2022 Probe #2

probe UDSS

july

issue 2

contents 3

this issue's cover artist

3

a message from your media reps

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education report

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2022 scientific meeting

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annual research day

sports report 12 ADSA report 15 upcoming UDSS events 17

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a message from your

media reps

Welcome Probe!

to

the

second

instalment

of

This semester has been another challenging one caused by none other than Miss Rona herself, so we would like to congratulate you all on getting through it like champions!

We have tried to capture all the wonderful moments that have happened throughout the second half of semester 1, so sit back, relax and enjoy this read!

Sarah Phang & Peter Nguyen

Greetings! I hope you enjoyed the latest cover of Probe - "Dentomon: Magnificent Dentistry"!

Even if you are unfamiliar with the highest-grossing media

franchise

worldwide,

I

hope

you

can

still

appreciate my expression of fun and creativity from my latest design work. Did you know the title is short for 'DMD'? If you look carefully, you might even find more little references hidden here and there!

People

often

say

dentistry

is

a

blend

of

art

and

science, and I agree. Almost every problem can have

Edmund Wong

more

than

solutions lateral

one

correct

require

thinking.

a

solution,

and

sometimes

those

bit

of

creativity

and

that's

what

I

little

Anyway,

like

think.

Most importantly however, we should try to enjoy this profession! Injecting a bit of fun can always make the journey more gratifying. But enough from me - make a warm drink, find a comfortable seat, and indulge in the latest news from the UDSS community!

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education report The Dental Specialist Society of WA holds an annual student function, which is an excellent opportunity for dental students to meet DSSWA dental specialists to discuss any questions about entering clinical practice or specialization. This event is run annually, and this year it was held at the ADA House on Tuesday June 7. Thank you students and specialists for attending!

Dr Amanda Phoon Nguyen Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Specialist

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2022 WA

Scientific Meeting The RACDS WA Regional Scientific Day was held on Friday 10 June 2022 at the Pan Pacific Perth hotel. The event was kindly subsidised for the DMD4 students, so there was no cost to attend. It was a great opportunity to interact with the dental community and learn about topics not normally covered in the dental curriculum. It was also nice to see some recent UWA Dentistry graduates attend too. Again, accompanied by delicious food!

The presenters were engaging and provided a wealth of practical information useful for our future careers.The event was followed by an annual general meeting which was optional for the DMD4 students to attend.

Pauline Wong (UDSS Research Representative, DMD4)

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Lectures Delivered What’s new in drugs in dentistry? ADR reporting A/Prof. Geraldine Moses Pain management relevant to endodontics Dr Michael Khoury Chronic to acute: when paediatric symptoms become a pain Dr Lisa Bowdin Drug interactions relevant to acute and chronic pain management A/Prof. Geraldine Moses Complementary medications – What should we know?

A/Prof. Geraldine Moses Acute to chronic: when the pain doesn’t stop Dr Amanda Phoon Nguyen Managing pain, swelling and bleeding in oral surgery Dr Ken Wan

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Annual

Research Day

The UWA Dental School Annual Research Day was held on Friday 24 June 2022 at the McCusker Auditorium, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research. There were 19 research projects presented by DMD4, 7 by the DClinDent, and 6 by the PhD students. The range of topics included Biomaterials & Nano-dentistry, Craniofacial Biology, Oral Medicine & Pathology, Periodontics & Oral Implantology, Paediatric Dentistry, and Endodontics. Following each presentation were some thoughtprovoking question & answer segments. We also had interesting and informative presentations by Prof. Romola Bucks, Winthrop Prof. Paul V. Abbott AO, Dr Robert Nedelcu, and Prof. Jukka P. Matinlinna.

It was evident that the students and their supervisors had put in a great deal of time and effort into their projects – and what better way to showcase this than a Research Day served with delicious food? Unfortunately due to COVID-19, some students were unable to present in person but their contributions have not gone unnoticed.

Sheer intellectual curiosity and the desire to obtain and disseminate new knowledge are core values in research. It is no doubt that the research this year (and for many years to come) will be a positive contribution to UWA Dental School and improve outcomes for the wider population. This is especially relevant given the continuing advancement of technologies and the ever-evolving nature of the dental profession.

