ADA NSW Convention 2020

Speakers for this event

• A/Prof Janet Wallace

  A/Prof Janet Wallace

  Head of Discipline for Oral Health at the University of Newcastle

  Associate Professor in Oral Health, Dr Janet Wallace is the Head of Discipline for Oral Health at the University of Newcastle and the Architect and Chief Investigator of the research program, Senior Smiles: a preventive oral health care program for older people living in residential aged care facilities.

  Janet is an Honorary Fellow in the Academy of Dentistry International, a life member of the Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists’ Association, an accreditation assessor for the Australian Dental Council, an appointed member of the Dental Council NSW, the Chair of the Dental Council NSW, Education and Research Committee and a member of the Impaired Registrants Dental Council NSW, Committee, a member of the University of Newcastle, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Research Committee and a member of the NSW Health, Centre for Oral Health Strategy Research Committee. Janet is currently the recipient of the 2017 – 2020 Gladys M Brawn Memorial Fellowship.

  Head of Discipline for Oral Health at the University of Newcastle

• Dr Barbara Woodhouse

  Dr Barbara Woodhouse

  Specialist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon - MBBS, MDSc, FRACDS, FFDRCS (Ireland), FRACDS (OMS)

  Dr Woodhouse graduated in dentistry from the University of Qld in 1978 and worked for Qld Health and in private practice – both in rural Queensland and in Brisbane – before deciding to specialise in oral and maxillofacial surgery. After completing a Fellowship with the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons, she returned to the University of Qld to teach and to complete a Masters degree in oral and maxillofacial surgery in combination with a four-year surgical training program, initially at the Royal Brisbane Hospital. Dr Woodhouse completed her final year in a world class training facility in the UK and was admitted to Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

  She was awarded a travelling Fellowship to Europe in recognition of the work she undertook in England. On her return to Australia, Dr Woodhouse commenced private practice in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. At the same time she completed a medical degree through the University of Queensland and was awarded a specialist Fellowship in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

  She was appointed a consultant at the Royal Brisbane and Princess Alexandra Hospitals from 1994 to 2009 where she pioneered several techniques not previously performed by oral and maxillofacial surgeons in Queensland. She has also served as Lieutenant Colonel Consultant to the Australian Army, and is currently on the national board of examiners for doctors applying for specialist registration in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

  Dr Woodhouse practices all aspects of oral and maxillofacial surgery but has a special interest in the correction of facial deformity.

  URL https://wesley.com.au/doctors/Barbara-Woodhouse

  Specialist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon - MBBS, MDSc, FRACDS, FFDRCS (Ireland), FRACDS (OMS)

• Dr Christopher Ho

  Dr Christopher Ho

  BDS Hons (SYD), Grad Dip Clin Dent (Oral Implants) (SYD), M. Clin. Dent. (Pros) (LON), D. Clin. Dent. (Pros) (SYD), MRACDS (Pros), FPFA

  Dr Christopher Ho is a Specialist Prosthodontist who received his Bachelor of Dental Surgery with First Class Honours at the University of Sydney. He completed postgraduate studies in the Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry in Oral Implants at the University of Sydney, and a Masters of Clinical Dentistry in Prosthodontics with Distinction from the University of London. Furthermore he completed a Doctorate in Clinical Dentistry in Prosthodontics from the University of Sydney and is Fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy.

  Dr Ho lectures extensively on aesthetic and implant dentistry both nationally and internationally. He is involved with the evaluation and development of new dental products and materials with several leading dental manufacturers. He was the Oral B spokesperson for Australia from 2012-2016. He contributes to the University of Sydney, having contributed to their undergraduate and postgraduate programs for over twenty years. Additionally, he lectures for the Oral Implant Diploma and Post-graduate Prosthodontic programs at the University of Sydney. He is a Faculty member of the Global Institute for Dental Education, Academy of Dental Excellence and is Visiting Lecturer at Kings College London, United Kingdom. He is author of numerous publications, as well as editor of the Wiley-Blackwell textbook “Practical Procedure in Aesthetic Dentistry”.

  BDS Hons (SYD), Grad Dip Clin Dent (Oral Implants) (SYD), M. Clin. Dent. (Pros) (LON), D. Clin. Dent. (Pros) (SYD), MRACDS (Pros), FPFA

• Kylie Robb

  Kylie Robb

  Director on the Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control’s Executive Council

  Kylie has been instrumental in advocating for best practice in infection control standards while promoting the benefits of accreditation outcomes to hundreds of practice teams in Australia. She is a Director on the Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control’s Executive Council, has a Master of Health Services Management in Clinical Leadership from the University of Technology, Sydney among many achievements. Kylie is a popular speaker, routinely presenting Infection Control and accreditation courses across Australia. Kylie is a 2019 member of the coveted Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America’s International Ambassador Program.

  Director on the Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control’s Executive Council

• Ms Tabitha Acred

  Ms Tabitha Acred

  Award-Winning Dental Hygienist

  Ms Tabitha Acret is a dedicated and passionate award-winning dental hygienist. She studied a Bachelor of Oral Health at Newcastle University after working as a dental nurse and practice manager for 10 years and graduated in 2008. Since qualifying, Ms Acret has become one of the most sought-after hygienists and educators in Australia and internationally.

  Ms Acret was previously the National Vice-President for the Dental Hygienists Association of Australia and has volunteered in many for the Association. She has a passion for educating students and works as a clinical educator for implant maintenance and non-surgical periodontal therapy at Sydney University. Ms Acret lectures and writes regularly for both industry and consumer press on motivating patients, implant maintenance, and disease prevention and periodontal therapy. Winner of the 2018 Leadership Award in Dental Hygiene and the 2019 Award for Clinical Excellence, Ms Acret had dedicated her professional life to continued learning and sharing her passion with the dental community.

  Award-Winning Dental Hygienist

• Prof. Jose Maria Delgado-Muñoz

  Prof. Jose Maria Delgado-Muñoz

  DDS • MSc • PhD • Assoc. Prof.

  He obtained his PhD from University of Seville (Spain) where he is an associate professor in the Department of Advanced Oral Surgery, Implantology and Special Care Dentistry. Visiting faculty in the Department of Periodontology, Implantology and Oral Surgery at different Universities such as USM and URBE (USA), UFP (Portugal), UAG (México) and UCM (Spain). He is ITI Fellow, ITI Study Club Director, ITI Speaker and Swiss Dental Academy KOL. His private practice in Jaén is dedicated to periodontology, restorative dentistry and implants.

  DDS • MSc • PhD • Assoc. Prof.

• Zoe Wainer

  Zoe Wainer

  Director of Clinical Governance - BUPA / Medical Director and Head of Public Health

  Zoe is the Head of Public Health and Medical Director at Bupa Australia and New Zealand and a Director on the Board of the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation. Her passion and expertise in public health has driven formal and informal collaborations with the ICHOM and Harvard Business School in value based health care across multiple organisations and she has a continued advocacy focus on the importance of sex differences across health from basic research to health systems implications.

  Zoe holds a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from Flinders University, and has a clinical background in cardiothoracic surgery and thoracic surgical oncology. She has a PhD and a Masters of Public Health from The University of Melbourne and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors

  Director of Clinical Governance - BUPA / Medical Director and Head of Public Health