2019 #1

PROBE

UNIVERSITY DENTAL STUDENTS’ SOCIETY MAGAZINE

WORDS FROM THE PRESIDENT THROWBACK TO PRIME AND BOND PLUS, A CLOSER LOOK AT THE 2019 COMMITTEE AND MORE!

ANOTHER YEAR OF PROBE

Whether you’ve just joined us or you’re an avid reader, welcome to another year of Probe! There’s an exciting year ahead of us and we can’t wait to document it all. From our first event (Prime and Bond) to the last (Dental Dinner) and the many journal club entries and sports reports in between, we’ll have it all! So stay tuned!

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THE PRESIDENT

S GREETING

Welcome back to school and a fantastic year of Probe ahead for 2019!

We have another amazing committee of 27 members, who have volunteered their time working behind the scenes, to ensure that students are well represented and that the UDSS calendar is filled with a wide assortment of events not to be missed.

A huge thank you to the 2018 Committee for helping everyone smoothly transition into their new roles; after our first quarterly UDSS Committee Meeting, I can say that we have made an excellent start to 2019.

As the final two cohorts of the first DMD programme progress into their senior years, we welcome the first DMD v2.0 cohort to OHCWA in their second year. With exposure to patient clinics from the getgo, this year promises to be an exciting and intensive prologue to clinical practice and the dental profession.

Although the DMD1 cohort have yet to grace our shores at OHCWA, we have two Graduate Year Representatives, Ethan Lloyd and Yaz Mishani, and one Medical Sciences Year Representative, Youssef Francis, to ensure that both

sub-cohorts are well represented within the UDSS and feel like part of the greater DMD Community. As one of the objectives in creating these new roles, the year reps have also taken on the responsibility of fostering collegiality between the two sub-cohorts, with a meet-andgreet hosted earlier in the year.

Academic enrichment through education initiatives remains one of the primary focuses of UDSS, and joint efforts between our Education and Research Representatives have continued to deliver refreshing and engaging content for those who want to go the extra mile. This year, Adam Kadri, Simran Bhalla and Emma Turner are committed to delivering another fantastic series of Clinical Tips seminars, Journal Club evenings and other educational events so stay tuned.

As often emphasised to us by even the most studious of academics, students need to relax once in a while and our Junior Social Representatives, Alice Gregory and Sarah McPherson, and Sports Representatives, Eunice Lee and Shan Li, will be hosting a series of events throughout the year to help maintain that rigorous study-work-clinic-family-fun/ social-exercise-sleep balance we all strive for. Our fresher’s event

‘Prime & Bond’ happened on the 02 March this year to accommodate the new MedSci students and it was great to see you all of you there. The Senior Social Representatives are also already hard at work making this year’s Dental Dinner one to remember.

Finally, a big thank you to our sponsors, who continue to support the UDSS’s ongoing endeavours in maintaining the academic, physical and mental wellbeing of dental students; to the 2019 Media Representatives for ensuring that we have a great year of Probe magazine to look forward to; and to my Executive team for sharing the workload in co-ordinating the UDSS.

Despite the chaos of it all, don’t forget that your mind and body are your most valuable dental assets, so remember to look after yourselves. As always, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us if you have any comments or queries and I wish everyone a fantastic 2019!

Ruohan Zhang UDSS President

MEET THE 2019 UDSS

PRESIDENT

Ruohan Zhang

One thing on your bucket list?

Take my wife and kids on a journey around the world

If you were famous, what would you be famous for?

Hopefully one day for curing a previously uncurable cancer

Dent survival tip/advice?

Stay organised. Because it’s so easy to start losing track of patients, pending lab work, timetables etc. Find a way that works for you and keep a nice concise planner.

If you could be a dental instrument, which one would you be?

Rubber Dam Frame - because I maintain the adaptable barrier that shields the important things in life (family) from the unpleasantness of the world

VICE-PRESIDENT

Muhamed Agag (Moe)

One thing on your bucket list?

Break into the rap game

If you were famous, what would you be famous for?

My debut mixtape when I finally break into the rap game

Dent survival tip/advice?

