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Dr Zanab Malik, in a recent interview with ADA NSW's Claire Schifter, emphasized the significance of equipping graduates with the adequate knowledge and abilities required to cater to patients with special needs. Despite the desire of numerous clinicians to aid such patients, their exposure and experience may not be sufficient. To address this concern, Dr Malik is hosting a webinar titled "Special Needs Dentistry 101" as a part of the ADA NSW New Graduate Residency program. The webinar is scheduled to take place online on October 25th, 2023.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

In this episode, Kylie Robb from ADA NSW talks to Dr Ed Boulton, an experienced dentist, about how to establish a great working relationship with your dental assistant. Dr Boulton shares his tips and experience on how to achieve professional happiness through this collaboration.  You'll learn about empowering your dental assistant to support you in an efficient appointment and tips on what to say during treatment to build trust and rapport with your patients and dental assistants. Additionally, Dr Boulton provides insights on how to give your assistant leadership during appointments and more.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

Meet the latest Student Dental Association Presidents taking on student life and the leadership challenge. Rachel Brown from The University of Sydney and Jason Zhang from Charles Sturt University chat to ADA NSW's Marketing and Communications Manager Elise Ross. They talk about their unique experiences which have taught them the value of resilience and adaptability, continuous learning and communication. From unexpected career leaps to dental study surprises, maintaining balance and motivation to new technologies, hear Rachel and Jason's views and aspirations for the future.Membership to ADA NSW is free for all current dental students in NSW and the ACT. For more information visit our website at adansw.com.au or call our friendly membership team on 84369900.Host: Elise RossIf you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

Regardless of your stage of life, buying your first home is a big financial decision and can be a very daunting process. There are so many additional things to consider than just finding your dream house and the best home loan to suit your needs. Today we are joined by ADA NSW Recent Graduates chair, Dr Cathleen Dong and BOQ Specialist home loan finance specialist, Chris Aylward, to unpack and explain the process of buying your first home.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

This episode features two future leaders in dentistry – Zoe Watson, president of the Student Dental Association at Charles Sturt University and Anushka Fernando, president of SUDA at The University of Sydney. The pair speak with ADA NSW Head of Communications and Public Affairs, Faiza Ahmad, about their experiences as dental students, career aspirations, work and life balance, opportunities for dentistry in regional areas and plans for their respective associations in the year ahead.Membership to ADA NSW is free for all current dental students in NSW and the ACT. For more information visit our website at adansw.com.au or call our friendly membership team on 84369900.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

As we acknowledge International Women's Day in March, this episode features two future leaders in dentistry. Stephanie Primc, president of the Student Dental Association at Charles Sturt University and Annie Johnson, president of SUDA at The University of Sydney speak with ADA NSW Head of Communications and Public Affairs, Faiza Ahmad, about their experiences as dental students, the challenges of education during COVID-19, career aspirations, and what's in store for their respective associations in the year ahead. And did we mention the Roland Bryant Cup?Membership to ADA NSW is free for all current dental students in NSW and the ACT. For more information visit our website at adansw.com.au or call our friendly membership team on 84369900.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

Thinking of buying your own dental practice? Not sure where to start or who to turn to? Join ADA NSW Communication Manager, Kate Miranda, as she chats with Luke Truscott from BOQ Specialist about what is involved in buying a practice, the issues to consider, and some of the risks and challenges of practice ownership.If you would like further information about how BOQ Specialist can assist you, please call 1300131141 or go to their website www.boqspecialist.com.au.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

Marketing for your dental practice is an often misunderstood task and ensuring you are not wasting time or money is paramount to getting the best possible return on investment. ADA NSW CPD Marketing Executive Adam Szabo speaks with Carolyn S Dean, author of ‘Fully booked – Dental marketing secrets for a full appointment book' and Managing Director at My Dental Marketing. Carolyn offers her insights into the key areas for consideration when it comes to marketing your practice.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

