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Southland Branch Meeting April 2025 "A whirlwind tour of oral cancer and findings from oral cancer screening in Southland/Rakiura" presented by Dr David Antunovic "Oral Cancer Screening in Aotearoa: Why now and how?" presented by Associate Professor Dr Haizal Mohd Hussaini

Learning outcomes

"A whirlwind tour of oral cancer and findings from oral cancer screening in Southland/Rakiura" presented by Dr David Antunovic "Oral Cancer Screening in Aotearoa: Why now and how?" presented by Associate Professor Dr Haizal Mohd Hussaini This meeting will provide an in-depth exploration of oral cancer screening, its significance, and current findings relevant to Southland dentists.

Speakers

Dr David Antunovic BDS, FRACDS, FRACP

Mr David Antunovic is the Discipline Head for Special Needs Dentistry at the University of Otago Faculty of Dentistry. As well as this role he also an external advisor to ACC Treatment Injury and for Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand Taranaki, as Clinical Leader - Dental. David has practiced general dentistry in NZ and central London (UK), has undertaken postgraduate study at the University of Otago, successfully completed fellowships with the RACDS and the RACP and has been an external examiner for both the RACDS and the University of Otago.

Associate Professor Dr Haizal Mohd Hussaini BDS (Malaya), MDentSci (Leeds), PhD (Otago), FDSRCSed

Associate professor in Oral Pathology and head of discipline at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, New Zealand. Previously, deputy dean of postgraduate and research at the Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Malaysia. Appointed Australasia councillor for the International Association of Oral Pathology (2018-2023) and current member of the International Consortium of Odontogenic Tumours. Was part of Malaysia and Cambodia’s oral cancer screening project and tissue banking and is currently introducing oral cancer screening in New Zealand.

Southland Branch Meeting April 2025


Speakers:

Dr David Antunovic BDS, FRACDS, FRACP

Associate Professor Dr Haizal Mohd Hussaini BDS (Malaya), MDentSci (Leeds), PhD (Otago), FDSRCSed

Thursday 10th Apr 2025
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Venue: Invercargill Club
32 Don St
Invercargill 9810
Region: Southland
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