Brace Yourself

Welcome back to ADSA Brace Yourself's 5th episode for 2023! In this episode, join Mulki on 'Brace Yourself' Podcast as she interviews Dr. Sudheer Babu Balla, a forensics dentist researcher. Discover the motivations behind choosing this captivating field, the intricacies of forensic odontology, and its potential impact on combating youth crime rates. Gain insights into Dr. Sudheer’s gro...

ADSA’s May episode for our podcast ‘Brace Yourself’ is finally out - tune in now to listen to "A special look into Special Needs Dentistry” Prepare to embark on an inspiring podcast episode as we delve into the multifaceted world of Dr. Trudy Lin. In this captivating conversation, Serine Lee (second-year dental student) explores Trudy's transformation from a dentist to a trailblazing lead...

Welcome back to our second episode of this season, where we join Catherine Zhou (UWA) as she interviews Michelle Haddad- an entrepreneur, educator, and our muse! She uncovers how she challenged the status quo as she founded her whitening business through COVID and became a new mother of three. For those interested in teeth whitening, Michelle briefly describes how the process and mechanism works,...

Welcome to the debut episode of Season 4! This episode features a light-hearted yet vulnerable conversation between two friends who spent high school together, and stayed friends even after moving away for separate universities! The intracacies of dental school are often misunderstood and unknown so whether you are a fresh dental student away from home, or if you are curious about what ADSA has to...

Welcome to the 4th season of Brace Yourself! Dalena Ly, Catherine Zhou, Zi Wei Luu, and Wen Phua from our wonderful publications team this year summarises what to expect in this season. We have dental specialists, students, and unique organisations, who will further your understanding of your dental and oral health pathways!  Our vision is to unite students and professionals in the field of d...

For the last episode of season 3, we have the final specialty for our mini-series: periodontics! Undergoing his final year of periodontics training, Dr. Andrew Liaw offers the perspective of a post graduate student with Rachel. His experiences and advice for those considering the pathway of specialising is invaluable, including practical advice such as how to choose the perfect university for your...

Thank you to Single Use Dental Instruments for sponsoring today’s Brace Yourself episode. Visit www.singleusedentalinstruments.com for more information on how their products can help streamline your clinical infection control process. As a podcast series titled “Brace Yourself”, it was about time we talked about braces! You guessed it- our specialisation for this week’s podcast is Orthodontics. Ho...

Thank you to Single Use Dental Instruments for sponsoring today’s Brace Yourself episode. Visit www.singleusedentalinstruments.com for more information on how their products can help streamline your clinical infection control process. Welcome back to a new year with new podcasts! As we’re nearing the end of our specialisation series, we have a few more podcasts coming to tie up season 3. In this e...

Thank you to Single Use Dental Instruments for sponsoring today’s Brace Yourself episode. Visit www.singleusedentalinstruments.com for more information on how their products can help streamline your clinical infection control process. The next specialty we will be covering on our series is oral medicine! Though a theory heavy specialty, Dr. Amanda Phoon Nguyen talks about her love for oral medicin...

Have you ever thought about what’s next after dentistry? Loved the practical and surgical side of your coursework? Chances are, you’ve considered becoming an OMFS! With an incredible combined skillset of a dentist and medical doctor, Dr. Sophia Richardson joins us on this week’s episode of Brace yourself to tell us more about what OMFS do. Alongside Tiger and Kevin, Dr. Richardson shares the ups a...

Thank you to Single Use Dental Instruments for sponsoring today’s Brace Yourself episode. Visit www.singleusedentalinstruments.com for more information on how their products can help streamline your clinical infection control process. As exam season is nearly over, we’re getting ready to celebrate our graduating cohort’s achievements! With this chapter of their careers coming to an end, it’s excit...

With the Indigenous population of Australia facing many barriers in healthcare, oral health is not an outlier. As disparity is faced within our First Nations communities, it is important for us as current and future clinicians to understand how we can close the gap. In this week’s episode, our guest speak Brianna Poirier expands on her background and current research in Indigenous oral health. Alo...

Thank you to Single Use Dental Instruments for sponsoring today’s Brace Yourself episode. Visit www.singleusedentalinstruments.com for more information on how their products can help streamline your clinical infection control process. With over 700 different species of bacteria all living in the mouth, oral microbiomes are very complex.  This lively and diverse microbiome has taken time to de...

