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The New Zealand
Dental Association
Wellington Branch
Monthly Newsletter
2018
April 2014
Proudly supported by Medical Assurance Society
NZDA Wellington Branch
Committee 2018
President GAVIN CHO
472 5516 (wk) 027 224 9790 gavincho@twdp.co.nz
Hon. Secretary LAURA ICHIM
Newsletter Editor 021 246 7838 loretta.ichim@gmail.com
Hon. Treasurer ELIZABETH HITCHINGS
027 235 8224 ejhitchings@hotmail.com
Consumer Affairs Officer ADRIAN TONG
476 7295 rainestreetdental@outlook.co.nz
Board Delegate DAVE EXCELL
562 7506 feeanddave@gmail.com
Board Delegate DAVID MCKELVEY
527 9437 davidmckelvey@hotmail.com
GPDP Co-Ordinator CHRIS BING
232 7146 bings@xtra.co.nz
Committee Members
TIHEMA NICOL ROGER BARNES
tihema.nicol@hotmail.com 021 144 6723
rogerdbarnes@hotmail.com
SIMON TEMPLEMAN
473 9283 ANDREW WONG
simon@simplydental.co.nz andrewyukchi_wong@hotmail.com
MORRIS WONG
0276255636 WILLIAM NELSON
morris@perio.co.nz 570 9281
williampnelson1991@gmail.com
SCOTT MURPHY
0274884277 STACEY COSTAIN
scottmurphy@outlook.co.nz staceycostain@gmail.com
Welfare Officer JEff ANNAN
472 5516 or 476 6088 jeffreyrannan@gmail.com
Administrative Assistant SHARYN PICKARD
801 5551 sharyn@symesdesilva.co.nz
March Branch Meeting
Wednesday 4th April 2018 at
The Wellington Club
(6th Floor, 88 The Terrace, Wellington)
Dr. James Talbot
James graduated BDS Otago (with credit)
1993 and passed FRD RCS (England)in 1998.
He received a MSc Conservative Dentistry
(with Distinction) in 2004 from the Eastman
Dental Institute before working as an Associate
Specialist in Restorative Dentistry and the
Royal London Hospital. He has been a Partner
at The Wellington Dental Practice since 2007.
Topic: “Treatment Planning: Making Sense of Complex Cases”
This is an overview of treatment planning complex cases, focused on
how to break things down to help make a plan, what tools and tricks
you can use and the outcomes you can expect.
The schedule for the evening will be:
6.00—6.30 Pre-dinner drinks
6.30—7.30 Dinner
7.30—7.45 Branch meeting
7.45—9.00 Presentation
Please RSVP to Sharyn on 801 5551 by 10am Monday 2nd of April if you would
like to have a meal. The cost is $45. Meal orders will not be accepted after
10am Monday 2nd of April.
In the interests of preserving our environment, we are now offering
electronic copies as an alternative to paper copies. Please advise
Sharyn@symesdesilva.co.nz if you no longer wish to receive a
paper copy.
Reminder: All previous branch newsletters can be found on the Wellington Branch of the
NZDA website http://www.nzdawellington.org.nz
April 2018
Dr Gavin Cho
President
President’s Report
We had a fantastic presentation from Dr Ian Coutts, Dermatologist last month
(report from Andy Wong in this newsletter).
The Wellington Club is proving a popular venue for our monthly branch
meetings with it’s high quality of service and food, and choice of drinks at the
bar. As with the last 2 meetings, we have been fortunate to get sponsorship
for the next meeting whereby James Talbot will be speaking on “Treatment
Planning: Making Sense of Complex Cases”. Complimentary drinks will be
provided for those attending the dinner.
If you are arriving for the meeting and speaker only, feel free to drop in from
7pm and order a drink (eftpos purchase only), introduce yourselves and meet
some of your colleagues.
Hopefully those later arrivals to the meeting will be able to get into the venue
for the next meeting (with access being a problem after 7:30pm the last 2
meetings) – perhaps it will encourage a slightly earlier arrival!