Thank you also to Dentsply Sirona, Admetec, Colgate, Southern Implants Australia, Byron Medical, GC Australasia Dental, Amalgadent, Henry Schein, Rely on Us, 3M, Straumann Group and W&H Australia.

Pauline Wong (UDSS Research Representative, DMD4)

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Prize-winners and (Supervisors) Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) 1st:

Scott Santarossa and Anooshree Katwe(Dr Omar Kujan) Dental phobia in the Australian signing deaf community

2nd: Anh Nguyen, Michael Kassar and Ryan Leung (A/Prof. Amr Fawzy) Effect of silver-loaded-mesoporous-silica-nanoparticles on physical properties of 3D-printed denture resin Tied 3rd: Susan Tran and Seerat Aneja (A/Prof. Amr Fawzy) Effect of silver-loaded-mesoporous-silica-nanoparticles on biological properties of 3D-printed denture resin Tied 3rd: Akhil Vannemreddy, Nick Goh and Youssef Francis (Dr Jilen Patel) DIAGNOcam is a useful adjunct to bitewing radiography and visual examination Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (DClinDent) / PhD 1st: Cheryl Fu (A/Prof Amr Fawzy) The interaction and effect of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound on dentin smear layer 2nd: Sheetal Maria Rajan (A/Prof Amr Fawzy) Evaluation of antibacterial efficacy of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound vs Photodynamic Therapy against E. faecalis infected root canals 3rd: Barsha Shrestha (A/Prof Amr Fawzy) The synergistic effect of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound and amorphous calcium phosphate nanoparticles for biomimetic remineralisation of enamel

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sports report This past semester has been a great one in terms of social sports!

We started off the semester strong with four social sport teams. Volleyball, netball and not one but two soccer teams. All teams had great triumphs in their respective sports and we can’t wait to see what the coming semester brings for all these teams.

In terms of competitions, the annual badminton competition which had UDSS face off with PMSS saw a fierce competition between the faculties with a large number of dent students eager to compete.

However, dent unfortunately was unsuccessful this year. Of course we also cannot forget this year's table tennis tournament with a special mention given to this year's table tennis champion Michael Karam.

Soon after this we had the long awaited ice skating event, which saw a number of dent students having a great night with some of the Canadian students in particular showcasing their skating talents on the ice!

Finally, to round off the semester we had welfare day which had students beaming due to the large quantity of free snacks that were present in the common room.

All in all this semester was full of fun filled events and we are excited for what the next semester brings in terms of social sports as well as the annual pool tournament!

Namodee Withanage (UDSS Sports & Wellbeing Officer, DMD2)

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Welfare Day

Badminton

Ice-Skating 13

ADSA report ADSA Blood Drive

ADSA’s donors have done an incredible job this year, donating enough blood, plasma and platelets to save almost 1100 lives! 🥳 High fives all round to every ADSA member who grabbed their mates, rolled up their sleeves and donated much needed blood to our most vulnerable. We couldn’t be prouder of your efforts! 👏 This year, thanks to our UDSS members, we donated almost 3 times more than last year and came in 3rd place out of all the dental schools!! A big well done!

Draw with ADSA and Eat with ADSA Submissions for "Eat with ADSA 2.0" and "Draw with ADSA" eBooks are still open 😍 😍 Email as many contributions as you'd like to esyu1918@gmail.com by July 29th for your chance to win some amazing prizes 🤩 🤩 a $50 voucher or an Ambience loupe shield could be yours and all for a worthy cause

ADSA 2022 Convention With our first convention finally going ahead in a couple of years, our dental students Australia wide have jumped on the opportunity to join this years convention. Well done to our UDSS members who have crossed the Nullabor to represent UWA!

Jim Rae (ADSA representative, DMD2)

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ADSA Committee Congratulations to our UWA Dental Students who were selected onto the 2023 Australian Dental Students' Association committee at this year's Annual General Meeting in July!

We can't wait to see what you guys can bring to ADSA, and we're so proud of you guys for representing UWA Dental School on a nationwide platform!

Josephine Santoso

Jade Tan

Kaylee Wong

VICE PRESIDENT

MEDIA OFFICER

WEBSITE OFFICER

upcoming

UDSS events 26th

30th

Annual Bake Sale & Soup for the Soul

TBC: Quiz night

GV Black Cocktail Night

Thanks to our 2022

sponsors

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07. 2022