You gotta stay flexible

If you could be a dental instrument, which one would you be? WHO Perio probe because I’m useless

TREASURER

Keely Johnson

One thing on your bucket list?

To scuba dive off every continent

If you were famous, what would you be famous for?

Always eating

Dent survival tip/advice?

It’s all about balance

UDSS COMMITTEE

SECRETARY

Maddy Cham

EDUCATION

REPRESENTATIVE

Adam Kadri

EDUCATION

REPRESENTATIVE

Simran Preet Bhalla

One thing on your bucket list?

To work overseas

If you were famous, what would you be famous for? Formative minutes

Dent survival tip/advice?

‘They’re just teeth’- Prof Hotinski

One thing on your bucket list?

Skydiving

If you were famous, what would you be famous for?

Flossing

Dent survival tip/advice?

The pulp is a small tissue with a big issue

If you could be a dental instrument, which one would you be? A shofu carver because it sounds like tofu

One thing on your bucket list?

Catching a six during a cricket world cup match

If you were famous, what would you be famous for?

Reading the most number of novels in a year … but more likely to be something basic like doing a full face of make up on a moving bus

Dent survival tip/advice?

“I’ve seen dumber people surviving and becoming dentists” - and I’m surviving because of my Taylor Swift playlist, A+V+J and my nauseating enthusiasm

If you could be a dental instrument, which one would you be? Triple Syringe - I’’m a double personality Gemini

RESEARCH

REPRESENTATIVE

Emma Turner

ALUMNI

REPRESENTATIVE

Jasmine Li

ADSA

REPRESENTATIVE

Colleen Westerman

MEET THE 2019 UDSS

One thing on your bucket list?

To volunteer in Nepal or South America

If you were famous, what would you be famous for? Impeccable grammar or next-level clumsiness

Dent survival tip/advice? Make friends with the nurses!!

One thing on your bucket list?

Escape OHCWA

If you were famous, what would you be famous for? Talk show host because I talk a lot

Dent survival tip/advice?

“Suck it up!”

One thing on your bucket list?

To swim with a whale shark!!!

If you were famous, what would you be famous for? I would be famous for being on a reality tv show!

Dent survival tip/advice?

The best advice I have been given would be to not sweat the small things and stay focused on your end goal!

If you could be a dental instrument, which one would you be?

If I were a dental tool I would be the drill bit because I am a diamond in the rough

UDSS COMMITTEE

MEDIA

REPRESENTATIVE

Ruchira Chakraborty

MEDIA

REPRESENTATIVE

Sally Tan

SPORTS

REPRESENTATIVE

Eunice Lee

One thing on your bucket list?

Going to outer space

If you were famous, what would you be famous for?

Having the largest succulent collection

Dent survival tip/advice?

It’s okay to fail sometimes! Embrace the struggle and seek for the learning experience

If you could be a dental instrument, which one would you be? An enhanced polishing bur - turn up after all the hard work is done then take credit for the final product

One thing on your bucket list?

Watch Arsenal win against Tottenham or Chelsea live at The Emirates

If you were famous, what would you be famous for?

Not knowing/understanding any common sayings

Dent survival tip/advice?

“The bottom microwave is the worst microwave”

If you could be a dental instrument, which one would you be? Ultrasonic scaler- can be high-pitched and annoying at times but good at cleaning

One thing on your bucket list?

Hiking to Everst Base Camp

If you were famous, what would you be famous for?

Losing my life savings on sportsbet

Dent survival tip/advice?

50% is good enough

SPORTS

REPRESENTATIVE

Shan Li

WEBMASTER

Guru Ravikumara

SENIOR SOCIAL REPRESENTATIVE

Nafiz Chowdhury

MEET THE 2019

One thing on your bucket list?

To meet Obama

If you were famous, what would you be famous for?

@thedentaltrio

Dent survival tip/advice?

Still waiting on something

If you could be a dental instrument, which one would you be? Mouth mirror, no reason

One thing on your bucket list?

Go to a Travis Scott concert

If you were famous, what would you be famous for?

Sending it

Dent survival tip/advice?

Be conservative

If you could be a dental instrument, which one would you be? I would be a straight handpiece

One thing on your bucket list?