This last month NZDA put on the Wellness/Invigorate Tour and at this lecture,
I was made aware how fortunate we are as a branch to have critical mass and
a sufficient number of willing volunteers to be able to advocate and provide
support for our members, and assist the community.
Upon speaking to a couple of attendees from Carterton, I become aware
our colleagues in the Wairarapa do not have this luxury. I am told they are
under resourced and challenged in many ways including not having enough
appointment hours for patient demand, and lack of accessibility to specialist
advice and expertise. It is too long a drive to attend either Manawatu or our
branch meetings (unless they live in the Wellington Region).
I would like to emphasise that the success of your branch relies on our
members giving up some of their personal time to assist in any small way you
can – giving back to the community, and the profession. As we all know, this
can be incredibly rewarding. The Wellington Branch has a number of ways you
April 2018
can do this – and I encourage you to make contact with one of the committee
members if you can assist in any way.
Incidentally there will be a number of new service awards being presented at
this years NZDA conference and we intend to nominate as a branch, some of
our members. More about this in the newsletter.
Last month, I had the privilege of awarding the NZDA Certificate in Dental
Assisting to six 2017 graduates who were able to attend (out of a class of
almost 20). It was clear to me that the graduates and their family and friends
were immensely proud of their achievement, particularly as the course has
developed into an intensive and comprehensive qualification, requiring a
huge investment in time and commitment over a whole year. I would like to
acknowledge and thank Mary McBride who is stepping down after a long term
of 6 years of being the NZDA Dental Assisting Course Coordinator.
Sugar has been making the headlines this last month with the Stuff articles
‘The Sugar Fix’ series which highlights the Diabetes Epidemic & the question of
whether we should we tax sugar. This has made very interesting reading and a
number of points stood out for me in the latest article:
• The cost to our health system of an increasing proportion of New
Zealanders with Diabetes (predicted to be 10% of our population by 2050)
will have a huge impact on health funding.
• A sugar tax in Philadelphia and Berkeley has allowed for revenue to be
directed to areas like Early Childhood Education and improving children’s
health and sports, and the UK intends doing the same. The cost in
introducing and administering the tax has not been a barrier.
• More intensive action by the beverage companies to reformulate their
drinks is seen where a sugar tax is introduced
Here in NZ, our Health Minister David Clark has said he is optimistic about
turning NZ trends around without imposing a sugar tax and prefers working with
the industry.
I encourage colleagues to look up the articles the ‘The Sugar Fix’ Series for a
more informative read.
With the increased coverage of this topic, we should be capitalizing on this and
having conversations with friends, patients, schools and sporting organizations
about how we can do our little bit to perhaps make little changes like getting
them to look up the Healthy Futures website to access water kits or reviewing
the tuck shop food options.
~ Gavin Cho
April 2018
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Following a suggestion for a Wellington Branch Dental Day it was discussed
that perhaps a ½ day lecture followed by the AGM and then a dinner could be
an option. Dr Cho asked the Committee to consider this and it will be discussed
at the March Committee meeting.
Dr Cho asked the Admin Assistant to contact the March Branch Speaker Dr Ian
Coutts to get his topic and bio for the Newsletter, CPD and forward this to Dr
McKelvey for the web site.
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Dr Excell stated that he had not contact Dr Ferry regarding the GPDP role as
Dr Christopher Bing had accepted the role.
Dr Morris Wong confirmed that he had booked the Dowse in Lower Hutt for the
June Branch meeting.
CORRESPONDENCE:
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FINANCIAL REPORT:
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Dr Hitchings noted that some Branch members have credit balances as new
members are offered a free meal which is anticipated to be taken early in their
membership however some have never taken up the offer and the way in which
this is tracked in our system means they are left with a credit. Dr Hitchings
sought approval to contact these members giving a time period of 4 months to
use the credit or lose it. This will be done following the Branch subscriptions
being sent to members.
Dr Hitchings informed the Committee that she is in the process of producing the
Branch subscription invoices and will be sending these out shortly.
