Dentoalveolar Trauma Initial Contact

Our current president, Dr Arpana Devi kickstarted our 2022 CPD program with a presentation on Dentoalveolar Trauma Initial Contact.

When: Tuesday, 22 February 2022 | 6:30pm

Where: Pialligo Fields, Pialligo Estate

18 Kallaroo Rd, Pialligo

Dento-alveolar Trauma is by far one of the true emergencies that a general practitioner encounters numerous times in their careers. The Management of patients, parents, staff and keeping your emotions in control is the key to good treatment planning and ensuring the best treatment outcomes.

Staff can be of great help when triaging trauma patients which ensures reduced stress on auxiliary staff and dentist. By providing appropriate advise and getting the right information on the phone allows for a coordinated and planned approach to management of these emergencies.

ABOUT ARPANA

Dr Arpana Devi was born in the Fiji Islands, where she completed her Bachelor in Dental Surgery. Before her course was completed, Arpana received a scholarship for University of Western Australia, where she trained under her mentor Prof. Abbott. After completing her graduate diploma in Endodontics, Arpana went back to Fiji to teach at their dental school. As an academic with the dental school Arpana helped refine the endodontic program in Fiji and continued to study part-time to enhance her skills in tertiary teaching.

In 2011, Arpana received a Graduate Diplolma in tertiary teaching. After teaching for 7 years, she was awarded a scholarship to do the Doctor of Clinical Dentistry, specializing in endodontics at the University of Otago. During her years as an academic, Arpana received numerous travel awards in order to present her research and conduct research with students. Her drive to learn always fueled the desire for her to get better at her skills.

Upon completing the program, Arpana moved to Canberra and has been serving the Canberra community since 2017. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and uses research as a core part of her practice skills. Arpana’s mission is to provide the best outcome through treatment planning with the patients in order to achieve the best results for them to maintain their natural dentition. She is a mother of 2 boys and a soccer mum.

Arpana is the current President of the ACT Dental Group.