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Head of School
Welcome to the January 2019 edition of the School of Dentistry and Oral Health newsletter.
I would like to thank and congratulate all staff on their achievements in 2018 which have contributed to a very successful year for the school. In 2019 we will continue to advance learning, teaching and research opportunities and celebrate the remarkable work of our staff and students.
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Staffing Update
Dr Khaled Ahmed - Senior Lecturer in Prosthodontics
Dr Khaled Ahmed joined Griffith University in November 2018 as a Senior Lecturer in Prosthodontics. Prior to that, Khaled was Assistant Dean (Undergraduate Education) and Programme Director/Lead of Operative Dentistry at the University of Hong Kong.
He completed his Prosthodontic training in the USA and the UK and is a Fellow of the UK’s Higher Education Academy. He is also one of few dental professionals with a law degree, specialising in Medical Law and Ethics. Khaled’s research background and expertise are in Digital Dentistry, Prosthodontics, Tooth wear, and Dental Education with several peer-reviewed, high-impact publications, multiple internal and external research grant awards, and international guest speaker invitations.
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Pan Pacific Masters Games, Gold Coast
A/ Professor Marcelo da Silva Figueredo competes in the 2018 Pan Pacific Masters Games
Marcelo represented Griffith University, swimming at the Pan Pacific Masters Games in November 2018. More than 15,500 participants from over 40 countries compete in the world’s biggest and best biennial masters games. Marcelo has been competing since 2011, and in particular has enjoyed the World Masters Games in Torino 2013.
Competing in Freestyle and Butterfly, Marcelo's speciality is the 50m Breaststroke which he hopes to perform well in. All competing aside, Marcelo's real interest is to network and enjoy the games.
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Congratulations Dr. Alifui-Segbaya!
Congratulations to Dr Frank Alifui-Segbaya who received his Doctor of Philosophy.
Dr Alifui-Segbaya thesis;
'Toxicological Assessment of Photopolymers in Additive Manufacturing using the innovative Zebrafish Embryo Model'.
Access synopsis of Doctoral project here.
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Postgraduate exchange from Saveetha Dental College
Dr Keerthna M. and Dr Neethu Ann Preethy P. visit Griffith from India
Dr Mahmoud Bakr hosted two postgraduates from Saveetha Dental College - India.
Throughout their stay Dr Keerthna M. and Dr Neethu Ann Preethy P. attended interactive lectures and clinical observation sessions within the School of Dentistry and Oral Health. This exchange program will not only promote understanding between both universities, it will also allow Griffith students the opportunity to visit and experience Saveetha Dental College in India.
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Pierre Fauchard Academy Foundation Scholarship
Region VIII of the Pierre Fauchard Academy has awarded the PFA Foundation Scholarship to Nick Del Din
Recently Nick was awarded the PFA scholarship. Nick is a student representative within the School of Dentistry and is in his final year of Dentistry.
The PFA Scholarship is given to a selected student who is enrolled in the 2018 academic year as their penultimate year of study prior to graduation. The student should demonstrate great potential for developing into an outstanding leader in the profession because of their participation in the University, the dental school or the community. The nominee is an “above average” student in their academic performance. They ideally embody qualities of integrity, imagination, initiative and communication skills. This award is granted to a student from each Dental School in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji on the recommendations of the Dean or Head of School.
Congratulations Nick on this achievement!
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2018 Walt Congress - Nice, France
A/Prof Raj Nair presents his keynote on 'Cancer Safety and Dosages'
Raj attended the 12th International Congress for WALT - the world's foremost convention for Photobiomodulation (Low Level Light Therapy).
Raj presented his keynote on 'Cancer Safety and Dosages to the world’s leading authorities on Photobiomodulation and up and coming scientists. Their combined expertise will be both inspiring and motivating—and contribute to the main goal of WALT-2018: the composition of clinical and technical international guidelines (or consensus statements) in all the major fields of interest; to be endorsed by all PBM Communities and Scientific Societies.
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Head of School Award Nominations
Queensland Dental Group Awards
Professor Robert M. Love, Dean and Head of Dentistry and Oral Health nominated 5 students to receive a Head of School Award. These students showed commitment, enthusiasm towards their studies, displayed involvement with student body and showed consistency in achieving high grade results. The students were invited to attend The Queensland Dental Update Conference, 2018 in Implantology or Paedodontics.
Congratulations to the following students;
Karl Ko, Navid Ali-Hossaini, Alessia Stegani, Karan Aggarwal, Vita Ko. Ayat Al Hamad, Jackie Yui, Jie Zhang, Nelson Bayer, and Sitav Amin. |
Graduation Ceremony 2018
Our final year Graduands were congratulated and farewelled at Sharks Events Centre on 10th December. Joined by family, friends and staff from the School of Dentistry and Oral Health, the event provided an opportunity for all to acknowledge the hard work, skills and achievements our students have obtained for professional recognition in the health profession.
Dr Norah Ayad, Vice President ADAQ, and Dr Robert McCray, Chair DBA QLD R&N Committee welcomed the cohort to the profession imparting valuable advice for the successful careers in the dentistry field.
Ms Mariluz Garcia and Ms Divia Pillay, 5th Year Student Representatives recapped the past 5 years with an assortment of amusing memories and expressed great appreciation to all staff and colleagues involved in their journey.
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End of year staff celebration!
The DOH team celebrated the closing of 2018 at our campus Uni Bar.
Activities were set up for staff to put their skills to the test. From crosswords, word searches to 'Whats in the stocking' and 'Guess the number of candy canes in the jar', the standout was our Hula-Hoop competition.
View more photo's here
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Congratulations to Griffith Alumni student, Mohit Tolani
Awarded as the 2018 Australia Post National Winner of the Pride of Australia Award
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Dr Mohit Tolani is a dentist who currently works in Dapto in regional New South Wales. Over the past few years, in addition to undertaking full time studies and research work, Mohit combined his healthcare interests with ethnic diversity. His career began while working in regional Victoria where Mohit taught himself to drive the big van that was kitted out as a dental surgery.
Along with a dental assistant nurse, he'd head out to places where it was difficult for people to access the dentist. In 2013, Mohit led an international project of Oral Health Literacy aimed at reducing the inequities in healthcare and in 2018 introduced the 'smiling community program' in Dapto, providing free dental care to marginalised communities and oral health care to those with limited access. Mohit continues to serve, lead and contribute to the growth of dentistry within his community. |
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