The Dental Head Start Podcast
Latest Episodes
FEATURE #92 – POV: You’re a Dental Student in 2024 with Nathan Lau, Emily Lee, Jack Awad and Ashton Foo
In this episode, we get a glimpse into the world of dental school and dental students in 2024. Join Nathan from Griffith Uni, Emily from UQ, Jack from USYD and Ashton from UWA as they share what a day
TIP #137 – OHT Student Spotlight with Kaitlyn White: Thriving and Surviving Uni
Wow, we are well within the first semester this year and whatever part of our dental school journey we might be at, I think it would be pretty safe to say it's only going to get harder before it gets
FEATURE #91 – Empowering Women and Everything in Between with Dr Tiffany Chen
David and Tiffany sit down and uncover their similar experiences in their journeys to becoming the dentists they are today. Tiffany grew up in Taiwan and moved from New Zealand to pursue dental school
TIP #136 – Seeing Your First Patient with Dr Nicole Contemplacion & Laura Righetto (OHT)
Welcome to What I Wish I Knew by Dental Head Start. This is a podcast where we learn from people that have been there, made the mistakes, learnt the lessons and have developed into the accomplished de
Feature #90 – Our Dental School Journeys So Far with Hieu Dong & Christina Potestas
In this episode, Hieu and Christina miraculously got a chance amongst their hectic schedules to catch up and get to know each other a little better. Like dental school, they joined the Dental Head Sta
FEATURE #89 – How to become a confident, competent, and resilient dentist with Dr Raghu Channapati
Today we have a fascinating discussion with Dr. Raghu Chennapati about helping new graduates transition smoothly into the dental profession. Dr. Chennapati has a unique perspective, having trained as
TIP #135 – Endodontic Radiography: How to catch that apex! with A/Prof William Ha
In dental school, taking PAs in endodontics has been incredibly fiddly. It really puts patients through the ringer trying to catch that apex when you missed it the first time. How should we be taking
FEATURE #88 – Our Implant Journeys with Dr Graeme Pearson & Dr David Keir
If you've been a long time listener of the podcast, you may recognise some familiar voices in this episode! In this month's Feature, Dr David Keir and Dr Graeme Pearson are back on the show to catch u
FEATURE #87 – [Re-Run] Communication with Dr Mark Hassed
If you're struggling with treatment plans and communication I have absolutely no doubt this is going to help you. We have Dr Mark Hassed joining us. Mark is a general dentist who runs courses on comm
Mental Wellbeing Focus #5 – Mental Resilience in Dentistry with Dr Kyle Stanley
In todays episode I discuss the importance of mental resilience in Dentistry with Dr Kyle Stanley. We also delve into some of the factors at play that make dentists and dental professionals more like