speaking engagements
20/04/18: DHSV Innovations in public health conference, Melbourne Convention and exhibition centre
02/05/18: Grand rounds DHSV lecture series, Royal Dental Hospital Melbourne
04/05/19: ADA Congress, Adelaide convention Centre
24/05/19: TEDx Sydney, International convention Centre
19/07/19: Australian society for special care in dentistry (ASSCID) conference ‘Caring together’, William Angliss conference centre Melbourne
07/09/19: National Dental Care annual summit Gold Coast: speaking to dentists and specialists
24/10/19: UNSW Sydney school of Psychology annual conference: keynote lecture: speaking to psychologists and other academics
09/11/19: Dental assistants conference: Rydges Hotel Melbourne
16/11/19: DHAA Melbourne annual CPD event: speaking to dental hygienists and oral health therapists
17/12/19: Speaking to the whole of the North Richmond community health centre; all health workers, staff and patients
31/03/20: Endodontic group CPD event: Speaking to dentists and specialists: No longer at the Tattersals Club Brisbane: see webinar recording instead.
30/06/2020: Melbourne University dental students association convention: Melbourne University: speaking to dental students: Zoom webinar
30/10/2021: DHAA national symposium, Pullman Hotel Albert Park Melbourne: speaking to dental hygienists, dental and oral health therapists.
Date TBC: ADA groups in Tasmania. Presentations in Hobart and Launceston: Speaking to dentists.
19/02/22: ADAVB Goulburn Valley group annual general meeting and CPD event: Mantra Lorne Victoria: Speaking to dentists.
28/05/22: Pierre Fauchard Academy Induction lunch meeting, Kew Golf Club. Speaking to dentists, specialists, ADA staff, academics and others.
09/09/22: RACDS 25th Convocation, Sofitel on Collins Melbourne: Speaking to dentists and specialists.
18/10/22: Professional development day: Northern New South Wales Local Health district: Ballina Beach resort: Speaking to dentists, DA’s, OHT’s, hygienists, administrators, prosthetists, and dental students.
28/04/23: OTC conference: Presenting online to dentists currently practising in various countries outside Australia.
15/06/23: TRAM Track program Presentation day, University of Melbourne. Presented to a broad cross section of the population.
08/07/23: Mobile Dental Providers Australia conference, Rydges Hotel Melbourne. Presenting to general dentists, prosthetists, OHTs, hygienists, and dental specialists.
08/09/23: DHSV Oral Health Innovation Conference, Victoria Pavilion, Melbourne Showgrounds. Presenting to dentists, OHT’s, hygienists, dental assistants, prosthetists, speech pathologists, dieticians, educators, managers, staff, and others.
24-27/09/23: World Dental Congress FDI WDC: Sydney International Convention Centre: Speaking to dentists and dental specialists.
20/12/23: Barwon Health Service continuing education day: Speaking to dentists, dental assistants, hygienists, oral health therapists, administrative staff, and managers.
15th and 16th of March 2024: Besford Study Club Spring Meeting 2024 at the Royal Society of Medicine, London, United Kingdom. Presenting a two day interactive workshop with dentists, prosthodontists, and advanced dental technicians.
30/05/24: Judy Courtin Legal firm who specialise in working with survivors of institutional abuse: speaking to all members of staff including lawyers, paralegal staff and legal assistants, Albert Park
19/07/24 to 05/08/24: University of Melbourne, Carlton: Giving a series of four lectures to first year dental students.
12-14/09/24: National keynote speaker: Royal Australian College of Dental Surgeons (RACDS): The Fine Edge of Dentistry Conference, Cairns Convention Centre Queensland. Giving two lectures to dentists and dental specialists.
2025 date TBC: ISFAF meeting: Dr Judi Burstyner: Speaking to mental health workers and dentists.
Dates TBC: ‘Your Community Health’ service continuing education: Giving lectures and workshops to dentists, dental specialists, dental prosthetists, dental assistants, hygienists, oral health therapists, administrative staff, and managers across the 3 branches of the service.
19/02/2025: ‘Sexual violence, the right to recovery: innovative approaches beyond one on one counselling’ conference. Sexual Assault Services Victoria (SASVIC), Pan Pacific Conference Centre, Melbourne.
18/08/2025: ‘ABC Conversations Live Show’ held in Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne.
29-30/08/2025: Australian Dental Prosthetists Association (ADPA) annual conference, Sofitel Broadbeach, Gold Coast Queensland. Speaking to dental prosthetists from around Australia.
September and October 2025: Series of lectures at the University of Melbourne Dental School, speaking to first year undergraduate dental students.
November 2025: ‘Sixteen days of Activism Campaign To End Family Violence’: Speaking to clinicians and staff at the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne.
30/04/26 – 02/05/26: The Australian and New Zealand Society of Paediatric Dentistry (ANZSPD) Biennial Congress, Hyatt Regency Sydney. Speaking to specialist paediatric dentists, general dentists, and oral health therapists.
24/09/26 – 26/09/26: The Australia and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine (ANZSPM) 2026 Conference, Albert Hall, Launceston, Tasmania. Speaking to oncologists and a range of medical specialists about the role of creativity in the doctor-patient relationship, including the role of music.
Date TBC between June-October 2026 in Perth, WA: A comprehensive training workshop in trauma-informed dental care: working with the entire organisation of dentists and staff at Healing Smiles and also with members of the Australian Dental Association Western Australian branch (ADAWA).
Dates TBC between August and December 2026: A series of lectures at the University of Melbourne Dental School, speaking to first year undergraduate dental students.