Yoshi Ediriweera

Talking with colleagues over the last few months, it’s clear that some practitioners are experiencing difficulties for various reasons-some have seen a downturn in their practices and are under financial pressure, others have personal or health issues. It is no comfort to know you are not alone.Don’t forget the ADA has many support services available to members, where members can call and at least talk to someone confidentially.We have a variety of mentors available, with wide ranging experience. You can call and talk to them in total confidence.

Similarly, we have excellent welfare officers in Drs. Garry Healy, Victor Young and Russell Ward. They are ever willing to support in any situation. They too are vastly experienced and happy to help anytime.

As the population ages, we are and will in the future, see more and more older patients, with their different treatment needs. The ADA is running a timely half-day course on Geriatric Dentistry on the 8^th of October, Drs. Graeme Ting and Alastair Stokes will be the speakers. Make sure to attend as it promises to be useful and interesting.

Thank you to Drs Nina Vasan and Peter Barwick for their excellent presentation last month on how to treat broken down molars in children, in particular the hypomineralised molars.

This month the speaker will be Dr Tony Hunter, who will be speaking on Dental Materials: Provisionals, physical properties and how to get the best out of different materials.

See you there.

  Dr Yoshi Ediriweera