ADA Access - CPD recommendations preview

You now have access to sign up to the Dental Files CPD podcast exploring the science, policy, and practice shaping modern dentistry- recommended for oral health practitioners. Updated weekly. Listen on Apple Podcast or Spotify, or access via the CPD Portal.

This 3 part refresher series covers choosing local anaesthetics based on patient and procedural factors, injection techniques and complications and their management. Featuring Dr Ying Shi Chang, Oral Surgeon.

Learn how to expand your dental practice into the growing seniors and aged care sectors affordably and profitably, understand the patient's perspective and observe case studies.

Practical strategies for making dental care more accessible for patients with autism. Featuring Dr Tom Tutton, Head of Autism Friendly, and Ms Emma Beasley, an autistic woman and advocate.

Popular Dental Files podcast series featuring Dr Thivagar 'Tiv' Nirmalann and Dr Leanne Ng exploring topics including new patients, treatment plans, consent, complaints, feedback and finances - 15 episodes and counting.

This three-part video series explores the role of AI scribes in dental practice. Featuring A/Prof Khaled Ahmed, Dr Martin Gale, Dr Gihan de Mel, Dr Annalene Weston, and Dr Kang Kim.

Episode 1/2 - Recognise, Respond and Refer: Foundations for Dental Practitioners.  Featuring Dr Alex Dancyger, Dr Ann Carrington and Ms Ashleigh Lawrence, hosted by Dr Jose Frias.

Episode 2/2 - Utilising a Trauma Informed Approach. Featuring Dr Alex Dancyger, Dr Ann Carrington and Ms Ashleigh Lawrence, hosted by Dr Jose Frias.

How do you know if you truly have gained informed consent? This webinar provides information on informing, obtaining, and documenting consent in clinical practice. Featuring Dr Elizabeth Milford.

A recording of a symposium held at the Australian Dental Congress in Perth, May 2025. Featuring A/Prof Sue-Ching Yeoh, A/Prof Mathew Lim, Prof Ivan Darby and Dr Steven Parker.

In this 5 part series Dr Juliette Scott provides an introduction to stainless steel crowns and demonstrates her technique for preparation and cementation on permanent and deciduous teeth.

This 4 part series aims to offer a guide to the diagnostic process, and demonstrate the techniques involved in a deciduous pulpotomy and stainless steel crown.

This 7 part series follows paediatric patient, Luca, from initial examination, through treatment and to the periodic review.

Dr Udit Bhatnagar provides an overview of how to plan, treat and review supernumeraries and odontomes in paediatric patients, which present many unique challenges to the dental team. 

Paediatric Dentist, Dr Jilen Patel, presents then speaks with Dr Cathleen Dong about modern concepts in the definition and management of dental caries. (Audio only)

The mechanisms of action of Silver Diamine Fluoride, its antibacterial and remineralising effects, the indications and contraindications of its use, providing guidance for clinical decision-making.

Guest speakers from Head and Neck Cancer Australia discuss real patient cases highlighting the changing epidemiology of head and neck cancer, and the optimal referral of patients and supporting people.

Periodontist Dr Alex Du Bois and Dr Steve Cohn discuss how GP’s can provide essential periodontal care to the benefit of their patients, and their practice. (Audio only)

Dr Patrick Meaney and Dr Robert Fell (Periodontist) discuss peri-implants as it relates to various factors, including periodontitis, when natural teeth should be preserved if possible, and managing patient expectations. (Audio only)

Professor Mark Bartold discusses how periodontal inflammation impacts significantly on systemic health, how to use a 'disease association' checklist, reduction of inflammation and causality.

Identify and explore current technologies in implant therapy across surgical and prosthetic aspects and guide their effective use. Featuring Dr Graham Carmichael.

Professor Frauke Mueller discusses the importance of patient autonomy throughout life, and how dental prostheses should be designed and modified over time to suit a patient’s changing functional capacity. (Audio only)

Maintaining dental ceramics depends on polishing those materials to a smooth finish. However, every Dentist experiences when that polish is compromised. Featuring Dr Max Guazzato, Prosthodontist.

Explores the scientific basis of fluoride use, addresses common patient concerns and misinformation, and demonstrates practical communication strategies. Featuring Dr Michael Foley AM. (Audio only)

Oral Medicine Specialist, Dr Amanda Phoon Nguyen offers a local perspective for Australian practice on what role – if any – mouthwashes have in routine oral care for our patients.

Explores the current science on alcohol-related risks for oral health, modifying factors, and methods we can use to discuss and manage our patients’ alcohol consumption.