No industry is immune to sexual harassment, including dentistry. But just how prevalent a problem is sexual harassment in dentistry and what can—and should—you do if you suspect you’re being targeted in this fashion? Kerry Faulkner reports Allegations of sexual harassment have […]
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Indigenous dental health and the Poche Centre
Seeking to drive change in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s health, the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health is helping to close the gap in Indigenous dental health disparities, writes Tracey Porter. It’s not often a service organisation will willingly […]
Dr Sarah Raphael—the career crusader
Following three decades at the top of her profession, there’s little that Dr Sarah Raphael has left to prove. Yet when it comes to the race to eliminate sugar from children’s lunch boxes, the veteran practitioner feels she’s barely out of the starting […]
Volunteer tourism
It is one of the most rewarding experiences for many dentists but is volunteer tourism doing more harm than good? Kerry Faulkner reports Mahatma Gandhi said, “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of […]
Professor Eric Reynolds—the irrepressible innovator
Laureate Professor Eric Reynolds invented a key weapon in the fight against tooth decay while building Melbourne Dental School into a world-class institution. Now he’s taking on periodontitis with a new vaccine that’s about to go into human trials. By […]
Millennial employees: closing the gap
For all the talk about millennial employees and how they function in the workplace, the focus might be better on how to create a stronger team overall. By John Burfitt One of the popular communication catchphrases to emerge in recent […]
Claire Phelan—the tireless campaigner
Improving the oral health of Aboriginal people and people from vulnerable communities has been a powerful force driving Claire Phelan since she was a child, as Tracey Porter reports Claire Phelan’s path towards a big career as a pioneering public oral […]
Oral health therapists
Oral health therapists have much to offer a practice yet many dentists remain confused about what they can and can’t do. By Kerry Faulkner While the path to becoming qualified as a dentist has been relatively straightforward over the decades, […]
