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Removal of all Accreditation Conditions and Monitoring requirements on the Charles Sturt University Bachelor of Dental Science program
On 6 May 2020, the Australian Dental Council (ADC) announced that it had removed the final monitoring requirement on the Charles Sturt BDSc program, meaning that all accreditation Conditions and monitoring requirements on the Charles Sturt University Bachelor of Dental Science program have been satisfied. Furthermore, the ADA has changed the fortnightly COVID-19 reports for all dental schools to monthly reports, reflecting how diligently dental schools, including Charles Sturt, are managing the transition to on-line teaching and planning the return to on-campus practical teaching.
The program is now fully accredited, without any conditions. Indeed, in the ADC report of an evaluation of Charles Sturt University Bachelor of Dental Science program (September 2019), the School was commended for:
- the support provided to staff and students in addressing the previously identified issues.
- the commitment and willingness of the staff to embrace a collegial approach to quality improvement and the improvement of the School culture through open and transparent communication.
- the readiness of students to enter practise on graduation.
The School is therefore justifiably proud of all our staff and students who have contributed not only to the resolution of previous issues but also are enhancing the growing reputation of our School and its BDSc program.
Professor Andrew Flatau
Head, School of Dentistry and Health Sciences
Charles Sturt University dentistry lecture wins award for a study on virtual reality exposure therapy for the treatment of dental phobia
Dr Kumar Rhagav is the 2020 winner of the prestigious IADR Giddon award for Distinguished Research in the Behavioural Sciences, awarded on the basis of a significant research paper he co-authored on the efficacy of virtual reality exposure therapy on patients with dental phobia. This news item was widely disseminated:
Charles Sturt news - 24 March 2020
Central Western Daily news - 24 March 2020
Dentistry today news - 14 April 2020
From Iraq to Orange: Charles Sturt dental expert makes a global impact
Charles Sturt's School of Dentistry and Health Sciences in Orange was in the spotlight at the recent Conference of the Asian Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (CASOMP) in Kuala Lumpur, when Orange-based senior lecturer and clinician, Dr Muhammed Yakin, addressed leading oral medicine specialists from Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India, South Korea, Indonesia and other Asian countries on the topic of specialist oral pathology in Australia.
Charles Sturt News article - 2 October 2019 this article was reproduced in the Central Western Daily