6 AUSTRALASIAN DENTIST NEWS Dr Tiffany Chen established The Cusp Collective to empower and inspire women in dentistry through awareness, enhancing leadership skills, and meaningful connections. This is an initiative Tiffany is deeply passionate about. Having been acutely aware of the challenges women face in a deeply patriarchal society, it wasn’t until she started postgraduate training with a 3-month-old new born that she felt compelled to take action. “The darker times can make you feel incredibly alone in your experience. No matter that you have familial support, no matter that your logic tells you of course there are people who have been there,” says Dr Chen as she reflects on the first year of her specialist training program with a new baby. “In those times, you need to hear from people who have been through almost the exact same situation. You need them to say: ‘Hey you’re doing great, you’re not incompetent. You’re not alone in your challenges and successes. We see you, we hear you, we celebrate you.’” Attributes seen as ‘feminine’ are undervalued. Studies repeatedly show that gender biases are well hidden in modern society, especially in health professions and in professions with an increasing proportion of women. Leadership roles largely remain with men. Added to this baseline, dentistry is a profession that can be as challenging as it is rewarding. Our mental and physical wellbeing are closely intertwined with each other, and with our work and personal lives. Women need to be appropriately supported to thrive at work and at home. Too often business and leadership talks do not consider, nor have a profound understanding of, the female experience. Instead of adapting to a world of male leaders, The Cusp Collective wants to inspire curiosity and wonder of all the possibilities, and to hold space for women to flourish and succeed in the ways that matter to them. u The first step to realizing this vision is the inaugural conference taking place at Sofitel Gold Coast this May 11 & 12. Register to join this community of fabulous dental women: https://www.thecuspcollective.com.au/registration or email: info@thecuspcollective.com.au QuintEd, the official Australian and New Zealand distributor of Quintessence books and education material, has brought the quintessential publisher back down under. The publishing company boasts many acclaimed authors namely, Pascal Magne, Otto Zuhr and Didier Dietschi, and has a range of titles that cover every subject related to dentistry and aims to bring its readers the latest and greatest in dental information. For over 70 years Quintessence has been meeting the needs of both the beginning dental student and the experienced practitioner, and over the course of that time has worked with over 3,000 authors to publish over 60 professional journals, more than 1,500 book titles, and 300 plus multimedia products. QuintEd director Gordon Anderson worked on bringing the books back Down Under and was pleased to see the books so well received in Australia and New Zealand, as was evidenced at the company’s official launch at the FDI World Dental Congress in Sydney. “We had amazing interest in the books at the FDI in September and sales far exceeded our expectations,” said Mr Anderson. “It’s great to see that even in today’s digital world, people still value textbooks and literature and that these are an integral part of continuing learning for dental practitioners.” QuintEd, in partnership with Quintessence, specialises in clinical manuals — written by clinicians for clinicians to demonstrate the latest procedures, techniques and technology W9 Pty Ltd has entered a strategic distribution partnership with Southern Implants® Australia, expanding the supply of EthOss® Bone Regeneration in Australia. Effective immediately, the agreement will provide Australian Dental Implant Professionals with a broader scope of supply of EthOss as well as greater opportunities for continuing education. This will include global eLearning for oral health rehabilitation featuring International Speakers placing Southern Implants® and EthOss® Bone Regeneration. Keren Masterson, Director of Marketing and Business Development at W9 Pty Ltd says, “Southern Implants® and EthOss® Quintessence books are back down under W9 Pty Ltd announces EthOss® Bone Regeneration distribution agreement with Southern Implants® Australia available to improve patient outcomes — and the quality of images is unmatched in dental publishing, with publications being meticulously edited to package the information in a way that is easily understood and applicable to daily practice. Along with the books and other education material, QuintEd hosts education events and is a regular at dental education events around Australia. “The goal is to get back to the Quintessence Symposiums of old,” explained Mr Anderson, the last one being held in 2018, where 16 world renowned speakers graced the stage over three days. “Work has already started on the International Quintessence Symposium 2026 and we are very excited and optimistic about the years ahead.” Watch this space. u Bone Regeneration material are frequently used together worldwide in cases with infrabony defects, alveolar ridge augmentations, dental extraction sites, peri-implantitis, periodontitis, buccal defects, and sinus grafts without the need for traditional GBR and membrane materials. We are excited to announce this strategic EthOss® Bone Regeneration distribution agreement with Southern Implants® in Australia and to join the rest of EthOss® and Southern Implants® partners in UK, EU and RSA.” u For further information see www.ethoss.au or contact education@w9.com.au The Cusp Collective
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