Effective leadership and how you manage your team is crucial to a successful dental practice. So how do you get the best out of your colleagues? What are the dos and don'ts for ensuring your practice reaches its potential? ADA NSW's Kate Miranda investigates this issue with David Neal and Jonathan Clark from The Eighth Mile Consulting group.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

This week's podcast is part eight of a series of episodes of presentations recorded during the recent ADA NSW CPD Program “How to Refer, When to Refer”. This series relates to a dental practitioner's scope of practice and how to manage a patient's best interests. These presentations focus on the duty of care, the importance of recognising one's own limitations and referring patients to others more qualified when appropriate. They also highlight that clear and comprehensive communication is essential in order to make any necessary referrals effective.In this eighth and final episode, we present a lecture titled “How to Refer & When to Refer to an Oral Medicine Specialist” delivered by Dr Suma Sukumar, an oral medicine specialist from Sydney.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

This week's podcast is part seven of a series of episodes of presentations recorded during the recent ADA NSW CPD Program “How to Refer, When to Refer”. This series relates to a dental practitioner's scope of practice and how to manage patient's best interests. These presentations focus on duty of care, the importance in recognising one's own limitations and to refer patients to others more qualified when appropriate. They also highlight that clear and comprehensive communication is essential in order to make any necessary referrals effective.In this seventh episode we present a lecture titled “How to Refer & When to Refer to a Dento Maxillofacial Radiologist” delivered by Dr Raahib Dudhia, a dento maxillofacial radiologist from Queensland.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

This week's podcast is part six of a series of episodes of presentations recorded during the recent ADA NSW CPD Program “How to Refer, When to Refer”. This series relates to a dental practitioner's scope of practice and how to manage patient's best interests. These presentations focus on duty of care, the importance in recognising one's own limitations and to refer patients to others more qualified when appropriate. They also highlight that clear and comprehensive communication is essential in order to make any necessary referrals effective.In this sixth episode we present a lecture titled “How to refer & when to refer to an endodontist” delivered by Dr Peter Case, an endodontist from Sydney.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

This week's podcast is part five of a series of episodes of presentations recorded during the recent ADA NSW CPD Program “How to Refer, When to Refer”. This series relates to a dental practitioner's scope of practice and how to manage patient's best interests. These presentations focus on duty of care, the importance in recognising one's own limitations and to refer patients to others more qualified when appropriate. They also highlight that clear and comprehensive communication is essential in order to make any necessary referrals effective.In this fifth episode, we present a lecture titled “How to Refer & When to Refer to an Orthodontist” delivered by Dr Nour Tarraf, an orthodontist from Sydney.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

This week's podcast is part four of a series of episodes of presentations recorded during the recent ADA NSW CPD Program “How to Refer, When to Refer”. This series relates to a dental practitioner's scope of practice and how to manage patient's best interests. These presentations focus on duty of care, the importance in recognising one's own limitations and to refer patients to others more qualified when appropriate. They also highlight that clear and comprehensive communication is essential in order to make any necessary referrals effective.In this fourth episode, we present a lecture titled “How to Refer & When to Refer to an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon” delivered by Dr Michael Bowler, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon from Newcastle, New South Wales.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

This week's podcast is part three of a series of episodes of presentations recorded during the recent ADA NSW CPD Program “How to Refer, When to Refer”. This series relates to a dental practitioner's scope of practice and how to manage patient's best interests. These presentations focus on duty of care, the importance in recognising one's own limitations and to refer patients to others more qualified when appropriate. They also highlight that clear and comprehensive communication is essential in order to make any necessary referrals effective.In this third episode we present a lecture titled “How to Refer & When to Refer to a Prosthodontist” delivered by Dr Jim Ironside, a prosthodontist from Sydney.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

This week's podcast is part two of a series of episodes of presentations recorded during the recent ADA NSW CPD Program “How to Refer, When to Refer”. This series relates to a dental practitioner's scope of practice and how to manage patient's best interests. These presentations focus on duty of care, the importance in recognising one's own limitations and to refer patients to others more qualified when appropriate. They also highlight that clear and comprehensive communication is essential in order to make any necessary referrals effective.In this second episode we present a lecture titled “How to Refer & When to Refer to a Paediatric Dentist” delivered by Dr Diane Tay, a paediatric dentist from Sydney.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