Thank you to Single Use Dental Instruments for sponsoring today’s Brace Yourself episode. Visit www.singleusedentalinstruments.com for more information on how their products can help streamline your clinical infection control process. Balloon art? Dentistry? There can’t be any possible correlations right…? Well in this week’s episode, Dr. Choi, Julia and Kanisha prove otherwise. Sharing on the car...

Thank you to Single Use Dental Instruments for sponsoring today’s Brace Yourself episode. Visit www.singleusedentalinstruments.com for more information on how their products can help streamline your clinical infection control process. With so many different dental associations across Australia, ADSA is here to help you become more familiar with them. To check one off this list, we will be getting...

As COVID-19 has affected students worldwide, it has inevitably impacted dental students as well. But in what ways has it hinder or enhanced students’ learning? And with what proof? Luckily, Professor Miletic has the answer to these question and shares insight into her research on this specific topic. Alongside Jim Rae and Pauline Wong, the trio talk about Miletic’s findings and how the pandemic al...

What if we told you that you could attain a fourth line of defense for your body? Believe it or not, you can! With the advancement of technology, PPE are constantly evolving and improving. Joined with Amanda & Brendan Szeto, Jacob Davis, Jim Rae chats all things PPE. With a focus on Ambience Face Shields, the group talks about how PPE plays a big role in the future of clinical practice for stu...

Ever wonder what it’s running your own clinic as an Oral Health Therapist (OHT)? Well wonder no further! This month’s episode of Brace Yourself will cover what it’s like to start up your own clinic. As the role of OHTs continues to broaden, practitioners are beginning to find their autonomy in their own practices. As Beth Irvin proves that it’s possible, she recounts what it was like founding her...

What’s something always starts with the same 3 consonants, but ends with 3 different letters? Something that we access everyday, but can’t physically touch? A website! This month’s episode of Brace Yourself explores the interesting world of Dental Websites! With the society shifting towards embracing technology to our everyday lives, websites are a crucial media that is often overlooked by practit...

Have you ever had a question that piqued your curiosity? One that you couldn’t answer with a research article from Google scholar or PubMed? Well, you’re in luck. In this week’s episode, Boon Lee, joins with Dr. Roisin McGrath from the University of Melbourne, to discuss research pathways after graduation. Covering her own experiences as well as amazing advice, this episode is filled with invaluab...

Welcome back everyone to our 3rd season of Brace Yourself! To get the ball rolling, our publications team Emily, Audrey and Boon, gives us a short rundown on what to expect in our upcoming podcasts. With topics ranging from specialisation pathways in dentistry to discussing current and ongoing experiments with researchers, we’ve got some invaluable information coming your way. Our goal this year i...

With oral hygiene playing a crucial role in disease prevention, preventative dentistry is at the forefront of our patient care, along with evidence based practice. Toothbrushing and interdental cleaning often have various beliefs and myths we hear from day to day conversation in our field. In this episode, we are joined by Zainab Noor from La Trobe University, and Michelle Zhang from the Universit...

In this episode, Phillip Nguyen (DEN5, LTU), ADSA's Immediate Past President, along with Lachie Berry (DEN5, LTU) and Jake Templar (DEN5, LTU) have a chat about their time in final year and have an extensive discussion with our special guest for this episode, Dr Jay Hsing. Tune in as these three final year students from La Trobe ask Dr Jay some enticing questions related to student life, graduate...

In this episode, Lisa Zhu, a 4th year dentistry student and the ADSA representative from the University of Queensland, is joined by An Tran (BDS5) and Sian Denton (BDS4) to discuss an area of dentistry which we all struggle with in our early clinic days, patient management and communication. Tune in to find out what they have learned from their experience so far and how to optimise patient centred...

In this episode Cheree He, a 2nd year dental student and the ADSA representative from Griffith University, is joined by Jakob (DEN2, GUDSA academic committee) and Richie (DEN4, GUDSA President) on how to prepare for your upcoming exams, as well as general study advice which will no doubt benefit you. If you are new to the university exam scene, or are preparing for your final exams, these tips and...