Accepted: Dr Ichim
Seconded: Dr McKelvey
GENERAL BUSINESS:
• DA Graduation: The Admin Assistant reported that the feedback from
2017 Graduates has been humbling as a ceremony was not expected. The
confirmed date is Friday 2 nd March at The Wellington Club @6pm. The
Admin Assistant did confirm with the Committee that guest for graduates is
not to be any more than 4 guests.
• Mural: Dr Ichim was delighted to inform the Committee that she has found
a wall! Perseverance finally paid off with contact being made with Tom
Johnson who runs a Youth Centre in Taita Shopping Centre in Lower Hutt.
They have approximately 200 members and a Mural would add enormous
impact – they are keen to promote the water not fizzy and believe if the
youth were involved in the consultation and creation process with Healthy
Families, HCC Anti-Grafitti we could make quite the impact. The Committee
enthusiastically endorsed this project and gave Dr Ichim the mandate to
move forward.
April 2018
• Water kits: Dr Ichim was delighted to report that following the Branch
meeting the 16 schools on the list all have been pledged for kits by
members. Dr Ichim will contact those members offering them the opportunity
to have someone from their Practice to deliver the kits to their allocated
school. Dr Ichim also asked Committee members if they would like to be
involved in the hand-over process. NZDA are keen to roll this project out
nation-wide\ however it was agree that we would continue with this pilot for 6
months then revaluate and at that point involve NZDA. Dr Ichim will write an
article for the next newsletter.
• Committee Positions: Dr Cho asked the Committee to look at their
allocated Committee positions and confirm them at the next meeting. Dr Cho
also asked Dr McKelvey to update the web site with the new Committee
positions.
• Branch Meetings: Dr Andy Wong will write the minutes and the speaker
updates. Dr Cho will purchase a packet of thank you cards that will be
written on the night of the presentation and given to the speaker along with
the wine.
• Study Groups: Following discussion it was agreed that a Branch co-
ordinator for Wellington Branch study groups would benefit not only new
Branch members but also existing members who either want to join a study
group or move to another study group. It was suggested that Dr Templeman
might consider this role. This will be confirmed at the next Committee
meeting.
• Branch Meeting: Dr Hitchings confirmed with Dr Cho that in months where
we do not have sponsorship for the Branch meeting there will be no free
drinks nor canapés.
• Dr Cho asked the Committee to consider instigating Dental Practice Awards.
This is to be discussed in more depth at the next Committee meeting.
• Dr Excell was delighted to inform the Committee that Dr Elizabeth Hitchings
is the new Salaried Representative on the NZDA Board. Dr Hitchings was
warmly congratulated by all present.
• Dr Excell also asked the Committee to complete and encourage other to
complete the Fee and Income survey from NZDA. Dr Excell will also remind
Members at the Branch meeting about the Student Observer programme.
NEXT MEETING:
WEDNESDAY 14TH MARCH 2018
April 2018
Branch Golf Day Report
The Branch Golf Day was Friday December 1st. With the generous
sponsorship of Henry Schein NZ and much appreciated refreshments from
Medical Assurance the small but quality field found the course at Royal
Wellington in beautiful condition and the day, as usual, perfect. We have been
very lucky with the last cancellation probably in 1974.
Edward Harrison of Henry Schein, who left the field in his wake with a
scintillating gross 79 captured the Medic DDS Trophy with David Corcoran
runner-up. The handicap division Dental & Medical Cup was won by Jeff Annan
with 40 Stableford points. Geoff Hunt with 36 was runner-up. Frank Ven Den
Borst was on form when it mattered, winning both the Closest to the Pin and
the Longest Drive.
We have greatly valued the relationship with chief sponsor, Henry Schein for
more than twenty years. They provide generous prizes and Mike Engle, Ed
Harrison and previously Garth Bradford, have regularly attended to ensure
that the day goes well. MAS have been kindly providing the refreshments for
over ten years. With only ten on the starting sheet this year, I feel that this is
really the minimum to justify our sponsors efforts. However, they are happy to
continue so the event will be on the calendar this year. I would like to see the
numbers double to twenty for December.”