This week's podcast kicks off a series of episodes of presentations recorded during the recent ADA NSW CPD Program “How to Refer, When to Refer”. This series relates to a dental practitioner's scope of practice and how to manage patient's best interests. These presentations focus on duty of care, the importance in recognising one's own limitations and to refer patients to others more qualified when appropriate. They also highlight that clear and comprehensive communication is essential in order to make any necessary referrals effective.In this first episode we present a lecture titled “How to Refer & When to Refer to a Periodontist” delivered by Dr David Grossberg, a specialist periodontist from Sydney.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

For this week's podcast we bring you the final part in the series of interviews recorded at the ADA NSW Careers Expo for Recent Graduates. In this episode, Kate Miranda from ADA New South Wales chats with Dr Tony Skapetis, Clinical Director of Education for Oral Health, Western Sydney Local Health District, New South Wales Health.  They discuss Dr Skapetis's path into public sector dentistry, including working within Dental Emergency Management & Rural & Remote Dentistry. They also chat about the benefits of working within the public sector and the wide variety of skills and experiences you can attain.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

For this week's podcast we continue with our series of interviews recorded recently at the ADA NSW Careers Expo for Recent Graduates. In this episode, the Chair of the ADA NSW Recent Graduates Committee, Dr Rohan Krishnan chats with Dr Joseph Lee, a Specialist Periodontist and President of the NSW Branch of the Australian Society of Periodontology. They discuss the training pathways to becoming a Specialist Periodontist, Dr Lee's own experience of specialising in periodontology and implant dentistry and the key role that the Society of Periodontology plays in training general dentists.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

In this week's podcast, we continue with our series of interviews recorded recently at the ADA NSW Careers Expo for Recent Graduates. In this episode, Kate Miranda from ADA NSW chats with Dr Neil Peppitt, President of ADA NSW about the pathways to specialisation. Dr Peppitt expands upon what recent graduates need to consider when wanting to undertake advanced training as a path to specialisation.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

In this week's podcast, we continue with our series of interviews recorded recently at the ADA NSW Careers Expo for Recent Graduates. In this third episode, ADA NSW Board Member Dr Catherine-Anne Walsh chats with Captain Sharon Lau and Flight Lieutenant Jennifer Feng about their experiences working as dentists in the Australian Defence Force. They talk about the challenges and opportunities on offer for recent graduates within both the Army and the Air Force.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

For this week's podcast, we continue with our series of interviews recorded recently at the ADA NSW Careers Expo for Recent Graduates. In this second episode, ADA NSW Board Member Dr Catherine-Anne Walsh chats with Oral Surgeon Dr Angus Kingon about his career as a specialist. Dr Kingon provides fascinating insight into the mentors and colleagues that influenced both his work and career path to specialisation. They also discuss the dedication required to succeed as an oral surgeon and the impact that has on the life of a practitioner.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

In this week's podcast, we kick off a series of interviews recorded recently at the ADA New South Wales Careers Expo for Recent Graduates. In the first episode of this series, Kate Miranda from ADA NSW chats with Dr Minh-Thu Cao Xuan about her experiences working as a Dentist for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. As a Recent Graduate, Minh-Thu tells of her experiences of moving to Broken Hill and the rewards of working for an organisation such as the RFDS.For recent graduates who are interested in pursuing full time work as a Dentist with the Royal Flying Doctor Service, please send your resume and cover letter to careers@rfdsse.org.au.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

In this week's podcast, ADA NSW Board Member Dr Patrick Meaney chats with Shane Morgan, Partner at Cutcher and Neale Accounting and Financial Services. In a wide-ranging discussion, Patrick and Shane talk about the transition to the workforce, understanding taxation and the basics of business structures.Shane will be presenting a one-day course on Starting in Private Practice in February 2018 at the ADA New South Wales Centre For Professional Development. Go to our website for further information.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