Skydiving over Jurien Bay

If you were famous, what would you be famous for?

Chairside Banter

Dent survival tip/advice?

“It’s just teeth”

UDSS COMMITTEE

SENIOR SOCIAL REPRESENTATIVE

Rani Flynn

JUNIOR SOCIAL REPRESENTATIVE

Alice Gregory

JUNIOR SOCIAL REPRESENTATIVE

Sarah McPherson

One thing on your bucket list? Trans Siberian Railway

If you were famous, what would you be famous for? Sleeping

Dent survival tip/advice?

Roll with the changes, and have things going on outside dent to keep perspective

One thing on your bucket list? To see the Northern Lights

If you were famous, what would you be famous for? Probably baking something extremely extravagant and outrageous

Dent survival tip/advice?

Don’t rinse after you brush your teeth, haha

One thing on your bucket list? Go skydiving

If you were famous, what would you be famous for? Fastest eater in the world

Dent survival tip/advice?

One thing that has helped me survive dent so far is to remember that peoples teeth will always need fixing

If you could be a dental instrument, which one would you be? If I could be one dental instrument I would be the Tweezers because I’m picky :D

MEDSCI FINAL YEAR

REPRESENTATIVE

Youssef Francis

DMD1

REPRESENTATIVE

Ethan Lloyd

DMD1 REPRESENTATIVE

Yasamin Mishani (Yaz)

MEET THE 2019

One thing on your bucket list?

Doing a Euro-trip is definitely on my bucket list!

If you were famous, what would you be famous for?

Regularly eating a full tub of ice cream on a single night

Dent survival tip/advice?

The best piece of advice I’ve ever been given for dentistry is to go to the UDSS events ;yeeeet!!

One thing on your bucket list?

Scuba diving in the North Pole

If you were famous, what would you be famous for? Something irresponsible that let me be a child

Dent survival tip/advice?

Make sure you enjoy yourself

If you could be a dental instrument, which one would you be? I’d be a toothbrush because I love being held

One thing on your bucket list?

To travel around the world in a see-through plane (the ones made of glass)

If you were famous, what would you be famous for?

I’d be famous for being the assistant regional manager of Dunder Mifflin paper company

Dent survival tip/advice?

Weekly neck & back massages

If you could be a dental instrument, which one would you be? I would be a ‘tuba’ toothpaste lol

UDSS COMMITTEE

DMD2

REPRESENTATIVE

Chelsea Tye

DMD2

REPRESENTATIVE

Tulrica Chen

DMD3

REPRESENTATIVE

Anthony Radziejewski

One thing on your bucket list?

Road-trip around Australia

If you were famous, what would you be famous for?

Being stressed

Dent survival tip/advice?

If you touch anything - wash your hands, and when in doubt wash your hands anyway

One thing on your bucket list?

Try Nando’s

If you were famous, what would you be famous for?

Shopaholic

Dent survival tip/advice?

Supportive family and friends

If you could be a dental instrument, which one would you be?

Shofu carver because it sounds Asian

One thing on your bucket list?

Watch Tottenham win at White Hart Lane

If you were famous, what would you be famous for?

Eating large amounts of yoghurt

Dent survival tip/advice?

Coffee at Santis with Laith and Haz <3

DMD3

REPRESENTATIVE

Jia Ying Wong

DMD4 REPRESENTATIVE

Georgia Charleson

DMD4 REPRESENTATIVE

Jay Vaddagiri

MEET THE 2019 UDSS

One thing on your bucket list?

Solo trip

If you were famous, what would you be famous for? Having one-sided braces!

Dent survival tip/advice?

Be open to feedback/criticism!

One thing on your bucket list?

Visiting St Petersburg

If you were famous, what would you be famous for? Posterior composites

Dent survival tip/advice?

Dr Palmer’s infamous rubber dam technique

If you could be a dental instrument, which one would you be? A dycal applicator. Slim line and only used in heroic attempts to save the day

One thing on your bucket list?

Doing the Machu Picchu Hike

If you were famous, what would you be famous for?

Proving the validity of caries worm theory

Dent survival tip/advice?

