Dental Health Services Victoria

The following interviews and presentations are from the Hot Topics Dinner, held on 31 August 2010.  The 'Hot Topics for Dental Clinicians' series form part of the Dental Health Services Victoria (DHSV) Continuing Professional Development Program (CPD).

Hot Topics for Dental Clinicians

Dr Esperance Kahwagi, Manager of General Care at The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne, interviews:

Interview with		Topic		Interview (MP3)		Presentations
Mr Garry Pearson CEO, Australian Dental Association (Vic Branch), CEO, eviDent Dental Practice-based Research Network.		Practitioner engagement in dental research Garry discusses new opportunities for dental practitioners to partner with dental academics in the design, conduct and evaluation of clinical research projects.		Download the interview 10 mins [MP3, 4.5MB]		Presentation
Dr Keith Watkins Chair of Clinical Examinations, Australian Dental Council.		International dental graduates in the Australian workforce Keith outlines the assessment processes and outcomes for overseas trained dentists wanting to practise in Australia.		Download the interview 7 mins [MP3, 3.4MB]		Presentation
Mr Richard Mullaly Victorian State Manager, Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.		The National Registration and Accreditation Scheme and what it means for dental practitioners Richard gives an overview of the new national registration and accreditation scheme and answers questions about how the new legislation affects dentists.		Download the interview 10 mins [MP3, 4.8MB]		Presentation