In this week's podcast, ADA NSW Board Member Dr Neil Peppitt chats with Dr Ben Keith, Senior Professional Officer at the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, on the subject of Scope of Practice. They discuss what the Dental Board defines as 'Scope of Practice' and also clarify the relationship between scope of practice and competency for dental practitioners.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

This week's podcast was recorded at the APAPTS Mentoring Program workshop held on the 19th of February, 2017. Kate Miranda from ADA NSW speaks with Dr Melanie Patney, Dr Thomas Tseng and Dr Cathleen Dong about the benefits of participating in the ADA NSW Mentoring Program.Online registrations for the 2018 program will be open to members from the 22nd of September 2017, and will close on the 11th of December 2017. For further information about the ADAPTS Mentoring Program visit the ADA NSW website or use the link below.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

In this week's podcast, the chair of the ADA NSW Education and Research Committee, Dr Dominic Aouad, chats with Associate Professor Geraldine Moses, a Doctor of Clinical Pharmacy specialising in drug information. They discuss the difference between drug allergies and adverse reactions, how to manage patients in this area and consider the four types of drug allergies and how to distinguish between them.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

In this week's podcast, ADA NSW takes you to the University of Sydney's annual School of Dentistry Faculty Research Day, held on the 22nd September 2016 at the Westmead Education and Conference Centre. Dr Tony Skapetis interviews students of the Bachelor of Oral Health about their research poster presentations.In the first interview, Tony speaks to Laura Hedges and Joanna Ibrahim about their poster: Oral health promotion for aged care facilities in Orange.In the second interview, Tony speaks to Kristy Loui and Abdo Ibrahim about their poster: Our denture adventure: An oral Health promotion program for aged care in Mudgee.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

In this week's podcast, ADA NSW takes you to the University of Sydney's annual School of Dentistry Faculty Research Day, held on the 22nd September 2016 at the Westmead Education and Conference Centre. Dr Tony Skapetis interviews students of the Doctor of Dental Medicine about their research poster presentations.In the following interview, Tony speaks to Gurkirpal Malhi, Kyle Schaltz and Nick Stratas about their poster titled: A comparison between rotary bur and peizoelectric hand-pieces for bone removal during surgical tooth extractions, assessing operating time and postoperative pain, trismus, and swelling: A literature review.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

In this week's podcast, ADA NSW takes you to the University of Sydney's annual School of Dentistry Faculty Research Day, held on the 22nd September 2016 at the Westmead Education and Conference Centre. Dr Tony Skapetis interviews students of the Doctor of Dental Medicine about their research poster presentations.In the first interview, Tony speaks to Jessica Fung and Ronald Ho about their poster: Measuring the effect of acidic beverages on the torque to failure of resin-modified glass ionomer.In the second interview, Tony speaks to Yuan Wang and Jessica Chuang about their poster titled: The effect of probiotics on caries and periodontal disease.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

In this week's podcast, ADA NSW takes you to the University of Sydney's annual School of Dentistry Faculty Research Day, held on the 22nd September 2016 at the Westmead Education and Conference Centre. Associate Professor Deb Cockrell and Dr Tony Skapetis interview students of the Doctor of Dental Medicine about their research poster presentations.In the first interview, Deb speaks to Minh-Thu Coa Xuan and Mary Hatem about their poster titled: Sydney University dental student confidence levels in administering different forms of local anaesthesia.In the second interview, Tony speaks to Kate Chan Hee Jung about her poster: A systematic review on the aetiology of burning mouth syndrome.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.

In this week's podcast, ADA NSW Board member Dr Neil Peppitt chats with Dr Alex Holden, Lecturer in Dental Ethics, Law and Professionalism at the University of Sydney. They discuss the learning pathways for dental students as it relates to law and ethics as well as the importance of professional support networks when recent graduates first venture out into the profession.If you want to stay up to date with the latest developments in dentistry, check out our upcoming CPD courses at adacpd.au.