With the ever-growing pressure on our healthcare industry, improving treatment efficiency is paramount for patients to receive the best possible care. By establishing significant relationships with teams of medical specialists and allied health professionals, dental practitioners are building new models of patient-centred care for more efficient and comprehensive treatment.
Join general dentist and practice owner, ADA NSW Vice President, Dr Rohan Krishnan as he explores a multidisciplinary care approach for Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction or TMD with fellow Sydneysiders Dr Catherine Meller, an ENT surgeon and Dr Ellie Seckold, a physiotherapist with a keen interest in TMD.

Interviewer(s): Dr Rohan Krishnan
Interviewee(s): Dr Ellie Seckold, Dr Catherine Meller
Related Course/Event/Links: Read article in NSW Dentist

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After success in many other states, the government initiative 'SafeScript' was recently launched in NSW (in the ACT it is called 'Canberra Script') - a very valuable tool to assist practitioners when prescribing patients with certain high-risk medicines, known as monitored medicines. This initiative allows prescribers and pharmacists to access real-time information about their patient's use and potential misuse of these monitored medicines. Join dentist Dr Patrick Meaney as he unpacks all the facts of SafeScript with clinical pharmacist Dr Geraldine Moses.
Safescript NSW and Canberra Script are two new versions of Australia’s national Real Time Prescription Monitoring or RTPM scheme. These programs provide information to dentists about their patients’ access to medicines prone to misuse, abuse or diversion. More information on the RTPM scheme can be found in NSW Dentist Magazine, July edition 2022.
Dr Geraldine Moses runs the ADA 'PharmaAdvice' Medicine Information Service which is available to all ADA members when seeking advice on the use of medication in dentistry. Members can contact Geraldine via email at [email protected].

Interviewer(s): Dr Patrick Meaney
Interviewee(s): Associate Professor Geraldine Moses
Related Course/Event/Links: SafeScript NSW

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Being an Indigenous dental practitioner in Australia comes with a whole host of challenges. Join ADA NSW’s Cathryn Forsyth as she sits down with the directors of the Indigenous Dental Association Australia, Drs Gari Watson, Jess Manuela, and Jodi Hart, as they talk about their personal and professional journeys and the many underlying factors that impact the health disparities between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and the rest of mainstream Australia.
The aims of the Indigenous Dental Association Australia are to improve indigenous oral health, highlight the importance of early intervention in disadvantaged patients, and in collaboration with ADA NSW, educate dental practitioners on the significance of creating a culturally safe service for Indigenous patients.

Interviewer(s): Cathryn Forsyth
Interviewee(s): Dr Gari Watson, Dr Jodi Hart, Dr Jess Manuela
Related Course/Event/Links: NAIDOC Week 2022

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This episode features Dr Louise Hanrahan who delivered a powerful message in her Annie Praed Oration at SIDCON22 this year. Having observed a career through a public health lens, Louise reflects on the experiences working in wildly differing communities across Australia and the connections between them. Join Faiza Ahmad, ADA NSW Head of Communications and Public Affairs in this engaging conversation uncovering a fascinating life story for this young dentist. Listen to the Oration in full at the end of the interview.

Interviewer(s): Faiza Ahmad
Interviewee(s): Dr Louise Hanrahan

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The face of healthcare in this country is changing fast, and all healthcare providers need to keep up with the times. Join ADA NSW's Kylie Robb as she chats with SIDCON22's Keynote Speaker, Dr Norman Swan, about how a better understand of the role of the consumer in healthcare is critical in providing good quality dental care.
Dr Norman Swan will be appearing at SIDCON22 at the Sydney International Convention Centre on the 16th of March 2022. Register now at https://sidcon.com.au for Australia's largest oral health and networking event of the year. Book 5 tickets or more to receive a 20% discount.

Interviewer(s): Kylie Robb
Interviewee(s): Dr Norman Swan
Related Course/Event/Links: SIDCON22

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How do you decide what is the best course of action for the treatment of your patients? Do you read the latest dental journals, reflect on your training or consult your network on social media? In today's changing world the general dentist is overwhelmed with information and often times finds it difficult to know what is the best current evidence and how they should apply this to their practice. Join Dr Sarah Raphael from ADA NSW as she explores Evidence Based Dentistry with Dr Paul Beath, a general dentist from Newcastle and Professor Woosung Sohn, Chair of Population Oral Health in the University of Sydney School of Dentistry.

Interviewer(s): Dr Sarah Raphael
Interviewee(s): Professor Woosung Sohn, Dr Paul Beath
Related Course/Event/Links: Request related resources from ADA NSW Library

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For billions of years bacteria have inhabited the earth. These microbes are survivors; highly adaptable to external forces and enhanced abilities to evolve rapidly in changing environments. However, since the discovery of penicillin, antibiotics have predominantly kept the ravaging effects of harmful bacteria at bay ... until now. Due to the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in humans and animals worldwide and a lack of new drug development by pharmaceutical companies, bacteria are back! They have evolved and developed resistance to these medicines and pose a real threat in the treatment of bacterial infection. Join Dr Sarah Raphael from ADA NSW as she explores this topic with Dr Smitha Sukumar, a general dentist and lecturer at Sydney Dental School undertaking her PhD in antibiotic resistance. Smitha is on a mission to improve dentist's awareness of this issue to better optimise the use of antibiotics in health care.
International Antibiotics Awareness week is from the 18th to the 24th of November and is the perfect time to reflect on how antibiotics have revolutionised health care and on how we prescribe them. Being antibiotic aware ensures these drugs continue to be therapeutic for years to come.

Interviewer(s): Dr Sarah Raphael
Interviewee(s): Dr Smitha Sukumar
Related Course/Event/Links: World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2020

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Outside the Mouth is a series dealing with the health and wellbeing of dental practitioners and their families, brought to you by Guild Insurance, protecting Australian dentists for over 18 years.
Heidi Horne, a Yoga and Wellness coach, has been on a journey for over 25 years to find ways to calm the "monkey brain" and inspire others to live a happier healthier more productive life. Heidi speaks with Dr Rohan Krishnan about meditation, mindfulness and other techniques dentists can use to manage everyday stresses and stay on top of their health and wellbeing.
If you are worried about your mental health or the wellbeing of a colleague and would like to talk to someone, call Dental Practitioner Support - a confidential 24/7 support line on 1800 377 700 or go to their website, dpsupport.org.au.

Interviewer(s): Dr Rohan Krishnan
Interviewee(s): Heidi Horne

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Outside the Mouth is a series dealing with the health and wellbeing of dental practitioners and their families, brought to you by Guild Insurance, protecting Australian dentists for over 18 years.
More people die by suicide than in road accidents every year in Australia. With more funding almost every year from state, territory and national budgets, mental health and suicide prevention are big topics in today's society. John Brogden, a former politician and now chairman of Lifeline is joining the fight on suicide prevention as alarming statistics show a 25 per cent increase in calls to the Lifeline service during the COVID-19 pandemic. Join John as he chats with Dr Rohan Krishnan about Lifeline, the pressures of leadership and John's own personal battles with depression and suicidal ideations.
Australians experiencing emotional distress have 24 hour 7 day a week access to Lifeline's crisis support and suicide prevention services. Call 13 11 44 for confidential one-to-one support or chat to or text a trained Lifeline Crisis Supporter via their website; lifeline.org.au.

Interviewer(s): Dr Rohan Krishnan
Interviewee(s): John Brogden
Related Course/Event/Links: Lifeline

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