Auxiliary Staff

Prof Saso Ivanovski

Griffith University, Australia

Saso is a fellow of the International Team of Implantology (ITI), the immediate past federal president of the Australasian Osseointegration Society (AOS), and a past president of the state branches of the AOS and Australian Society of Periodontology (ASP).

He leads an internationally recognised research group with an interest in the biological aspects of osseointegration and periodontal regeneration.

Greg de Fries

Defries Industries

Greg de Fries has been heavily involved in the Healthcare industry for over 30 Years with his families Medical Manufacturing company.

His main role has been working with Hospitals to develop and produce Single Use Disposables. With an excellent team behind him DEFRIES

has grown to be one of the largest Australian family Owned Companies in the Health market. DEFRIES has been committed to improving patient care by offering safe and effective single use, sterile medical products and customised packs to healthcare professionals.
 

Dr Gary Seacombe

Centaur Software (dental4windows)

With his knowledge of practice management, the systems necessary to manage a practice efficiently and his recently found interest and growing experience in Digital X-ray Imaging coming from Centaur’s expertise in this area, Gary now speaks at a small number of industry events. He will often be asked to visit local practices to discuss specific issues or practice needs in any of these areas.

Peter Teekens

University of South Australia

Peter Teekens completed his nurse training in 1986 in Newcastle, NSW, before undertaking his graduate year at the Royal Canberra Hospital. He then moved to The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in 1992, where currently he is the Nurse Educator for the Operating Theatres.  There he conducts the post graduate hospital certificated Perioperative Programmes, which covers a variety of nursing roles including: instrument, circulating, anaesthetic and recovery room and CSSD nursing practice. Peter is also a clinical lecturer to the University of South Australia, where he teaches Perioperative Nursing in the undergraduate Bachelor of Nursing  programme. He also participates in Medical Student education in the area of surgery.
 

Randi Goda

Momentum Management

Randi Goda is a dynamic and entertaining speaker. She is the Director of Momentum Practice Management and a lawyer with a degree in psychology. She has trained courses on dental practice management, success, communications, personal development, mediation / arbitration, and sales. She has over twenty years of experience in working with thousands of dental practices throughout the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.  

Davide Rinaldi

Data Vision Australia (Oasis & Exact)

He is best known (through his company Data Vision Australia) for the provision of practice management software and complete IT solutions.

He trains in both OASiS and Exact Practice Management Software and also provides consultancy services to maximise efficiencies and cost savings from the use of practice management software.

Davide is also the current State President of the ADIA (Australian Dental Industry Association)

Rose Fahey

Wakefield Hospital & HICMR

Rose Fahey has worked in Infection Control for 19 years. She  is currently employed as Infection Control Manager at Calvary Wakefield Hospital and as an Infection Prevention and Control Consultant for a National Infection Control Risk Management Company based in Melbourne. She is an Investigator and Inspector for the Dental Board of Australia (AHPRA) and advisor to the SA Branch of the Australian Dental Association. Rose is also a Registered Nurse holding a Graduate Certificate Infection Control (Adelaide University), a Graduate Diploma Applied Science (Nursing) Community Health (Flinders University) and Certificate III Sterilisation Services (The Queen Elizabeth Hospital). Rose Fahey has a special interest in Sterilisation and Risk Management.

Sandi Foley 

Indigo Consulting

Sandi has been in the medical/dental industry for over 37 years and has extensive experience in a variety of roles consisting of nursing, dental nursing, medical and dental practice management, human resources management, recruitment and training and has achieved qualifications in these areas. Her role as General Manager at Indigo Medical and Dental Consulting Services provides comprehensive support in Practice Management, training and recruitment to both Medical and Dental practices. Sandi provides a wealth of experience, skills/knowledge and passion and is dedicated to providing a professional, yet friendly service which contributes to the success of her client’s business.