Refer to 1st floor

If you could be a dental instrument, which one would you be? Cleoid Discoid because it avoids all the hard work but chips in to put the icing on the cake

COMMITTEE

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Paul Chung

One thing on your bucket list? Play golf everyday wherever I want

If you were famous, what would you be famous for? Being an Immediate Past President Dent survival tip/advice? Practice makes perfect

If you could be a dental instrument, which one would you be? Graceys 17/18 - will work very hard from time to time but does nothing most of the time

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Journal Club.

Journal Club is back and running for its third year in 2019! Journal Club is an interactive seminar that involves the discussion of a pre-read journal article between students and academics, followed by its application into the clinical setting. Organised by UDSS’s very own research representative, Emma Turner with the help of our two education represenatives, Adam Kadri and Simran Preet Bhalla, Journal Club aims to better our clinical practice by exploring the most up-to-date evidence based research.

Our very first Journal Club of the year: “Spacing Out!” will be held on Wednesday the 10th of April at 5pm at the Dent Common Room. Paediatric registrars, Dr Cho and Dr Manchandra, will be presenting a masterclass on develomental spacing and how to manage it. Food will be provided. See you there!

The second Journal Club will be held on the 24th of May from 5:00 to 6:00 pm. The topic is Oral Medicine, so stay tuned for more updates!

To keep in the loop with Journal Club, don’t forget to like UDSS Education on Facebook: www.facebook.com/udsseducation/

Snaps from Journal Club in 2018!

PRIME AND BOND

On the 2nd March, the UDSS hosted their first social event of the year, Prime and Bond. The event has a long history and is held at the beginning of the year to prime the new first year dental students into the Dental School, and help bond them together with first year and upper year students. DMD1’s received free tickets to encourage their attendance, which lead to a great turnout from their cohort.

This year the event was held at the Captain Stirling Hotel in Nedlands. The event was a huge success with over 150 students and guests attending, evenly spread throughout the four years. It was a memorable night spent together, outside of OHCWA for a change, filled with tasty food and great music.

We had such a fun experience hosting Prime and Bond this year and cannot wait for the events to follow. The next UDSS event will ‘PDL: Pinot, Drafts and Lunch’ Swan Valley tour at the end of April. Stay tuned!

Sarah McPherson and Alice Gregory 2019 Junior Social Reps

SPORTS REPORT

Our 2019 Sports Representatives, Shan and Eunice have been very busy organising a bunch of events and teams for all the dental students.

SOCIAL VOLLEYBALL

We now have two new social volleyball teams specially put together for the DMD1s: Ball Burnishers and Volleyburs. They play every Wednesday night at the Rec centre, versing the various UWA social sport teams. They have room for one more player so if anyone is keen to join (whether you are a first year or not) please let either Shan or Eunice know!

Our 2018 volleyball team, Odontoblasters climbed to the top of the ladder and finished with gold in second semester last year. This year, they face the court again to maintain their position on top. They play every Tuesday, so feel free to come down and give them support from the sidelines! #CheerSquad

INTERFACULTY SOCCCER

The UDSS FC are in for an exciting season ahead against the other interfaculty soccer teams. The team will play against various faculties and clubs across WA universities including – WAMSS, PMSS, Curtin & Notre Dame! Their next game is against PMSS (Podiatry) on the 20th of April (Time and Venue TBC). If you’re interested in playing, be sure to hit Shan or Eunice up! The games are mixed, so everyone is welcome :)

Check out the Semester 1 fixtures on the right!

HBF RUN FOR A REASON

Pop your sneakers on and join the UDSS team on Sunday the 19th of May for the HBF Run for a Reason. You have the option to walk or run the 4km, 12km or 21km tracks with us! When registering, sign-up as an individual

then search up the UDSS team to join us (Password: UDSS2019).

For more details visit: http://www.hbfrun.com.au

UDSS will also be providing a $10 subsidy per person, so after signing-up, make sure to provide us with your bank details here:

https://tinyurl.com/UDSS-HBF-Run-Subsidy

UDSS SPORTS DAY

Sports Day will be in second semester this year. If you have any suggestions for a fun group activity, let us know!

