Posted 16th February 2021
The path to becoming a dentist isn’t always straight and predetermined. More often than not, there are a few twists and turns along the way, as Brooke Evans-Butler discovered when she asked the question: “What did you do before you were a dentist?” Dr Jane Forma fell in love with winemaking after spending her high-school…
Read morePosted 31st January 2021
As you are aware, the WA Government has acted decisively and swiftly in response to a fast-evolving situation of a Perth hotel quarantine worker testing positive to COVID-19. Since the announcement, ADAWA has been in discussions with the WA Department of Health and Dental Services WA in relation to the implications of this uncontained outbreak, the subsequent lockdown, and how it will impact the provision of dental care to your patients. Effective from 6pm this evening (January 31)…
Read morePosted 25th January 2021
When the New Practitioners Program was launched in 2020, it was with a simple idea in mind – to assist new and recent graduates to transition from a big cohort in a predicted environment to part of a network of peers. Comprising five study clubs, held throughout the year – culminating in November’s Young Dentist…
Read morePosted 19th January 2021
An interview with ADAWA CEO, Dr David Hallett Q: Do dentists often ask whether they should treat family and friends? DH: They do; often they want to know what the ethical dimensions are around treating family and friends, and, in some cases, they actually don’t want to treat their own family. Of course, the question…
Read morePosted 13th January 2021
Great news for West Australian oral health: the South-West communities of Bunbury and Dalyellup will have fluoridated drinking water on tap by 2023. WA’s Chief Health Officer Dr Andrew Robertson has welcomed the forthcoming fluoridation, describing it as an important milestone for the communities. “Fluoridation is an important preventative health measure that improves the oral…
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