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Your Uni Representatives
ADSA University Representatives provide a direct route of communication with each dental school and represent their interests. In this way, ADSA may readily impart information of its events and endeavours to students.
My name is Komal and I'm the ADSA liaison officer for 2015-2016. I am about to start my final year of dental school at the University of Adelaide (finally!), and I have to say the last four years have flown by.
I love studying at Adelaide and am so proud to be a part of such a great student society! It is my hope to further spread the word about ADSA within my university environment. ADSA has so many great initiatives, events and opportunities that I wish to get Adelaide Uni students involved in. I would love to improve our convention turnout for 2016 and continue our excellent results in the ADS Blood Drive. Bring on 2016!
My name is James Meurant and I am studying a Bachelor of Dental Surgery at James Cook University in Cairns. I’m currently in 4th year, our final one here in Cairns before being let loose on placements around Australia.
I hope to get more people involved in all of ADSA’s events and increase the awareness at our university of the great initiatives ADSA runs throughout the year.
I love studying in the tropics and enjoy swimming, running and trying to go to all the waterfalls and beaches Cairns has to offer.
I look forward to representing JCU as the university representative and looking forward to seeing you all at convention in Melbourne!
I am a third year DDS student at the University of Melbourne. Ever since I attended the ADSA Convention in Cairns in 2015, I have been eager to be a part of an organisation that represents the interests of dental students. As the ADSA representative at the UoM My aim is to increase student participation in ADSA events, especially the Convention, as I believe this is a rare opportunity to not only learn but also foster friendships with dental students from across the country. Outside of uni, I have a love for burgers and cheesecake, aspire to winning an eating contest and have a bad habit of binge watching TV shows.
As ADSA’s student representative for Curtin University 2016, I am very grateful for this opportunity. I am originally from Sudan, now South Sudan and moved to Australia at the age of 11 with my family. I’m currently a second year Oral Health Therapy student and I’m also a student mentor for the first year OHT students. My interests, career wise have always been in the health sector and I plan to pursue dentistry in the future. 2016 will bring its own set of challenges and rewards of which I aim to promote ADSA’s programs and events and encourage ongoing involvement of Curtin students. I’m also aiming to become an effective and reliable mentor to help new students from all walks of life to smoothly transition into the course and university life.
As the 2015 Griffith University representative for ADSA, I hope to enhance our student body’s participation in ADSA events, represent their interests and better facilitate student engagement from all year levels with our fellow dental students from other universities. I believe that it is every dental student’s right to be at the forefront of the issues affecting their future careers, so I plan on being that medium in keeping our students aware when new challenges and policies arise, and what we can do to have our say. While we have had great success in past ADSA events, I hope to work with the other liaison officers in creating even more student-centred activities such as fundraisers, seminars and social events to ensure our fellow students are given greater opportunities to network, be kept up to date on the latest news
My name is Tasleem and I am a second year dental student at Charles Sturt University (CSU). As ADSA Representative I hope to make ADSA’s presence heavier at the university while projecting all that it has to offer. My aim is to promote and increase student involvement in ADSA’s initiatives with the goal of improving CSU’s numbers for events such as the ADSA Convention and the ADSA Blood Drive.
My hometown is Sunshine Coast QLD and outside of dentistry, I try to be involved in a variety of sports including Oztag, Basketball and Cricket. I also enjoy relaxing at the beach, exploring new places and spending time with friends and family!
Well hello there! I’m Lauren the ADSA rep for the University of Newcastle (UON) and currently in the 2nd year of the BOHT. I love long walks on the beach during sunset... Joking! While I do like those things, I LOVE Uni days that involve getting into our scrubs. At uni you can usually find me hanging with my scrubby buddies at the café having a laugh between classes and during down time I love going out with friends for a cocktail or 3; or spending time with my partner & kids at the beach, cooking or playing plants vs zombie on xbox (I’m also known to smash them on guitar hero with my mad guitar hero skillz). Anyway if you want to know more about ADSA or have any questions about anything to do with uni life at UON just come and say hello, I won’t bite… hard :D
Hi Everyone, my name is Courtenay Gordon and I am a third year Bachelor of Oral Health Student at CQUniversity! I have a keen interest in oral health, particularly around prevention and education. I am a lefty and am extremely excited to complete my placements this year. In my spare time, I enjoy hanging out with family and friends, studying and watching medical shows and procedures online.
