (ASID) was established in 1969 and internationally is one of only eight component societies that head-up the world’s largest implant group – the International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI) with its 25,000 members spread across the globe

The ASID runs educational programs for all dental practitioners in the field of implant dentistry, from new graduates through to experienced clinicians. New graduates have found that the ASID Levels I, II and III Courses have helped to de-mystify implantology, to educate in the basic scientific aspects required for this field, and to provide opportunities for clinical mentoring when required. Safety for the patient is a high priority with this education. More than 1500 young dentists have completed the ASID Accreditation Courses, which are advertised regularly in the ADA News Bulletin. We welcome you to join us as new graduates, in our 2016 series.

Colleagues are also encouraged to gather specific records in preparation for the definitive treatment of their patients, with safe, predictable and successful outcomes as a goal. Assistance and advice with cases can be just a phone call or email away, and uncritical help obtained.

We also support our more experienced members with advanced courses in our Beyond Programme where we invite experts from throughout the world to present the latest research and techniques in implantology.

In today’s world, knowledge about the scope and feasibility of implant dentistry is no longer just an option - it is essential. Patients expect it and even demand it.

The ASID stands ready to assist you as a new graduate to become confident in prescribing implant treatment when appropriate. The Society will assist you in your learning curve as you begin to undertake implant treatment yourself. Our Beyond Programme of more advanced tuition will assist you as you grow in confidence and ability in the field.

The Society looks forward to meeting you. You do not have to be a member of the ASID in order to register for the Accreditation Courses, though you are welcome to join at any time and enjoy the benefits.

Sports Day

The first sports day of the school year was a great success! It began with an action packed session of tennis and was it ever surprising to see how many great tennis players we have in dentistry especially in the first year cohort. Some of you guys would fit right in at the next Australian Open! After an hour of tennis filled with aces, smashes and behind the back volleys, the pack moved to an oval on campus and played a friendly but hard fought match of soccer. Some of us really had our stamina tested trying to compete, but boy was it ever a blast!

After the sports we all sat down in the shade to chow down on some snacks and rehydrate. It was a great opportunity to talk to people from other years, something that does not always happen during the busy semester. There were a lot of laughs and plenty of fun to be had and hopefully the next event will be just as special. Thanks so much to everyone who came out for some athletics, especially the first years, and we hope to see you all at our next event!

UDSS Sports