Thanks Sharyn
~ Dr Jeff Annan
April 2018
NZDA Certficate in Dental Assisting Graduation
The Graduation evening for the Dental Assitants that sucessfully completed the
NZDA Certficate in Dental Assisting took place on the 2nd of March 2018. The
evening was attended by six of the graduating assistants and their families and
friends. Attached are some photos from the evening.
The Wellington Branch would like to again thank Mary McBride who is stepping
down after a long term of six years of being the NZDA Dental Assisting Course
Coordinator. Mary has been instrumental in helping almost twenty Dental
Assitants from Wellington complete the Certificate last year and many more
over the last six years.
April 2018Water kits in action
Here’s a snap taken by our President on Sunday 25th March of the water kits in
action at the Hataitai School Fair.
April 2018NZDA Student Observer Programme
WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!
Wellington is hosting the NZDA student observation programme this year and
we need your help!
The programme will take place over five days during the university holidays:
28th May–1st June. The aim of this programme is “to provide final year BDS
students from the University of Otago with insight into what it is like to work in
private practice”. This will be achieved through them observing at a different
private practice each day, whilst spending the week with a local dentist in
their home. We need your help to make this programme a success. If you are
interested, then you can help with one or both of the following:
• Billet a student(s) for the week in your home
• Open up your practice for observation or both
Ami from NZDA runs the programme and her email is ami@nzda.org.nz
We have already had a few dentists open their homes for the students but we
are looking for more homes for the week.
Annual Subs
Annual Subscription to the Branch is due. Dr. Liz Hitchings (Hon. Treasurer)
has sent out annual membership subscription invoices to all members at the
start of March.
If anyone has not received their invoice or has any questions please contact Liz
on nzdatreasurer@outlook.co.nz
April 2018Summary of the March Presentation
Dermatology & Dentists the Role of Skin Care.
Dr Ian Coutts – Consultant Dermatologist.
7th March, 2018.
Pathology of the skin can generally be divided into two groups: epidermal and
dermal. Common presentations of epidermal skin pathologies include: scaling,
crusting, lichenifications and blistering. Common presentations of dermal skin
pathologies include: erythema and induration.
As a dentist, in regards to dermatological problems, we may commonly
encounter two types of hypersensitivity reactions. Type I (allergy)
hypersensitivity, for example: atopy; and Type IV (delayed-type)
hypersensitivity, for example: contact dermatitis.
Contact dermatitis to toothpastes and mouthwashes. Patients can react to:
flavourings, colouring agents, perfumed products, dental floss-colophony,
abrasives and detergents. Be wary of any patient with persistent eczematous
cheilitis/stomatitis. Ask the patient, have they reacted to anything before?
Hand eczema (occupational dermatitis) is a big risk for health professionals.
This is due to a combination of: constant hand-washing, contact allergy, irritant/
mechanical factors, and the person’s innate constitution (atopy). Prevention
and management include using replacing rubber/latex gloves with plastic/nitrile
gloves. Hand cleansing with alcohol rubs vs. conventional soaps. It is important
to be aware that just because a glove is labelled ‘hypoallergenic’ it may not
mean that it is latex free.
April 2018Dentists are perfectly placed to examine the head and neck area. We have
good access, good visibility and good lighting. It is important to check for skin
lesions when we do our head & neck examinations. The general principle for
lesions is that if you see a lesion, ask if they have had it checked. If not, then
refer.
There are a number of skin lesions that can affect the head and neck area, they
range from the relatively benign: verrucas, acne vulgaris, tinea capitis, angular
cheilitis and peri-oral dermatitis; to the serious: pemphigus, lupus, and orofacial
granulomatosis (OFG); to the malignant: BCCs, SCCs and melanomas.
When to refer to a dermatoogist:
• Suspected skin cancer, simple primary to complex tumours.
• Poorly defined head and neck cancers without obvious lymphadenopathy.
• Recurrent tumours consideration of mohs surgery.
Mohs surgery is a precise surgical technique used to treat skin cancer. During
the surgery, thin layers of cancer-containing skin are progressively removed
and examined until only cancer-free tissue remains.
April 20182018 NZDA Awards
Please submit award nominations to Sharyn Pickard by 9th May to
sharyn@symesdesilva.co.nz
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