This year as the 2016 CQU ADSA rep, my goals are to strengthen relationships between students within the program and other universities, promote ADSA and improve student involvement in planned events such as Convention and RUOK day. Most importantly however, I would like to get CQU on the board for Blood Drive! I look forward to what 2016 has to offer and am pleased to be the voice of ADSA at CQU!
I am currently in my second year of studies and this year I have the honour of representing the University of Sydney. I hope to increase our student body’s knowledge about ADSA events and about their future careers, helping them make informed decisions as they go along. Dental school is already challenging as it is, so I aim to make my fellow students’ life a little easier by being a source of information for them.
Prior to dental school and in my undergraduate years, I did research using a Langendorff heart model so I have a little bit of knowledge in the cardiac field. I spend my free time drawing, cooking, or reading when school lets me. If you are a fan of any of those, chances are we have a lot to talk about and I always appreciate a good book recommendation.
I’m eagerly looking forward to this year’s ADSA convention and meeting you, my future colleagues, in Melbourne.
My name is Sheryl, I’m currently a second year student at La Trobe University, Bendigo. I was born in a small town called East London in South Africa and moved to Melbourne just over 5 years ago. Growing up I was constantly exploring the outdoor life and hence I have built a passion for travel and sports.
My goals as our 2016 ADSA Representative is to ensure that La Trobe is well informed with the countless events and opportunities ADSA provides. I aim to ensure a greater number of our students, in particular the new first years, to reach beyond their boundaries and experience all that ADSA has to offer, as it is a great chance to build long lasting friendships and a enhance that community atmosphere.
Hi, My name is Andrew Liang and I am in 2nd Year DMD at the University of UWA. I completed an undergraduate degree at the University of Sydney in the Bachelor of Oral Health. Subsequently I worked in private and public sectors for two years before re-entering University again to further my studies. Having lived in Sydney all my life, Perth was a welcome change of pace and environment and I have fallen in love with its serene beaches, chilled atmosphere and best of all consistent weather! My aims for ADSA this year is to spread and help deliver its wonderful presence to all University students at UWA. Having experienced ADSA once before during my undergraduate studies, I cannot stress how amazing the unique workshops and opportunities it has to offer. I feel that UWA being geographically separated from the rest of Australian Universities offering Dentistry does not fully take advantage of what ADSA has to offer.
My name is Katie MacDonald-Walker and I am a second year dental hygiene student at RMIT University. 2016 will be the first year that ADSA will be associated with RMIT, and I am pleased to have coordinated this affiliation.
The Advanced Diploma in Oral Health (Dental Hygiene) is commencing its fourth year at RMIT and one of my goals is to strengthen the support for dental hygiene students through ADSA, promote the association through events in the year including convention and assisting in the incorporation of RMIT Dental Technician students into ADSA in the future.
I have been a dental assistant for 8 years- 4 years of that in the Royal Australian Navy. I worked for a regional airline for 18 months as a flight attendant after I left the armed forces. I like craft beer, high tea and spending time with my puggle Chloe.
My name is Betty and I am a second year Bachelor of Dentistry student at The University of Queensland. As the UQ ADSA representative I hope to enhance students’ understanding of the work ADSA does and increase student participation in all ADSA events such as Convention and the Annual Blood Drive. I hope to work with the rest of the ADSA team to create more events throughout the year which will aim to enhance student involvement and networking.
I am originally from Melbourne and have previously completed a Bachelor of Biomedicine and Honours Degree. Outside of university I have a passion for cooking, hiking, camping and travelling.