If you have any other inquires, please contact Shan and Eunice via Facebook or at sports@udss.net

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On Friday the 22nd of March, UDSS organised a Fundraising Bake Sale for World Oral Health Day. All raised funds were donated to the Kimberly Dental Team.

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We raised over $420 for KDT and we couldn’t be more proud and thankful!

A big thank you to Emma and Rani for organisng the bake sale and to all the bakers for creating such a delicious spread!

MEET THE NEW STAFF

In the past 6 months, the UWA dental school has welcomed three new academics!

Find out more about them below!

BRYAR KOYI

Senior Clinical Lecturer in Periodontics

Background and Universities of Graduation:

I am from London and relocated to Perth at the end of 2018. I attained my bachelor degree in Molecular Genetics at King’s College London. When I was in secondary school, my dream was to work on the the Human Genome Project but during my last year of the bachelor’s degree I realised that working in a laboratory was not for me. I decided to study dentistry as a postgraduate and I think that was the best decision I have ever made! I was accepted at Barts & The London Dental School (Queen Mary’s University of London) and I qualified as a dentist in 2010. I worked in private practice for a number of years before deciding that periodontology is where my passion lies. I went back to my dental school and spent 3 years specialising in Periodontics. I passed my exit exams and was enrolled as a Specialist Periodontist by the GDC (The British version of the Dental Board) in 2016. Prior to my relocation to Perth, I was working as a Senior Clinical Teaching Fellow in Periodontics at the Eastman Dental Institute (Universtiy College London), teaching postgraduate students and running CPD courses for dentists. I was also working as a Periodontist and Implant surgeon in private practice.

Most Memorable Dental School Experience:

I was lucky enough to be awarded The Erasmus Award in my 4th year (I was on a 5 year programme) and I got to spend 6 months as an exchange student at the renowned Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. This was a real eye opener as I got to practise dentistry in a different (and very cold) country and had the opportunity to learn dentistry from a completely different prospective. It was hard work as I was on clinics most days from 730 to 530 pm, however as an exchange student you also get to party hard!

I was also the Social Secretary for a year and organised some very good staff/students events and set up the Dental Football Tournament (which is still running annually up to now).

What do I do to unwind:

I go (or try to go) to the gym a few times a week and love watching football (soccer). The time difference has made it difficult to watch my beloved football club (and the best team in England) Arsenal F.C. but I follow them very closely.

What is your advice for dental students:

If you want a successful career in dentistry, you need to primarily master the following three things (among many others):

1. Learn your dental sciences inside out. Try to simplify the complex concepts.

2. Develop good communication skills. Try to go on communication skills courses for dentists/doctors/ businessmen etc. This will take time and you need plenty of practice, so be patient!

3. Develop good manual dexterity and don’t worry about speed at this stage. Learn to do procedures well and speed will come with time.

Leticia

Algarves Miranda

Associate Professor in Periodontics and Oral Implantology

Background and Universities of Graduation:

My undergraduate dental degree was obtained from Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil in 1995. While practicing in a private setting, I undertook a specialty course in Periodontology (1998) and Masters in Dental Clinics with focus on Periodontology at the same University (1999). Subsequently, I completed a PhD in Periodontology at Rio de Janeiro State University (2003), Brazil and a PhD in Medicine at Karolinska Institutet (2007), Sweden. I have over 15 years experience in practicing clinical periodontology as a private specialist. I have experience in teaching different courses for undergrad students (Perio, Histology, Immunology and Embryology) and in teaching postgraduates in Perio/Implantology. And finally, I also have experience in clinical and basic research in this very field.

Most Memorable Dental School Experience:

I have many memorable experiences from my undergrad, it was an intense and exciting time. Being the first time face to face with a patient was one of the most thrilling moments!

What do I do to unwind:

I love being with my boys, I love going to Perth’s beaches and parks with them.

MARYAM JESSRI

DISCIPLINE LEAD IN ORAL MEDICINE

Background and Universities of Graduation:

Shahid Beheshti university of Medical Sciences, University of Queensland, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Most Memorable Dental School Experience: While working on my DDS thesis, I was bit by a lab rat and got three stitches on my left thumb.

What do I do to unwind:

Baking, Running, and Reading

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